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CONMEBOL to join UEFA Nations League
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], December 18 (ANI): Brazil and Argentina are set to compete in the UEFA Nations League after South America's governing body CONMEBOL reached an agreement with its European counterpart over joining the biennial competition.
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UN rights office urges Vietnam to release jailed activists
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 18 (ANI): Authorities in Vietnam must immediately release four activists jailed this week for spreading anti-State propaganda, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
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Taliban nominee requests for UN Afghanistan's envoy seat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 17 (ANI): The United Nations should hand the seat of the Afghan ambassador over to the new government of the country, the nominee of the Taliban to the UN, Suhail Shaheen said on Friday.
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UN to consider resolution to extend mandate of terror monitoring team set
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 17 (ANI): United Nations Security Council has decided to consider a resolution to extend the mandate of the monitoring team set up to assist the UNSC 1267 and 1988 committees, which deal with terrorism.
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War of words erupts between TMC, BJP over inclusion of 'Durga Puja in Kolk
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): A war of words has erupted between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the inclusion of "Durga Puja in Kolkata" in UNESCO's "Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity".
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World cannot defeat pandemic in uncoordinated way: UN Chief
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 17 (ANI): Arguing that the world "cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoordinated way", UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that countries "must take concrete action in the coming days" to vaccinate 40 per cent of the world's population by the end of t
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Bangladeshis hold anti-Pakistan protest in front of UN to mark 50 years of
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 16 (ANI): Bangladeshis living in Switzerland gathered in front of the United Nations office in Geneva to seek justice against the 1971 genocide by Pakistan.
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Global healthcare entrepreneurs from key BRICS nations call for technology
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): Global healthcare entrepreneurs from leading BRICS nations like India and South Africa voiced the need for technology enablement and creating a cohesive ecosystem to boost women entrepreneurship in the sector. The panelists were expressing their
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UN experts condemn conviction of Pakistani activist Idris Khattak, call fo
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): As many as UN independent experts on Wednesday condemned the conviction of Pakistani minority civil society activist Idris Khattak.
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UN Secretary-General's spokesperson tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said he has been tested positive for coronavirus and will quarantine himself as per medical guidelines.
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UN agency begins COVID vaccine rollout for 7,500 stranded migrants in Yeme
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 16 (ANI): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has begun a COVID-19 vaccination campaign for migrants stranded in Yemen.
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UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing of protests
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): Colombia must urgently reform how it polices protests in the wake of demonstrations earlier this year in which several people were killed or injured, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Wednesday.
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