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6 children killed in several attacks in northwest Syria
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), July 3 (ANI): At least six children were killed on Saturday in several attacks on three villages in the northwest of Syria, confirmed the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
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Japan offers vaccines to Taiwan-friendly islands in the Pacific
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 3 (ANI): Aiming to curb Chinese expansionism jointly with the US, Japan has urged leaders from Pacific island nations to unite against the authoritarianism of China by promising COVID-19 vaccine doses and economic assistance to the region.
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Nepal to procure anti-COVID vaccine from China, signs non-disclosure agree
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 2 (ANI): Nepal will procure four million doses of Vero Cell vaccines from China under a non-disclosure agreement signed between the two nations, sources said though officials from the Ministry of Health and Population declined to comment on the issue.
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Almost 40 million children in Pakistan did not receive polio vaccinations:
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said in an annual report that almost 40 million children in Pakistan did not receive polio vaccinations between April and June amid the COVID-19 outbreak, when all polio campaigns were suspended.
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Biden's plan wins support, 130 countries agree to join global minimum tax
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris (France) July 2 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's tax plan has been accepted by 130 countries worldwide including India and China. These nations will implement a global minimum corporate tax rate and duties on multinational giants from 2023, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
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Around 1 out of 4 people lack safe drinking water in 2020: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Around one in four people lacked safely managed drinking water in their homes in 2020 and nearly half the world's population lacked safely managed sanitation, said a joint report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations
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UNICEF expresses concern over safety of school children in Libya
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday (local time) expressed concern over the safety of school children in Libya due to armed clashes.
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Switzerland, Iceland, 7 EU nations okay SII's Covishield vaccine, day afte
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): A day after external affairs minister S Jaishankar said he has taken up with European Union to accept COVID-19 vaccines, such as Covishield and Covaxin, for Indian nationals travelling to Europe, Switzerland, Iceland and seven European Union countries on T
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Number of international migrant workers rises to 169 million: ILO
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): A new report by the United Nations (UN)-body International Labour Organisation (ILO) has highlighted that the number of international migrant workers has risen globally to 169 million, an increase of three per cent since 2017.
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US urges Russia to immediately end violence in Central African Republic, r
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States calls on Russia to immediately stop the violence allegedly perpetrated against civilians in the Central African Republic (CAR) and withdraw its military personnel, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said in a st
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Certain countries 'leveraging' their cyberspace expertise to indulge in cr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): India on Tuesday said that certain countries are leveraging their expertise in cyberspace to achieve political and security-related objectives and indulge in contemporary forms of cross-border terrorism.
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India jumps 37 places to rank 10 in Global Cyber Security Index
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 29 (ANI): India has jumped up 37 places to be ranked 10th in Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020, as per a United Nations report launched on Tuesday.
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