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22 countries have requested India for supply of COVID-19 vaccines: Harsh V
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): India has received requests for supply of COVID-19 vaccines from 22 countries so far these have already been supplied to 15 countries, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday.
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Rise in sovereign debt to end in 2023: S&P
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, February 5 (ANI): Reflecting increased public spending to deal with the Covid-19 crisis, S&P Global Ratings has projected that median general government debt for all rated 135 sovereigns will rise by end-2021 to a record 62.6 per cent of GDP.
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UN calls for Human Rights commission's visit to Xinjiang camps amid report
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 5 (ANI): United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric on Thursday called for a visit of High Commissioner's for Human Rights to the Muslim-majority Chinese region of Xinjiang, after a British media house report alleging systematic rape in so-called re-education camps
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UNSC calls for release of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, politicians
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 5 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday (local time) expressed deep concern over the military coup in Myanmar and called for the immediate release of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and others leaders who were arbitrarily det
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Future of Indian Ocean region depends on cooperative efforts of nations: N
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 4 (ANI): Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh on Thursday said the future of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) depends on the cooperative efforts of littoral (close to the shore) nations.
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India ready to supply LCA, missiles to IOR nations, says Rajnath
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 4 (ANI): India is ready to supply various types of missile systems, Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and other weapons systems including missiles, helicopters, tanks and artillery guns to friendly foreign countries in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), Defen
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India at UNSC calls for continued engagement between Syria, OPCW
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 4 (ANI): India on Wednesday said it encouraged the continued engagement and cooperation between Syria and the UN-backed Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) towards an early resolution of all outstanding issues.
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Over 2,500 UN personnel in Myanmar amid coup
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 4 (ANI): The United Nations continues to closely monitor the situation in Myanmar and has over 2,500 personnel on the ground engaged in providing support to the population following the recent military coup in the country, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Wed
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Guterres to donate USD 500,000 prize from Human Fraternity Award to UN Ref
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that he will donate the prize of USD 500,000 he received upon acceptance of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity to the United Nations Refugee Agency.
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India to supply 1.1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to UNICEF
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 3 (ANI): India's Serum Institute will be supplying 1.1 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Novavax to around 100 countries for approximately USD 3 per dose for the low and lower-middle-income countries, said Henrietta Fore, United Nation
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UN Special Envoy on Myanmar 'strongly condemns' military coup
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 3 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General's special envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, on Tuesday strongly condemned the steps taken by the Southeast Asian country's military and called it shocking.
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Special friend, special relationship: Jaishankar after Indian-made vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dubai [UAE], February 2 (ANI): A consignment of Indian-made COVID-19 vaccines reached UAE on Tuesday, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar adding that it denoted a 'special friend and a special relationship' between the two nations.
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