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6,500 Pak terrorists present in Afghanistan, most belong to TTP: UN report
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], July 26 (ANI): The total number of Pakistani terrorists in Afghanistan is estimated at between 6,000 and 6,500, most of them belonging to the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), posing a threat to both countries, according to a report by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC
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Fitness awareness helped Indians build immunity during coronavirus pandemi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The Fit India Movement launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year has been useful in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic by building fitness and immunity, said Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju. He was addressing the Ministerial Foru
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Study finds men 'less supportive' in more egalitarian nations
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Gdansk [Poland, July 24 (ANI): A new 42-country study has found that the more gender-egalitarian the country, the less likely men are to support women's causes.
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ECOWAS leaders to hold summit on Monday after failure of Malian Mediation
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], July 24 (Sputnik/ ANI): Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) nations will hold an emergency summit on Monday because of the failure of the mediation efforts in Mali, media reported.
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Trust, transparency determine sustainability of global supply chains: Piyu
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday that nations which trust each other are increasingly coming together to build global supply chains and it is trust and transparency which determine the sustainability of global supply chains.
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India must speak against China's expansionism in Asia-Pacific region, repo
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 23 (ANI): The recent border stand-off with China has prompted India to rethink its policy with its neighbour and speak up for other Asia-Pacific nations while eschewing the trade protectionism that has curtailed New Delhi's influence in the region.
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Bangladesh floods claim 54 lives, affect 2.4 million people, says UN
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA], July 22 (ANI): Severe flooding in Bangladesh, which has killed at least 54 people and affected over 2.4 million people, could be the worst since 1988, the United Nations has said.
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Beijing using Covid crisis to bullying its neighbours, militarise South Ch
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 22 (ANI): US State Secretary Mike Pompeo once again blasted at Beijing on Tuesday (local time) and urged nations to push back against the Asian giant, disgruntled on the fact that rather than helping the world during this Covid crisis, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) i
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AEHRF 'deeply perturbed' by upward swing in racial discrimination, Xenopho
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 21 (ANI): Asian Eurasian Human Rights Forum (AEHRF), a Delhi-based NGO with ECOSOC status, has expressed dismay on the rising cases of racial discrimination and Xenophobia in some parts of the world.
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Bulgarian PM urges EU nations to agree on common COVID-19 health protocol
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 19 (Sputnik/ANI): Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov called on the European Union (EU) countries to agree on a health protocol to streamline coordination as the coming period will prove critical in the coronavirus pandemic.
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Hope Probe Mars Mission is UAE's contribution to entire world: UN official
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 19 (WAM/ANI): Emirates Mars Mission, Hope Probe, is the UAE's contribution to the entire world, a top United Nations (UN) official told WAM.
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Marianna Vardinoyannis, Morissana Kouyate announced laureates of UN Nelson
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA], July 18 (ANI): Marianna Vardinoyannis of Greece and Morissana Kouyate of Guinea were on Friday (local time) announced the laureates of the United Nations 2020 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize by General Assembly President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Xinhua reported.
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