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Final voting underway to elect European Parliament
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], May 26 (ANI): Voters across 21 European nations on Sunday headed to polling stations to cast their votes on the final day of the 2019 European Parliament elections.
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UN orders Russia to release Ukrainian sailors, ships
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 26 (ANI): A United Nations tribunal on Saturday ordered Russia to immediately release three Ukrainian naval ships and two dozen sailors, who were captured during a confrontation off the Crimean Peninsula last November.
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Dalai Lama, Tibetan government-in-exile congratulate PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Xizang [Tibet], May 25 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for their victory in the 2019 parliamentary elections and said India is "emerging as a leader in the community of the nations."
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World Cup 2019: Batsman sculpture to be erected in Bristol
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], May 24 (ANI): To celebrate the 2019 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, a giant 4-metre hand-painted statue of a batsman, representing each of the ten competing nations, will be erected in the Millennium Square for the duration of the matches in Bristol.
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European countries donate more than USD 5 mn to North Korea
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 22 (ANI): Switzerland donated about USD five million in humanitarian assistance to North Korea in a bid to improve the health and nutrition condition in the impoverished country that is facing its worst drought in decades, a United Nations data divulged on Wednesday.
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Think over consequences on future developments: N Korea warns US over ship
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 22 (ANI): North Korea on Tuesday warned the United States that its "outrageous" seizure of a cargo ship could have consequences on the future of US-North Korean relations.
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Libya is heading toward 'long, bloody war': UN
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], May 22 (ANI): Asserting that Libya is heading towards a "long and bloody war", United Nations on Tuesday urged countries to cut off weapons flow in war-torn Libya.
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UN to honour late Malawian soldier with highest peacekeeping award on Frid
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 21 (ANI): The United Nations on Monday announced that it will honour the "brave and selfless" action of a late UN peacekeeper from Mali, who sacrificed his life while saving his fellow comrade during an operation against a local armed group last year.
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UN grants sanctions exemption for humanitarian aid to North Korea
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 21 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday granted sanctions exemption to allow the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) to carry out aid programs in North Korea to improve the health and nutrition of people in the impoverished country.
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N Korea's letter on cargo ship seizure by US under review: UN
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 21 (ANI): The United Nations on Monday said that the letter sent by North Korea over the United States' seizure of its cargo ship is under review.
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UN threatens to suspend food aid to Yemen
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Sanaa [Yemen], May 21 (ANI): United Nations on Monday warned that humanitarian aid to war-torn Yemen could be suspended if Houthi rebels controlling the region do not comply with the accord signed last year and stop diversion of food supplies.
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Envoys of three nations present credentials to President Kovind
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANi): Ambassadors of Venezuela and Panama, as well as the High Commissioner of Papua New Guinea, presented credentials to the President Ram Nath Kovind at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday.
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