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JeM chief Masood Azhar designated as global terrorist
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
United Nations, May 1 (ANI): In a major diplomatic victory for India, the United Nations on Wednesday designated Mumbai attack mastermind and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist after China also joined efforts to blacklist him.
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UN designates JeM chief Masood Azhar as global terrorist
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): United Nations on Wednesday designated Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist.
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More mobile phones in the world than humans, data reveals
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 30 (ANI): Thanks to the Internet and its affordability, the world recorded more mobile phones than the people using it, according to the latest data from the United Nations' International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the World Bank, and the UN.
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Venezuela crisis: Over 3 lakh children forced to live in neighbouring coun
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Apr 30 (ANI): The United Nations on Monday said that nearly 327,000 children from Venezuela are living as migrants and refugees in Colombia due to lack of healthcare and education facilities in their own country.
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Cyclone Kenneth: Death toll mounts to 38
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Maputo [Mozambique], Apr 30 (ANI): The Mozambican government on Monday said that at least 38 people have lost their lives so far in the devastating trail of destruction left by Cyclone Kenneth, which made landfall in Mozambique and Comoros last week.
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S Korea set to hold ASEAN maritime drills
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Apr 28 (ANI): A two-part maritime exercise by the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its partnering countries is slated to start in South Korea's port city of Busan this week, the country's Navy said on Sunday.
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Chernobyl nuke disaster had positive impact on environment: UN Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], Apr 28 (ANI): Over three decades after the devastating Chernobyl nuclear explosion, a United Nations report is claiming that positive environmental changes have been witnessed since the termination of human and industrial activities in the region.
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UN slams shelling of civilian areas in Tripoli
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Apr 27 (ANI): The United Nations expressed concerns about the shelling of residential areas in Tripoli, with the UN spokesperson outlining that it "is completely unacceptable by any measure."
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Do not forget the Rohingya: UN urges global community for help
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Apr 27 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday urged the international community not to forget the plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and called for global support to ensure their safe and voluntary return to Myanmar.
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Over 70% India-aided reconstructions completed following Nepal quake
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Gorkha [Nepal], Apr 26 (ANI): The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) on Friday said that over 70 per cent of the 50,000 houses which are being reconstructed through Indian aid following the 2015 Nepal earthquake have been
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Mozambique: Thousands evacuated as Cyclone Kenneth made landfall on Thursd
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Maputo [Mozambique], Apr 26 (ANI): Within a month of recovery from the devastating trail of Cyclone Idai that left more than 1000 dead, the Mozambican government on Thursday announced the evacuation of more than 30,000 people residing as Cyclone Kenneth made its landfall in the eastern co
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Mozambique: Human Rights Watch urges probe as cyclone victims 'forced to t
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Maputo [Mozambique], Apr 26 (ANI): Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged Mozambique authorities to investigate and prosecute alleged sexual exploitation of Cyclone Idai victims by local officials in exchange for food and aid.
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