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Afghanistan's drug industry continues to thrive despite ban on poppy culti
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 3 (ANI): Afghanistan's fastest-growing drug industry operates from desert outposts in plain view, a US media report said on Monday, weeks after the Taliban announced a ban on poppy cultivation.
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Nancy Pelosi leads condemnation of SC draft overturning abortion rights in
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 3 (ANI): Following the reports of a draft Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that the move will inflict the greatest restriction of rights on Americans in the past 50 years.
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Abortion rights debate revives in US after SC draft overturns Row v. Wade
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 3 (ANI): The US Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade verdict that guaranteed the right to abortion for nearly a half-century and allow each state to decide whether to restrict or ban abortion, reported New York Times, citing a leaked draft opin
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International conference held to address 'Durand Line' tension
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], April 30 (ANI): An international conference on Afghanistan-Pakistan was held in which experts discussed the confrontation along the Durand Line between Taliban and Pakistani security forces. Experts opined that the main reason behind the confrontation is that Pakistan w
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Assam Police seizes large quantity of drugs
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Srirampur/Kokrajhar (Assam) [India], April 29 (ANI): Assam Police seized a large quantity of drugs including 3.1 kg of heroin and 85 kg of opium from a truck at Srirampur gate in Kokrajhar district along Assam-West Bengal border on Friday, police said.
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Row over Bibles in classrooms: Principal says will seek legal opinion afte
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 25 (ANI): After the hijab in classrooms row in Karnataka, a new row has erupted in the state alleging that a school in Bengaluru had taken an undertaking from parents that they would not object to their wards carrying the Bible to class.
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Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif battles sinking economy amid deficit spike, Imran
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 24 (ANI): While Pakistan's economy is already in shambles, the newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has a heavy task on hand, battling the sinking economy as the country's current account deficit shot up to USD 1.03 billion in March 2022, and his predece
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Over 100 killed in explosion at Nigerian illegal oil refinery
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], April 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Over 100 people have been killed following an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in Nigeria's southern state of Imo, official and local sources said on Saturday.
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Personalized feedback can reduce opioid prescribing rates, study shows
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): While drug overdose deaths reached an all-time high in 2021, opioid prescribing by physicians and clinicians dropped significantly in emergency departments that prioritized personalized feedback between peers, according to a new study.
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Jamie Chung, Sophia Bush board Bryan Greenberg's directorial debut project
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): 'Lovecraft Country' actor Jamie Chung and 'The Hitcher' actor Sophia Bush have joined the cast of Bryan Greenberg's directorial debut project 'Junction'.
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Why Taliban's decision to outlaw opium cultivation is difficult to impleme
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): The Taliban have announced measures to halt opium trade even as the country's economy is facing a serious resource crunch.
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Children testing Covid positive, but no need to shut down schools: Expert
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Paediatric Gastroenterologist at Delhi's Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Dr Smita Malhotra on Friday said that there is no need to shut schools because teachers and students are testing COVID-19 positive, and emphasised on taking precautionary measures instea
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