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Opium price hike lures Afghan farmers to cultivate more poppy for larger p
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 20 (ANI): Opium price hike is luring Afghan farmers to cultivate more poppy for larger profits, amid the deepening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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Afghan heroin flooding global markets, motivating narco-terrorism: Report
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], November 20 (ANI): After the Taliban assumed power in Kabul, a fresh threat has emerged and that is heroin from Afghanistan, which has started flooding global markets and motivating narco-terrorism, making a severe threat to peace, a report said.
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Taliban officials meet German, Dutch diplomats, promise to prevent cultiva
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 18 (ANI): Afghan officials on Thursday met diplomats of Germany and the Netherlands and promised to prevent the cultivation and smuggling of opium in the country.
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Afghanistan: Opium production rising under Taliban regime
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 17 (ANI): The opium cultivation and production has increased in drought-affected southern Afghanistan, Kandahar and Helmand after the Taliban took control of Kabul in August.
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Incidents like Minar-e-Pakistan create difficulty in bringing justice to v
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] November 15 (ANI): Victim-blaming mindset and social stigma attached with reporting incidents such as the Minar-e-Pakistan incident where a woman was allegedly assaulted by hundreds of men on Independence Day, often weaken the authenticity and progress of other cases whe
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'Human rights must not be forgotten amid China's climate change promises'
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 14 (ANI): The ignorance of the ongoing genocide of humanity by the Chinese Communist Party in China's Xinjiang where millions of Uyghurs live, undermines the goals of creating a tradeoff between climate goals and human rights, cites an opinion piece in a US newspape
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Manipur Governor's decision soon on EC's opinion regarding disqualificatio
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday was informed by the Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta that the Governor of Manipur will take a decision soon on the opinion given by the Election Commission of India (ECI) regarding the disqualification of 12 BJP MLAs
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Cuba threatens to sue Facebook over political manipulation
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Havana [Cuba], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Cuban foreign minister threatened on Wednesday to take legal action against Facebook, alleging that the social media network ignored groups trying to manipulate public opinion on the island.
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Manipur govt cannot delay opinion given by EC regarding disqualification o
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the Manipur Governor La Ganesan cannot delay the opinion given by the Election Commission (EC) regarding the disqualification of 12 BJP MLAs in the "office of profit" issue.
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Punjab Police recovers 55 kg opium from Jalandhar, 1 held
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 9 (ANI): In the fight against drugs, Punjab Police on Tuesday arrested a drug smuggler after recovering 55 kg opium from his possession during a special checking near Kartarpur in Jalandhar.
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Dengue cases may come down after mid-November, say experts
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): With Delhi registering nine deaths and over 2,700 Dengue cases since September this year, the health experts opined the cases may not plummet in the city until mid-November.
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Pakistan Opposition seeks public opinion to oust Imran Khan govt
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 7 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz Sharif has sought public opinion on what "extreme and effective" measures the Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDM) could take to throw Imran Khan government out of power, reported a local m
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