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Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become next DG of WTO
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): Decks have been cleared for Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Friday to become the first woman and the first African to become Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) after South Korea's candidate pulled out of the race for the job.
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SBF HealthCare : Providing the healing touch
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New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI/PNN): It is often said that hope is the ability to see light despite all the darkness around and this could not be more relevant than in the context of cancer care. As most people are aware, cancer is a disease unlike any other and the road from diagnosis t
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FICCI-FLO announces 'Game Changers', an award show for women entrepreneurs
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 4 (ANI/PRNewswire): 'Game Changers' is a pan India competition for women-led startups. This will offer women entrepreneurs the chance to get their dream project funded through an exclusive group of reputed VCs by pitching to them. Apart from a plaque, t
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US charges member of Proud Boys for role in January 6 Capitol riot
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Washington [US], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): A member of the nationalist organization Proud Boys has been charged in federal court for allegedly participating in the riot at the US Capitol on January 6, the Justice Department said.
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India at UNSC calls for continued engagement between Syria, OPCW
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New York [US], February 4 (ANI): India on Wednesday said it encouraged the continued engagement and cooperation between Syria and the UN-backed Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) towards an early resolution of all outstanding issues.
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How to differentiate between single use and multi-use plastics: A Guide by
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New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI/Mediawire): Humanity is facing the brunt of packaging pollution because of our overdependency on plastic packaging and lack of understanding over its end of cycle disposal. An Ashtang yogi from the last 53 years, Dr Vinod Shukla and his organizations are wo
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WHO team visits Wuhan Institute of Virology on COVID-19 origins investigat
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Wuhan [China], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) visited the Wuhan Institute of Virology on Wednesday, as part of their mission to investigate the origins of COVID-19, local media reported.
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Powering with plant protein to be the theme for Protein Day 2021
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 2 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Ahead of Protein Day in India on February 27th, the Right To Protein Initiative today announced the theme for this year's celebration as Powering with Plant Protein. This year's theme shines the spotlight on plant-based sourc
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Coronavirus can be controlled, WHO Chief says, pointing to decrease in num
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Geneva [Switzerland], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The global decrease in the number of new emerging cases of COVID-19 suggests that the virus can be controlled regardless of its mutations, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
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UK COVID-19 variant present in 82 countries, South African strain in 39: W
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Geneva [Switzerland], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK COVID-19 variant has now spread to 82 countries and the South African strain to nearly 40, Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 Technical Lead of the World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme, said on Monday.
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Indo-Baltic Trade Council held with eye on ease of doing business
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New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI/SRV Media): The Indo-Baltic Trade Council (IBTC) was inaugurated by Dr Asif Iqbal, the president of Indian Economic Trade Organization, at an event held at the ITC Maurya Hotel here.
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WHO delegation visits Wuhan market in hunt for coronavirus origin
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Wuhan [China], February 1 (ANI): Members of a World Health Organization (WHO) delegation investigating the origin of COVID-19 on Sunday visited a market in Wuhan, China where many of the first infections were reported in late 2019.
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