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Pakistan will take a decade to vaccinate 75 pc population: report
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 6 (ANI): Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan, a report published in an American publication has said that Islamabad will take around a decade to vaccinate 75 per cent of its population in contrast with the developed countries which would take a mu
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Half of Pakistan's income owned by 20 pc of population
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 6 (ANI): The speakers at a session on human development and inequality on Saturday called for the redressal of systemic flaws that have led to a rise in income inequality in Pakistan.
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Nepal may witness peak of second wave of COVID-19 in June: Health Minister
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 5 (ANI): Nepal may witness the peak of a second wave of COVID-19 in June if people flout precautionary measures, Minister for Health and Population Hridayesh Tripathi warned on Sunday.
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EU official directs blame of slow vaccine rollout on AstraZeneca supply
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 5 (ANI): The European Union would have vaccinated as much of its population as the United Kingdom has if AstraZeneca had fulfilled its contract to the bloc, the head of the EU executive's vaccine task force has said.
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New analysis claims deprivation 'driving' COVID-19 ethnic disparities
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Leicester [England], April 3 (ANI): Deprivation among society at large is 'driving' COVID-19 disparities among minority ethnic groups - predominantly South Asian and Black African or Caribbean populations - and could be considered the main cause of disproportionate infection rates, hospitali
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MoS Jal Shakti expresses pleasure on Jal Jeevan Mission crossing 4-cr mark
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Minister of State for Jal Shakti Rattan Lal Kataria on Friday expressed his pleasure and congratulated the officials as Jal Jeevan Mission crossed the 4-crore mark in providing new functional household tap connections (FHTC) to rural households.
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Haridwar Kumbh 2021: NMCG develops infrastructure to stop sewage water flo
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 1 (ANI): An ancient city located on the banks of River Ganga, Haridwar is expanding rapidly. Being a popular pilgrimage site, the city also witnesses a massive floating population as each day pilgrims come to bathe at the holy river to get rid of their s
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Study reveals increased rates of organ damage after discharge from hospita
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Leicester [England], April 1 (ANI): People discharged from hospital after covid-19 appear to have increased rates of organ damage ("multiorgan dysfunction") compared with similar individuals in the general population, finds a study.
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France condemns 'murderous' violence by Myanmar security forces
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], March 30 (ANI): French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has strongly condemned the "murderous" violence caused by the Myanmar security forces against the civilian population in the ongoing peaceful protests in the country.
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UK to immunise adults first before sharing COVID-19 vaccines with other co
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], March 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government will not be sharing surplus COVID-19 vaccines with other counties until all its adult population have been offered the jab, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesperson said on Monday, playing down recent media reports that the United Kin
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Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation grants a 3M euros loan to Pahal in favo
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 26 (ANI/BusinessWire India): With about 190 million adults without a bank account, India has -after China- the second-largest unbanked population in the world (World Bank). The microfinance sector has become a key instrument to fight financial exclusion in
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Fertility crisis makes China nervous
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 26 (ANI): China's plummeting fertility rate and dropping marriage rate have become the two biggest challenges for the country of 1.4 billion people.
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