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Biden signs bipartisan bill on gun safety into law
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law a bipartisan gun safety bill in order to prevent the access of firearms to dangerous people and to invest in new mental health across the country.
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South Korea reports 6,790 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea recorded 6,790 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, bringing the total number of infections to 18,319,773, the health authorities said Saturday.
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UN body seeks USD 993 million to prevent famine, tackle drought in Somalia
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations humanitarian agency said on Friday that it's seeking 993.3 million US dollars to provide life-saving and life-sustaining assistance to prevent famine and respond to the drought in Somalia by December.
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Over 42 lakh deaths prevented in India due to COVID vaccination in 2021: L
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): COVID-19 vaccination drive in India prevented over 42 lakh deaths in 2021, according to the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, which is based on findings on estimates of "excess" mortalities in the country during the pandemic.
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Researchers find molecular factors to treat melanoma skin cancer
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Columbus (Ohio) [US], June 24 (ANI): According to a recent study, a group of researchers found important molecular information that could support scientists to develop more effective treatment and strategies to prevent difficult to treat form of melanoma skin cancer.
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Ahead of G7 Summit UNICEF calls for funding of USD 1.2 bln to tackle letha
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 24 (ANI): As leaders prepare to meet at the G7 summit, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is calling for USD 1.2 billion to prevent and treat severe wasting -- a lethal form of child malnutrition, said the Fund in its press release.
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75 per cent Indian population never goes for diagnostic tests due to a lac
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI/PNN): Neglecting preventive care leads to high cases of preventable diseases. And this applies to cardiovascular diseases as well. Currently, in India, there is a lack of preventive care ecosystem, which is the reason why the majority of the people don't go fo
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China braces for US ban on import of products from Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 23 (ANI): The import of Chinese goods manufactured by forced labour in Xinjiang province will now be blocked after the US-sponsored Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act came into effect on June 21.
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RBI hiked rates to prevent inflation from corroding economic recovery, MPC
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 22 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee decided to hike the policy repo rate by 50 basis points earlier this month in order to prevent inflation from corroding economic recovery, as per the minutes of the MPC meeting released on
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ED files charge sheet against two for operating unions on online gaming ap
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint/charge sheet against two people for allegedly operating "PP Poker Online Gaming App" and placing illegal bets and gambling, ED said on Wednesday.
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J-K Police attaches 5 residential houses used by terrorists for hideouts
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 22 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday attached five houses in Srinagar used for harbouring terrorists.
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US import ban over China's forced labour in Xinjiang takes effect
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): A US law banning imports from China's Xinjiang province took effect on Tuesday, a move aimed at addressing Beijing's use of forced labour among the Uyghur minority.
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