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Ukraine, Russia clash at UNGA ahead of vote on condemning Moscow's annexat
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 11 (ANI): Ukraine and Russia clashed in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Monday ahead of a likely vote on a resolution on whether to condemn Moscow's annexation of four Ukrainian regions.
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UK PM Liz Truss calls Russian strikes on Ukraine "sign of Putin's desperat
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 10 (ANI): Describing the fatal attacks on civilian areas in Kyiv and other regions of Ukraine as a clear "sign of Putin's desperation," UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday said that Britain will continue to provide vital military aid in Ukraine's fight for freedom.
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2022 summer droughts became extremely likely due to climate change
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], October 10 (ANI): With almost 24,000 heat-related deaths, the Northern Hemisphere summer of 2022 was one of the hottest ever recorded in Europe. It also brought severe heat waves to regions of China and North America.
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Covid cases flare up despite Chinese lockdowns, create chaos ahead of part
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 8 (ANI): Ahead of 20th National Party Congress in which Xi Jinping is set to secure a third term in power, the Chinese authorities have scaled up the restrictions locking down regions and cities and mandating quarantines, disrupting lives of people and drawing widesp
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30,000 children to be deported to Russian-occupied Crimea 'illegally'
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 8 (ANI): At least 30,000 children are likely to be deported to the Russian-occupied Crimea, including other regions by the Russian proxies from Kherson, media reports said.
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EU adopts fresh sanctions against Russia over annexation of 4 Ukrainian te
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], October 7 (ANI): The European Union (EU) on Thursday (local time) adopted its latest package of sanctions against Russia over the illegal annexation of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
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Researchers find domestication history of bananas that reveals mystery anc
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): People on the island of New Guinea are said to have cultivated bananas 7,000 years ago. However, the history of banana domestication is convoluted, and their categorization is widely discussed, as the borders between species and subspecies are sometimes amb
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Russia's Putin signs laws annexing occupied Ukrainian regions
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 5 (ANI): Days after holding referendums, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed laws to formally take over the four regions Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson into the "Russian Federation."
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Emerging Tech design centre will be set up at Belgavi: Karnataka minister
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Hubballi (Karnataka) [India], October 3 (ANI): Karnataka Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan said that an 'emerging technology design centre' at a cost of Rs 150 crores would be set up at Belgavi.
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Pakistan farmers stuck in vicious cycle of debt as crops destroyed in floo
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 3 (ANI): As floodwaters in Pakistan recede, the story of those in the worst affected regions comes to the surface with many farmers sharing their woes of being stuck in a vicious cycle of sinking into debt and not being able to pay back the landlords, media repo
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Russian forces withdraw from Krasny Liman city of Donetsk Oblast
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 1 (ANI): A day after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of Donetsk among three other regions of Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday said that Russian troops and the Donbas militias have pulled out of the city of Krasny Liman in th
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Pakistan Floods: World Bank to provide USD 323 billion to farmers in flood
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], October 1 (ANI): In the wake of the devastating floods across Pakistan, the World Bank is set to aid the farmers of flood-affected regions in Sindh with USD 323 billion in order to provide subsidies for fertilisers and certified seeds.
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