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UN provides 1.7 million USD for cholera emergency in Cameroon
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Yaounde [Cameroon], June 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations has approved the allocation of 1.7 million U.S. dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support the urgent response to the cholera outbreak in Cameroon, UN officials in Cameroon said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Study finds installation of deep-water pipeline benefits sea-floor animals
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Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): According to a new study, an undersea survey west of Africa, off the coast of Angola, discovered that the richness and variety of species on the deep-sea floor rose dramatically in response to the installation of a pipeline.
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India concerned over references in TRIPS document, says super-profits of p
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 13 (ANI): India has expressed disappointment and concerns about some reference in TRIPS document draft presented at the 12th ministerial meet that does not include effective measures to combat challenges posed by pandemic, especially for the developing countries
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At WTO, Piyush Goyal slams nations opposing TRIPS waiver, seeks negotiatio
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 13 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of the TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday slammed the countries standing in the way of the key Indian proposal, besides urging the need to start negotiations on therapeutics and diagnostic
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UN rights chief not to seek second term after criticism over China visit
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 13 (ANI): Amid the controversy surrounding her recent China visit, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has decided not to seek another term after the present term was marred by criticism of her response to Beijing's alleged rights vi
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US Senators announce bipartisan agreement to curb gun violence
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Washington [US], June 13 (ANI): In response to the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 21 people dead at Robb Elementary School, a bipartisan group of 20 senators led by Sens Chris Murphy (Democrat - Connecticut) and John Cornyn (Republican -Texas) on Sunday (local time) announced t
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India to pitch for 'fair and just' talks, outcomes at WTO ministerial in G
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New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference is all set to begin on June 12 in Geneva, Switzerland after a gap of almost five years, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Saturday.
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COVID-19: Don't panic, no new variant of concern observed, says ICMR ADG
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New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): Panic does not serve as a COVID pandemic response or public health response as it does not help analyse the data, therefore, panic doesn't serve any purpose, said Dr Samiran Panda, Additional director-general of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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NDRF, Delhi Police sign pact to evolve disaster management training at all
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New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Delhi Police on Thursday signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) to join hands to evolve and impart comprehensive disaster management training at all levels of basic police training.
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Smarten Augmented Analytics receives CERT-IN Certification for its product
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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 9 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Smarten announces the recent certification of its Smarten Augmented Analytics software product by CERT-IN.
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'Time is short' to prevent global food crisis, says UN on ripple effects o
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New York [US], June 9 (ANI): War in Ukraine has left an estimated 1.6 billion people in 94 countries exposed to at least one dimension of finance, food, or energy crisis, with around 1.2 billion living in "perfect-storm" countries severely vulnerable to all three areas, the policy brief by t
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Delhi LG chairs meeting to discuss issues related to water-logging, floodi
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New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia chaired a high-level meeting on Wednesday to discuss the issues of water-logging and flooding that causes inconvenience to people.
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