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US informs key allies about 'defensive' strikes in Iraq, Syria
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], Dec 31 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday (local time) held telephonic calls with several world leaders including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and dis
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UN Secretary-General condemns Mogadishu terror attack
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec 29 (Sputnik/ANI): Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres has condemned the deadly terrorist attack in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement on Saturday.
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IOA to meet NSF officials to discuss Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Dhruv Batra will meet the president and secretary-general of the National Sports Federation (NSF) to discuss, in first quarter of next year, Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and their planning about the next edi
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Disappointed by UN climate change conference outcome: UN Chief Antonio Gut
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec 15 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that he was "disappointed" with the results of the UN Climate Change Conference 'COP25', which ended on Sunday in a deal being described as "watered down and weak", with negotiators postponing unti
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Protests against Citizenship Amendment Act is instigated by pseudo-secular
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 15 (ANI): Terming the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act-2019 as a condemnable act, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) said that the protests have been instigated by "pseudo-secularists" elements driven by vested interests.
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Good, but not good enough: Solar energy growth in light of the Paris Agree
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Munich [Germany] Dec 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): From December 2-13, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is hosting the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, where global leaders are discussing their environmental agendas and specifying their nationally determined climate contributions.
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COP25: Support business efforts to tackle climate change, urges Guterres
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 12 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged business communities and civil society leaders to press governments into articulating policies that support private-sector efforts to address climate change.
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France, Germany, UK accuse Iran of developing nuclear-capable ballistic mi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], Dec 6 (ANI): European signatories to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) have written to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, accusing Iran of developing "nuclear-capable ballistic missiles," which, they say, are "inconsistent" with a UN resolution
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World AIDS Day: Antonio Guterres commits on ending HIV/AIDS in a decade
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Dec 1 (ANI): Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, took a step forward on the occasion of World AIDS Day to spread awareness against the disease which affects around " 38 million people".
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UN Secy Gen calls for community-led approach to curb AIDS
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 30 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for a continuous and collaborative community-led approach to fight against AIDS.
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Dutch Queen Maxima arrives in Pakistan on 3-day visit
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 25 (ANI): Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrived in Pakistan on Monday on a three-day visit in her capacity as the United Nations Secretary General's Special Advocate (UNSGSA) for inclusive finance for development.
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Weak trade and investment threaten long-term growth: OECD
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], Nov 21 (ANI): Trade conflict, weak business investment and persistent political uncertainty are weighing on the world economy and raising the risk of long-term stagnation, according to the OECD's latest Economic Outlook released on Thursday.
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