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Trump calls for stronger international cooperation on UN reform
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [United States], Sept 19 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Monday highlighted the need for more international cooperation on UN reform in his United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) address.
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Bangladesh to build new settlements for Rohingya Muslims
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bangkok [Bangladesh], September 16 (ANI): Bangladesh, which is facing an unprecedented influx of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar, plans to build new settlements to house about 400,000 refugees that entered the country over the past three weeks.
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UN Security Council exhorts North Korea to denuclearize
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.] Sept 16 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council on Friday condemned the launch of yet another ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and called on the country's leadership to halt such activities and explore resumption of sincere dialogue o
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Violence in Myanmar must stop: Tillerson
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.] Sept 15 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday said that violence in Myanmar must stop.
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European Parliament delegation postpones Myanmar visit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France] Sept 15 (ANI): A European Parliament delegation has postponed its planned visit to Myanmar to an unknown date due to the Rohingya crisis.
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UN Chief calls for effective action plan to address Rohingya problem
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York (U.S.A.) Sept 14 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday reiterated his call for Muslims from Myanmar's Rakhine state to be granted nationality or at least a legal status that would allow them to lead a normal life, while also urging the international c
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More 'gift packages' on way to U.S.: North Korea
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], September 6 (ANI): A North Korean diplomat has warned that his country is ready to send "more gift packages" to the United States, if it continues to exert pressure on the Kim Jong-un regime.
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Military action against North Korea appears 'too horrific': U.N. chief
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], September 6 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged big powers to come up with a political solution to stop Kim Jong-un from advancing in the development of nuclear weapons and inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBM) and warned against adopti
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Sanjaya Baru takes over as Secretary General of FICCI
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 1 (ANI): Dr. Sanjaya Baru on Friday took over as the new Secretary General of the apex industry body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
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UN chief concerned as Rohingya refugees face deportation from India
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], August 15 (ANI):United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres is concerned over reports that Rohingya Muslim refugees, both legal and unregistered, are possibly facing deportation from India.
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ASSOCHAM hails Economic Survey-II as 'correct assessment of economy&#
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): The Economic Survey 2016-17, Part II, presented in the Parliament on Friday has done a correct assessment of the state of the economy, highlighting the stress in various sectors such as power and telecom, even as deflationary impulses are due to subdued de
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UN chief calls for intensified global effort on nuclear disarmament
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], August 7 (ANI): With the presence of some 15,000 nuclear weapons on Earth, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all States to intensify their efforts in the shared pursuit of a nuclear-weapons-free world.
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