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Hiroshima observes anniversary of atomic bombing
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 6 (ANI): Japanese city of Hiroshima on Sunday observed 72nd anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing at its annual memorial ceremony, with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling on all states including Japan to work toward a world free of nuclear weapons "in the
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Sanjaya Baru to be next FICCI Secretary General
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug.1 (ANI): A FICCI committee has decided to appoint renowned economist and journalist Dr. Sanjaya Baru as the business body's next secretary general.
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Israel 'playing with fire' by crossing Jerusalem 'red line&
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Jerusalem [Israel], July 23 (ANI): The Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul-Ghiet has said that Israel is "playing with fire" with the new security measures put in place at the Temple Mount compound in the Old City of Jerusalem.
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UN chief calls N.Korea's ballistic missile launch a 'dangerous e
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United Nations, July 5 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has condemned North Korea's launch of an Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) and said that this action is dangerous escalation of the situation.
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Russia to decide on Syria, Assad's fate: Tillerson
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London[U.K.], July 4 (ANI): U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has conveyed to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres that Russia will decide the fate of Syria and President Bashar al -Assad.
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NATO to continue Resolute Support Mission beyond 2017 in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 30 (ANI): North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that NATO and its allies have reiterated their commitment to Afghanistan and will sustain Resolute Support Mission beyond 2017.
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Kovind vs Meira: Opposition to mount fight against BJP, says Yechury
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New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): In the wake of the upcoming presidential polls, Communist Party of India (Marxist) Secretary General Sitaram Yechury has assured that the opposition will mount a fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in defe
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Diplomatic efforts underway to initiate Indo-Pak dialogue: UN
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Lahore [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has assured that diplomatic efforts are underway to re-initiate a dialogue between India and Pakistan for resolving the decades-old Kashmir dispute.
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UN warns U.S. against disengagement from world
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United Nations, June 21 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned the Trump administration against isolating the United States from the rest of the world.
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UN chief wishes speedy recovery for wildfire victims of Portugal
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United Nations, June 19 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed his condolences to the Portuguese Government and the people after wildfires have claimed many lives.
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UN Secretary General in Kabul on unannounced visit
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Kabul [Afghanistan], June 14 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday arrived in Kabul on an unannounced visit.
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UN hopes US will support implementation of 'Fez Plan of Action'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], June 8 (ANI): The UN Secretary-General's Special Advisor for the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, has called upon the United States to support the implementation of the 'Plan of Action' for religious leaders and actors to prevent incitement that cou
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