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FIFA Rankings: India rise one spot to 106th, Belgium hold onto top positio
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], October 21 (ANI): October 2021 was a busy month in international football, with qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, friendlies, and the final rounds of the UEFA Nations League all on the agenda. A total of 160 fixtures were played, the impact of which can be s
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100 cr vaccination mark: WHO chief congratulates PM Modi, scientists, heal
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 21 (ANI): As India's COVID-19 vaccination drive achieved another milestone with a cumulative administration of over 100 crore vaccine doses on Thursday, World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated Prime Minister Nare
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WTO to conduct 8th trade policy review of China
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Trade Organization (WTO) will start the eighth trade policy review of China on Wednesday, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday.
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World C'ships: AIBA introduces white gloves; winners to get medals, belts
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], October 19 (ANI): The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has announced that the official gloves of the World Championships will be now white in colour replacing the red and blue ones.
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Expecting 'one' additional information on Covaxin, decision on emergency u
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 18 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO), which is reviewing the data provided by Bharat Biotech for Emergency Use Listing of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, said on Monday that it is "expecting one additional piece of information from the company today".
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WHO's advisory group to meet on Oct 26 to consider Covaxin's emergency usa
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 17 (ANI): Dr Soumya Swaminathan, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist on Sunday informed that WHO's technical advisory group will meet on October 26 to consider emergency use listing (EUL) for Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covax
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Record number of athletes to run for IOC Athletes' Commission election at
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], October 17 (ANI): The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved a list of 17 athletes (a record number for the Olympic Winter Games) covering all five continents, who have proposed their candidatures for the IOC Athletes' Commissio
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IOC supports calls for 'wider consultation' on FIFA's biennial World Cup p
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], October 17 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Saturday said it supports the calls made by stakeholders of football, International Sports Federations for a "wider consultation" over FIFA's plans to stage World Cup every two years.
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UNHCR calls on nations to expedite family reunification procedures for Afg
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 16 (ANI): Amid the worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday, urged countries to step up reunification for Afghans whose families remain in the country or who are displaced across the region.
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WHO calls for global investment in hand hygiene in underdeveloped countrie
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A global investment of just USD 1 per person in hand hygiene annually could prevent thousands of deaths in the least developed countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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100 members of football family from Afghanistan, including female players
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], October 15 (ANI): FIFA on Friday confirmed that following complex negotiations, it has, with the support of Qatar, evacuated almost 100 members of the football family from Afghanistan, including female players.
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WHO: Mortality from COVID-19 around the world dropped to lowest level
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 14 (ANI/Novinite): The number of weekly coronavirus deaths worldwide continues to decline and is now at its lowest level in nearly a year.
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