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UN agency warns of looming global water crisis
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN), warned on Tuesday that climate change increases the global risk of water-related hazards like floods and droughts, and the number of people affected
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WHO decision on Covaxin nod extended to next week
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 5 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) has extended giving the emergency use authorization for Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to next week.
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After Euro 2020, received message that without me France might have won: M
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], October 5 (ANI): France striker Kylian Mbappe has revealed that after Euro 2020 came to an end, he received a message from the national team that they could have won had Mbappe not been a part of the side.
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India's Everest Twins Tashi and Nungshi Malik Summit the Swiss Alps- Make
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 4 (ANI/BusinessWire India): India's renowned twin mountaineering sisters Tashi & Nungshi Malik, popularly known as the 'Everest Twins', represented India in Switzerland's '100% Women Peak Challenge'.
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Madrasas in Pakistan, Afghanistan becoming breeding grounds for terrorists
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 4 (ANI): A research analyst at the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) has expressed concern over religious schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan becoming breeding grounds for terrorists.
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Women's boxing world championships to be staged in Istanbul in early Decem
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], October 2 (ANI): The women's world boxing championships will be staged in Istanbul in early December, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) informed on Saturday.
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WHO has lifted barriers for Sputnik V approval: Russian Health Minister
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 2 (ANI): All obstacles preventing the certification of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus by the World Health Organization (WHO) have been removed, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said at a briefing in Geneva.
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Bangladeshi diaspora holds anti-Pakistan protest in Geneva, demands apolog
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 1 (ANI): Demanding an apology from Islamabad for the '1971 Bangladesh genocide', members of the Bangladeshi diaspora living in Europe held an anti-Pakistan protest on Thursday on the sidelines of the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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AIBA says Rio 2016 boxing bouts manipulated, confirms sporting integrity r
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], September 30 (ANI): The International Boxing Association (AIBA) on Thursday revealed the findings of an independent investigation which has "identified a system for manipulating the results of bouts at the Rio 2016 boxing tournament".
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China slammed during UN Rights Council session over restrictions in Tibet
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 30 (ANI): China has been chided during the 48th UN Human Rights Council session for its rights record in Tibet with delegates from the US, Denmark, Germany, and European Union expressing concerns over severe restrictions on religious, linguistic and cultural t
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UN agency says 80pc of newly displaced Afghans are women, children
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 29 (ANI): Almost 80 per cent of newly displaced people in Afghanistan are women and children, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said.
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WHO apologises to victims of sexual abuse during Ebola outbreak in DR Cong
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 28 (ANI): The Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday apologised to the victims and survivors of the sexual exploitation in DR Congo by aid workers.
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