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COVID-19 fatality up nearly 60 per cent in last 6 weeks, Europe, Americas
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday warned about a spike of approximately 60 per cent in Covid-19 fatalities in the world over the last six weeks, with majority of cases and deaths concentrated in Europe and the Americas.
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Ronaldo, Lewandowski, Messi are finalists for Best FIFA Men's Player award
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], December 11 (ANI): FIFA on Friday announced that Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona's Lionel Messi, and Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski are the finalists for the Best FIFA Men's Player 2020 award.
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European air transport recovery to be worse than other regions: IATA
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 11 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released new estimates for the impacts of COVID-19 on air transport and economies in Europe in 2020, indicating a further deterioration in revenues, job prospects and economic activity across the
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A data-driven approach to identify risk profiles and protective drugs in C
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): Advanced statistical analyses of demographic and clinical data from 576 COVID-19 patients, admitted to the Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale in Switzerland between March 1 and May 1 this year average age 72 years, suggest that renin-angiotensin-aldosterone sys
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UN experts raise concerns over scourge of enforced disappearances and tort
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 10 (ANI): UN human rights experts have raised concerns about the scourge of enforced disappearances and torture in Pakistan, calling on the Government to uphold its human rights obligations by initiating prompt, thorough and impartial investigations into suc
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Global air passenger traffic recovery disappointing: IATA
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 9 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said the recovery of passenger demand continued to be disappointingly slow in October with total demand measured in revenue passenger kilometres down 70.6 per cent compared to October 2019.
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IOC EB takes provisional measures against NOC of Belarus
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], December 8 (ANI): Further to its decision of 25 November to start a formal procedure vis-a-vis the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Belarus, and taking into consideration all the allegations and elements gathered during this ongoing investigation, the Executive
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Breakdancing set for Olympic debut in Paris 2024
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], December 8 (ANI): Elite breakdancing, also known as breaking, is set to make its Olympic debut at the Paris 2024 Games, officials announced on Monday.
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Air cargo recovery continues at a slower pace: IATA
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 7 (ANI): Global air cargo demand continued to improve but at a slower pace than the previous month and remains below previous year levels, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Monday while releasing October data for freight markets.
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Grosjean will miss Abu Dhabi GP to focus on recovery
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Sakhir [Bahrain], December 6 (ANI): Haas driver Romain Grosjean will miss the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to return home to Switzerland where he will receive on-going medical treatment on the burns he suffered on the back of his hands at the Bahrain Grand Prix, the Formula 1 team announced on Sunda
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VAR is not damaging football, says FIFA President Infantino
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], December 5 (ANI): FIFA President Gianni Infantino has backed the use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR), saying that the technology is not damaging the sport.
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WHO says almost all COVID-19 cases develop immune response
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 5 (ANI): Almost 100 per cent of COVID-19 patients develop antibodies no matter the course of the disease, WHO's Maria Van Kerkhove said on Friday.
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