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Three-time Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang handed eight-year ban by CAS
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Feb 28 (ANI): The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) on Friday handed Chinese swimmer Sun Yang, a three-time Olympic champion, eight years ban for missing an out-of-competition doping test.
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India asks UN rights body to develop better understanding before jumping t
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 28 (ANI): India on Thursday encouraged the United Nations' human rights body to develop a "better understanding and appreciation" of the freedoms and rights that are guaranteed and protected daily in a vibrant democracy like India before coming to any conclusions
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AIBA cancels European Forum 2020 in Italy due to coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Feb 27 (ANI): The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has cancelled AIBA European Forum 2020 in Assisi, Italy in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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'Pakistan allow media and political freedom' banner displayed outside UN o
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 26 (ANI): A banner bearing the slogan -- 'Pakistan allow media and political freedom' -- was displayed outside the United Nations office here with an aim to highlight Islamabad's crackdown on the press in the past two years.
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Ironic of 'epicentre of global terrorism' to lecture on human rights: Indi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 26 (ANI): India on Wednesday lambasted Pakistan for raking up the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session, saying that it is ironic on part of the "the epicentre of global terrorism" to lecture others about human rights.
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CAS confirms Man City appeal against UEFA ban
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Feb 26 (ANI): The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered an appeal filed by Manchester City football club against the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) on Wednesday.
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J-K was, is, shall forever remain integral part of India: India at UNHRC
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 26 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir was, is, and shall forever remain an integral part of India, senior Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup said at the UNHRC meeting here on Wednesday, adding the situation in the region is "quite normal despite Pakistan's best efforts over deca
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Billboards reading 'Stop Human Rights Abuse of Pashtuns by Pakistan Army'
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 26 (ANI): Billboards have been put up across Geneva informing about an exposition on "Stop Human Rights Abuse of Pashtuns by Pakistan Army".
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Sindh, Baloch and Pashtuns protest against Pak Army atrocities outside UNH
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 26 (ANI): Activists and supporters of the Sindhi, Baloch and Pashtun ethnic groups on Tuesday held a protest, condemning Pakistan's atrocities against minorities and crimes against humanity, outside the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) headquarters in
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World Team Table Tennis Championships postponed amid Coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Feb 25 (ANI): The 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships which were scheduled to be held in Busan from March 22-29 has been postponed due to coronavirus, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) confirmed on Tuesday.
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We are seeing pushback against women's rights, says UN Secretary-General
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 25 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday pinpointed the "alarming levels of femicide" while issuing a "Call to action for human rights" at the 43rd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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WHO calls on international community to prepare for potential coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 24 (ANI): World health officials on Monday said that countries across the world should prepare for a potential pandemic of coronavirus, which has now spread substantially outside China.
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