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Protestors outside UNHRC headquarters use posters, props to recreate Pak A
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 24 (ANI): Several protestors gathered outside the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) headquarter in Geneva, displaying a cage-like structure incarcerating mannequins portraying women in a symbolic enactment of the atrocities carried out by the Pakistani Arm
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'Pakistan Army Stop Supporting Terrorism' banner displayed during UNHRC se
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 24 (ANI): A banner with the slogan -- 'Pakistan Army Stop Supporting Terrorism' -- was displayed outside the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) headquarters here at a time when the 43rd session of the UN body was underway.
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Window of opportunity to contain coronavirus outbreak may be closing: WHO
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 22 (Xinhua/ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the window of opportunity to contain the wider worldwide spread of COVID-19 epidemic is narrowing, urging the international community to act quickly before it completely closes.
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Airlines and posts cooperate globally for sustainable, reliable cross-bord
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 19 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Post Corporation (IPC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to reinforce cooperation between the two organisations.
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India, South Africa to host junior hockey World Cup 2021
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Feb 17 (ANI): India will host the men's edition of the junior hockey World Cup 2021 while the women's event will be held in Potchefstroom in South Africa, International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced on Monday.
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UEFA bans Manchester City from Champions League for two seasons
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Nyon [Switzerland], Feb 15 (ANI): The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has banned Manchester City from the upcoming two seasons of the Champions League for breaching club licensing and financial fair play regulations.
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Eva de Goede named 2019 FIH Women's Player of the Year
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Feb 14 (ANI): Netherlands women's captain Eva de Goede has been named as the 2019 FIH Women's Player of the Year by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
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Manpreet Singh first Indian to bag 2019 FIH Men's Player of the Year award
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Feb 13 (ANI): Indian hockey team captain Manpreet Singh on Thursday bagged the 2019 FIH Men's Player of the Year award.
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FIFA, FIFPRO to launch global fund for salary protection of players
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], Feb 12 (ANI): FIFA and FIFPRO (World Players' Union) will be launching a global fund for football players to provide financial support to players who have not been paid and have no chance of duly receiving the wages agreed with their clubs.
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COVID-19: WHO gives official name for novel coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 11 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday gave the official name for the latest novel coronavirus, that has sickened more than 42,000 people, as 'Covid-19,' which stands for coronavirus disease starting in 2019.
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WHO launches global research forum against novel coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 11 (ANI): A two-day research and innovation forum led by the World Health Organisation (WHO) was launched here on Tuesday to mobilise global action to fight the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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WHO says coronavirus poses 'grave threat' for the world
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 11 (ANI): The novel coronavirus outbreak poses a "very grave threat for the rest of the world," said Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in an appeal for sharing virus samples and speeding up research into drugs and v
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