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Over 7.1 million people internally displaced in Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 5 (ANI): More than 7.1 million people have been internally displaced by the ongoing war in Ukraine with over half of them women, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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ICRC ramps up humanitarian operations in Africa amid food security crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Tuesday it is ramping up humanitarian operations in ten African countries to support an additional 2.8 million people facing a food security crisis.
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Study reveals a single gene can control species diversity in ecosystem
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], April 5 (ANI): A team of researchers at the University of Zurich have found that a mutation in a single gene can also dramatically alter the structure and function of an ecosystem.
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Climate change: China suffered world's 2nd worst losses from floods in 202
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], April 5 (ANI): China suffered around USD 25 billion of losses from floods in 2021 -- the world's second-worst after Europe, data from the Zurich-based firm's latest research report showed.
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After ensnaring Sri Lanka in debt trap, China turns a blind eye as country
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 4 (ANI): As Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis in decades and struggles to pay loans, China turns a blind eye after ensnaring the island nation in a debt trap, said a European-based Think Tank.
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Over 90 migrants killed in Mediterranean boat accident: UN
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Nearly 100 migrants died in the Mediterranean waters after the boat carrying them from Libya got shipwrecked, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said.
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New COVID mutant 'XE' found in UK, more transmissible than Omicron sub-v
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 2 (ANI): A new COVID mutant 'XE' has been found in the UK, the World Health Organisation has said in its latest report and noted that it may be more transmissible than the BA.2 sublineage of COVID-19.
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4.1 million Ukrainians fled country since Russian invasion: UN
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 1 (ANI): The UN agency for refugees on Thursday said that around 4.1 million have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion.
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Russia used cluster weapons in Ukraine at least 24 times, says UN's Bachel
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 30 (ANI): UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday said credible reports indicate that Russian armed forces have used cluster munitions in populated areas of Ukraine, at least 24 times since the start of the invasion last month.
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Switzerland to lift all COVID-19 restrictions on April 1
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], March 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The Swiss government said on Wednesday that it has decided to lift all COVID-19 restrictions in the country on April 1.
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Researchers introduce painless, reliable test to diagnose skin allergies
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], March 27 (ANI): A novel test that massively simplifies the diagnosis of skin allergies and can reliably predict the success of therapy has been recently developed by scientists at the University of Bern.
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Study shows that brain waves during sleep determine your risk-taking prope
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], March 27 (ANI): According to the University of Bern's latest research, the brain waves during sleep can determine the extent of an individual's propensity for risk.
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