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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov cancels trip to UN in Geneva amid EU airsp
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 28 (ANI): Amid the EU airspace ban, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday has cancelled his visit to Geneva for the session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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FIDE welcomes AICF's bid to host the 44th Chess Olympiad
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], February 28 (ANI): The International Chess Federation (FIDE) Council welcomed the All India Chess Federation's (AICF) bid to host the 44th Chess Olympiad, and suggests 10 days for other bids.
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FIDE terminates existing sponsorship agreements with Russian companies
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], February 28 (ANI): The International Chess Federation (FIDE) held an extraordinary meeting on the current situation and the urgent measures to be taken after the military action launched by Russia in Ukraine.
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Children can intuitively do division even before formal education: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], February 27 (ANI): A research team has recently found that even before children begin formal education, they possess intuitive arithmetic abilities.
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ILO raises 'deep concern' over China's 'discriminatory' labour regulations
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 27 (ANI): The International Labour Organization (ILO) in its annual report raised "deep concerns" about China's "discriminatory" labour regulations in Xinjiang.
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International Chess Federation strip Russia of Olympiad, FIDE Congress
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], February 25 (ANI): The International Chess Federation on Friday decided that the 44th Chess Olympiad, including the competition for players with disabilities, and the FIDE Congress, will not take place in Russia.
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IOC urges international sports federations to cancel events planned in Rus
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], February 25 (ANI): The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday urged all International Sports Federations to relocate or cancel their sports events currently planned in Russia or Belarus.
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Ukraine crisis: UEFA move Champions League final from Russia to France
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Nyon [Switzerland], February 25 (ANI): The UEFA Executive Committee on Friday decided to relocate the final of the 2021/22 UEFA Men's Champions League from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
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Study suggests children can intuitively do division even before formal edu
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
[Switzerland], February 25 (ANI): We frequently consider multiplication and division as calculations that should be taught in school. However, a research team has found that, even before children begin formal education, they possess intuitive arithmetic abilities.
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JAIN Group unveils Knowledgeum Academy to offer the Globally-recognized In
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], February 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): On a mission to reimagine educational excellence and nurture inherent talent, Bangalore-based JAIN Group, a renowned educational brand having three decades of experience has launched a new educational initiative, Knowledgeum Academy.
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UN: Stop weapons supply to Myanmar, rights expert urges
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 23 (ANI): Weapons exports to the military rulers in Myanmar by the UN Member States must stop, the UN independent expert on the human rights situation in the country said on Tuesday.
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India rejects allegations of harassment of journalist Rana Ayyub as basele
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 21 (ANI): India on Monday rejected as "baseless and unwarranted" allegations of judicial harassment of journalist Rana Ayyub, saying that the country upholds the rule of law and "no one is above the law".
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