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Ahamdis' persecution intensifying since Imran Khan govt came to power: Ahm
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 17 (ANI): Highlighting the state-sponsored persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat wrote to the President of the UN Human Rights Council, informing that Imran Khan-led government have banned over 20 websites affiliated with the Ahmadiyya Mus
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IOC releases Framework on Fairness, Inclusion and Non-discrimination on ba
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], November 17 (ANI): Following a two-year consultation process with more than 250 athletes and concerned stakeholders, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) released its new- IOC Framework on Fairness, Inclusion and Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity
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WHO chief says COVID-19 vaccine disparity must stop: VOA
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the "scandal" of global COVID-19 vaccine disparity must stop, according to a recent report by Voice of America (VOA).
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Over 1 million Afghans refugees deported by Iran this year: IOM
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 16 (ANI): Iran has deported over one million Afghan refugees to Afghanistan in 2021 so far, informed the United Nations migration agency.
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Dr. Dipak Harke, 1st Indian to achieve 174 world records, will be honoured
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI/Target Media): Bharat Mahotsav, Festival of One India, is being organised from 20th - 24th November 2021 in Zurich (Switzerland) with the theme being "Celebrating 75 years of Indian Independence".
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Afghanistan hit with rapid surge in outbreak of measles: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 15 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) said that due to lack of vaccine, Afghanistan has been hit with a rapid surge in the outbreak of measles.
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Europe hits highest weekly COVID-19 cases since pandemic began
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 14 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has informed that almost two million cases of COVID-19 were reported in Europe last week, the most in a single week in that region since the pandemic started.
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US: Hackers break into FBI email server, confirms Spamhaus
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 14 (ANI): Spamhaus Project, a non-profit organisation based in Andorra and Switzerland on Saturday (local time) confirmed that emails have been sent from a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) server early today.
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Pramod Bhagat nominated for BWF Player of the Year Award
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Laussane [Switzerland], November 11 (ANI): The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Thursday revealed the nominees for the BWF Player of the Year Awards 2020/2021.
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Women's World Boxing Championship pushed back to March 2022
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], November 11 (ANI): AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship scheduled to be held in Istanbul from December 6-19 has been postponed to March 2022.
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IOC, UNODC extend collaboration to fight corruption and crime in sport
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], November 9 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further strengthen the cooperation between the two organisations in fighting corruption and crime in
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New shipment of WHO life-saving medical supplies arrives in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 8 (ANI): An aircraft carrying around 7 metric tonnes of lifesaving medical supplies arrived in Kabul from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in collaboration with the operations and logistic teams of Qatar Airways and the Qatar government.
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