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NATO chief says alliance worried about Belarus-Russia cooperation
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Berlin [Russia], June 6 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance is concerned about strengthening cooperation between Russia and Belarus and is ready to protect its allies in case of any threats.
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China-backed projects in Africa face intense backlash over environmental t
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 30 (ANI): Dozens of China-backed and funded projects in Africa, most of them developed as part of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), continue to face intense backlash from communities and environmentalists who accuse the developers of destroying ecosystems in purs
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Central bank digital currencies may disrupt financial systems: Fitch
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 22 (ANI): The broader adoption of general-purpose central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will present authorities with trade-offs between the associated risks and benefits, according to Fitch Ratings.
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My motto has always been 'Health for those without wealth': Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 20 (ANI): Stating that a threat in any region can turn into a grave challenge for all in less time, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday took a strong note to build not only resilient but also transparent global health systems that are quick in identifying
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Universal Pictures cancels Fast and Furious 9 event in China after receivi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
California [US], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): A promotional event for Hollywood blockbuster Fast and Furious 9, scheduled to be held in China's Shanghai on Tuesday, was canceled by Universal Pictures over security concerns after the company received threats.
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Feminist activist's request to man to stop smoking triggers violent reacti
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Palo Alto [US], May 16 (ANI): A request by a feminist activist to a man to stop smoking at a restaurant in China's Chengdu triggered a violent reaction, death threats and later "patriotic social mobs" harassed her on the net.
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US drawdown from Afghanistan puts CPEC projects at risk: Report
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 11 (ANI): There is a looming sense of fear in Pakistan that the US withdrawal from Afghanistan will increase instability in its neighbourhood, and add security threats in the region while putting China's Belt and Road projects at risk, Nikkei Asia reports.
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'Long March 5': China denies threat posed by its out-of-control rocket
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 7 (ANI): Ahead of the Chinese Long March rocket's re-entry to Earth's atmosphere, Beijing on Friday dismissed threats posed by the out-of-control rocket, despite concerns raised by experts.
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Imran Khan govt's claim of Pak press being free is a 'bald-faced lie': Daw
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): The Pakistan government's claim that the country's press is free is a "bald-faced" lie as journalists continue to face threats from state elements and news editors are coerced into censoring "undesirable" information or giving stories a certain slant, coun
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Cong assures security to Adar Poonawalla, urges him to name leaders who ma
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 3 (ANI): A day after Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII) reportedly said that he received 'threats' from powerful people for the delivery of vaccines, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole urged Poonawalla to make the names of those l
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Imran Khan govt gagging media to hide illegitimacy: Bilawal Bhutto on Worl
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that press freedoms in Pakistan has been chained through threats, intimidation, and pressure tactics by the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led regime an
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US orders embassy staff to leave Kabul as it begins troop pullout
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 28 (ANI): Barely two weeks after the Biden administration announced the departure of the US troops from Afghanistan till September 11, the United States has now asked the non-essential embassy staff to leave Kabul, citing increased threats.
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