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Taliban calls on international community to remove sanctions
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
After the Taliban took over Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, the Afghan assets in foreign reserves were frozen. The UN Security Council in August 2022, failed to reach an agreement on whether to extend travel exemptions for 13 Taliban officials.
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Delhi rain fury: No adverse order by HC today on absence of lawyers, says
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) on Sunday issued a communication to its member lawyers that no adverse orders will be passed in the event of lawyers unable to present themselves before the court on Monday due to heavy rainfall in the national capital.
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Afghanistan's Herat receives flour bags as humanitarian aid from Saudi Ara
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Afghanistan's Herat has received humanitarian aid from Saudi Arabia, which includes 1,500 bags of flour on Saturday, reported Khaama Press.
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Afghanistan acting FM brands economic crisis as "propaganda"
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
At the welcoming ceremony for several Islamic Emirate officials who arrived back on Friday night after performing Hajj, Muttaqi noted that money is being used for projects rather than for war supplies and weapons as it once was.
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Cereal production projected to reach record high in 2023/24: FAO
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
FAO raised its 2023 global cereal production forecast to 2 819 million tonnes, indicating a 1.1 per cent increase from the previous year.
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Heavy rainfall lashes western Japan; 3,70,000 urged to evacuate
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
At least 15 landslides and 20 locations in the city of Izumo were affected by overflowing rivers. According to the prefectural and city governments, four districts in the city were isolated because of cut-off roads even though lifelines were unaffected.
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Russia requests UNSC meeting on Nord Stream blasts
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Russia has requested a meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on July 11 to discuss last September's explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, as per a senior Russian diplomat at the United Nations, Al Jazeera reported.
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Women should be included in future of Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
As Afghan women continue to live miserable lives under Taliban rule, the United Nations (UN) UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous emphasized that women should be included in the future of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
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FAO Food Price Index continued declining in June
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The FAO Food Price Index which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-traded food commodities, averaged 122.3 points in June, down 1.4 per cent from May and 23.4 per cent from its peak in March 2022.
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UAE gears up for UN High-Level Political Forum with preparatory meeting to
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Lootah made the remarks at a workshop organised by the General Secretariat of the National Committee for Sustainable Development Goals in partnership with COP28.
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Hayley Matthews' fifty takes WI to 8-wicket T20I win over Ireland, Caribbe
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The West Indies Women took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20 International series as they defeated Ireland Women by 8 wickets at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground on Thursday night.
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Law officer Deepika Deshwal first Indian girl address to UN thrice, enters
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Law officer Deepika Deshwal has become the first and the youngest Indian girl to deliver an address at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
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