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Six grain ships leave Ukraine ports after Russia rejoins grain deal
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Six grain ships have left Ukraine ports a day after Russia agreed to resume its participation in the UK-brokered grain deal.
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US condemns North Korea's launch of intercontinental ballistic missile
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Price said this action underscores the need for all countries to fully implement North Korea's related UN Security Council resolutions, which are intended to prohibit the country from acquiring the technologies needed to carry out missile tests.
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Media under threat as crimes against journalists continue in Afghanistan:
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Surge in crime against journalists in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) stated in its report the human rights violation of at least 200 reporters. Over 45 per cent of journalists have quit since the terrorist outfit assum
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China uses 'economic coercion' to achieve its goals
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing is putting forward a message to businesses and governments of financial consequences if measures are taken in a manner it sees as unacceptable.
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14 million Ukrainians displaced from their homes since Russian invasion: U
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi warned the Ukrainians are about to face one of the world's harshest winters in extremely difficult circumstances. "Humanitarian organizations have dramatically scaled up their response, but much more must be done, starting with an end to this senseless war," h
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2018 Parkland school massacre in US: Shooter sentenced to life in prison w
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The convicted shooter of Parkland school shooting has been formally sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury last month failed to unanimously recommend the death penalty, disappointing and angering many of the families of the 17 people he killed.
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Court issues summons to BJP MP Gautam Gambhir over unauthorised constructi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The petitioners advocate Ravi Bhargava and Rohit Kumar Mahiya moved a civil suit against Gambhir and the MCD seeking an order restraining Gambhir from using the alleged illegal structure.
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Russia says it is resuming participation in Ukraine grain deal
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The UN-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative was signed during a ceremony in Istanbul in July. Under the deal, ships transporting grain from three Ukrainian ports travel along an agreed corridor to markets worldwide.
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Govt exempts wholesalers, big retailers from stock limit on edible oil, oi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The removal of wholesalers and big chain retailers from the stock limit order would allow them to keep various varieties and brands of edible oils, which they are unable to keep at present due to the limits imposed.
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50 UN members condemn Chinese government's oppression of Uyghurs
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Fifty United Nations member states issued a joint statement condemning the Chinese government's oppression of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan.
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Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2022 up by 32 per cent: UN survey
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan - latest findings and emerging threats is the first report on the illicit opium economy since the Taliban, which assumed power in August 2021, banned cultivation of opium poppy and all narcotics in April 2022.
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Suspension of Black Sea grain deal to affect food security globally: India
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Indian diplomat R Madhu Sudan said the Black Sea Grain Initiative had provided a glimmer of hope for peace in Ukraine and helped contribute to lowering the prices of wheat and other commodities.
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