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UN warns of rising hunger in Somalia amid severe drought
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations humanitarian agency has warned about the rising hunger in Somalia following a historical fourth consecutive failed rainy season since 2020.
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India does not support attempts to isolate Russia, says Russian envoy
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov in an exclusive interview with Sputnik, has said that New Delhi does not support attempts to isolate Russia as he referred to "clear consensus" at the BRICS meeting last month against "arbitrary sanctions, which are
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Russian embassy unable to work normally in Bulgaria after 70 diplomats exp
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, commenting on Sofia's decision to expel 70 employees of the Russian embassy, that Moscow would respond to these actions, and that the Russian embassy was unable to work normally after it.
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Myanmar military atrocities laid bare in gruesome footage: report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], July 5 (ANI): Shocking footage has recently emerged on social media of brutal killings allegedly in Myanmar's Sagaing Region where a United Nations investigator has documented apparent war crimes by the Myanmar military, according to New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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India calls to prevent illicit trade in small arms, light weapons to comba
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New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Owing to the rise in threat of terrorism, India called for effective implementation of the UN action plan to prevent illicit trade in small arms and light weapons.
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Pakistan: 400 textile mills remain non-functional amid shortage of gas sup
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 4 (ANI): Amid the shortage of gas and electricity supply in Pakistan, around 400 textile mills in Punjab province are facing closure and are unable to fulfil their export orders.
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TN: Tourists seek govt's intervention for washroom unavailability at Marin
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 3 (ANI): The local and foreign tourists of Marina Beach in Chennai are disappointed with the lack of sanitation facilities at the spot and urged the concerned authorities to look into the matter.
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BJP national executive meet: PM Modi's address, party resolution to remain
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 3 (ANI): With Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national executive meeting moving to its second day on Sunday, the key focus will remain on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech and party's political resolution that are expected to be passed unanimously. Read More
Sri Lankan customs seize foreign liquor, cigarettes worth Rs 60 million
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 2 (ANI): Sri Lankan Custom officials along with the country's Excise department on Friday seized foreign alcohol worth Rs 60 million along with cosmetics, turmeric and cigarettes sent in several large UPBS (Unaccompanied Passenger Baggage) from Dubai, a local med
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'Every day at least one or two Afghan women commit suicide'
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Geneva [Switzerland], July 2 (ANI): 'Every day there are at least one or two women who commit suicide', said a former deputy speaker of the Afghan Parliament on Friday, highlighting the lack of opportunity and ailing mental health that is taking a toll on Afghan women.
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Hamas welcomes UN report that calls for lifting Israeli siege on Gaza
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Gaza [Palestine] July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Friday welcomed a UN report that called for the immediate ending of the siege that Israel has been imposing on the Gaza Strip since 2007.
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Brazil assumes rotating presidency of UN Security Council for July
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Washington [US], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Friday assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council for July.
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