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Delhi schools get new assessment criteria for students; Deshbhakti, Mindse
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New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The Delhi government on Friday introduced new assessment guidelines for government, government-aided and recognised unaided schools in the national capital in which students will now be assessed for the impact of mindset curricula in their behaviour, along wi
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Balochistan farmers call hours of power cuts 'economic murder of farmers'
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Balochistan [Pakistan], July 1 (ANI): Farmers of Balochistan announced the closure of the Quetta-Karachi highway on July 4 against prolonged load shedding in the province by Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO) and termed the unannounced power cuts the "economic murder of farmers", reporte
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UN Security Council renews sanctions on DRC
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New York [US], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday renewed the sanctions imposed on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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UN decries surge in tribal violence in South Sudan
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New York [US], June 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations on Thursday expressed concern over the escalating communal violence in South Sudan which it said has left several people dead and others injured.
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Shocking toll on children in Myanmar, says UN rights expert
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta is responsible for shocking violence against children caught up in the bloody aftermath of last February's coup, a top independent Human Rights Council-appointed investigator said.
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Iran should drop demands that go beyond JCPOA: US Deputy Envoy to UN
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New York [US], June 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States believes Iran should drop demands that go beyond the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action if it wants to the revive the 2016 nuclear deal, Deputy Permanent Representative Richard Mills said on Thursday.
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UN body to hold debate on Afghan women's rights on July 1
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI): The Geneva-based Human Rights Council (HRC) is set to convene an urgent debate on July 1 to address the human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
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Libya constitutional talks end without breakthrough
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Tripoli [Libya], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Under the auspices of the United Nations (UN), a new round of High-Level Meeting on the Libya Constitutional Track concluded here on Thursday.
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Congolese woman raped, forced to cook and eat human flesh: Rights activist
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New York [US], June 30 (ANI): A Congolese woman was kidnapped by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), repeatedly raped and forced to cook and eat human flesh, a Congolese rights group told the UN Security Council (UNSC).
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Israeli parliament dissolves, Yair Lapid to become PM
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Tel Aviv [Israel], June 30 (ANI): Israeli lawmakers on Thursday unanimously voted to dissolve the parliament, after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's coalition government lost its majority in the parliament, triggering an unprecedented fifth election in less than four years.
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BE OPEN celebrates winners of DESIGN TO NURTURE THE PLANET, competition to
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London [UK], June 30 (ANI/PRNewswire): Design to Nurture the Planet student competition in support of the United Nations SDG Programme, announces the winners of its three core prizes.
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MEA rebukes OHCHR interference regarding legal action against Teesta Setal
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New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday rebuked the UN Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) for Human Rights interference against Teesta Setalvad and two other persons as "completely unwarranted."
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