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AICF unanimously endorses Viswanathan Anand's candidature for Deputy Presi
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The house congratulated and applauded the swift action taken by the Secretary of All India Chess Federation Bharat Singh Chauhan for successfully bringing the chess spectacle of the Olympiad at a short notice.
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COVID-19: China hits back at WHO, calls 'lab leak' probe a 'lie'
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Beijing [China], June 12 (ANI): After the World Health Organization (WHO) strongly recommended a deeper investigation into whether the COVID outbreak was a result of a leak from a Chinese laboratory, the country has hit back at the UN health organization and called the theory "politically mo
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Unattended bag triggered bomb scare in J-K's Srinagar
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Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 12 (ANI): An unattended bag was found in the Rawalpora area of Srinagar on Sunday.
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UN condemns attack on hospital in Cameroon
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New York [US], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has strongly condemned an attack on a hospital in Cameroon's restive Anglophone region of Southwest.
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UN voices concern over security in DRC
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New York [US], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations on Saturday voiced concern over the deteriorating security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), given the increase of attacks against civilians by rebels as well as the presence of foreign armed groups.
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'Taliban wants to remain in power but disagrees on how to govern'
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Kabul [Afghanistan], June 12 (ANI): Slamming the Taliban's political, economic and social policies for Afghanistan during a discussion with the Council on Foreign Relations, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) political affairs chief Scott Smith has highly criticised the
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New study shows promising results for male contraceptive pills
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Washington [US], June 11 (ANI): Two experimental male contraceptive pills appear to effectively lower testosterone without causing unacceptable side effects, according to a new study.
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UN: 18.4 million people experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity
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New York [US], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 18.4 million people are already experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity and rising malnutrition across the three Horn of Africa (HOA) countries of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (
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UN voices concern about clashes in Libya's Tripoli
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Tripoli [Libya], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday expressed concern about clashes that erupted in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Friday night between armed groups.
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DPRK leader underlines need for stronger self-defense measures
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Pyongyang [North korea], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said his country faces a "very serious" security situation and needs stronger self-defence measures, the Korean Central News Agency reported Saturday.
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17 countries elected into UN Economic and Social Council for 3-year term
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New York [US], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Seventeen states were elected Friday into the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the coordinating body for the economic and social work of UN agencies and funds, for a three-year term.
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COVID-19: Pope Francis backs waivers on intellectual property rights for v
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Vatican City [Vatican], June 11 (ANI): Ahead of the 12th World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference, Pope Francis has extended support for waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and asked the UN body to adopt measures to ensure access to coronavirus shots fo
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