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China-US relations not zero-sum game: Chinese FM
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Suva [Fiji], May 29 (ANI): China-US relations are not a zero-sum game and the US should address the bilateral ties based on the principles of mutual respect and peaceful coexistence, visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday.
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UN's rights chief faces flak as she concludes China visit
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Guangzhou [China], May 29 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Saturday wrapped up her six-day China visit amid widespread criticism after she said this trip was "not an investigation" but insisted she spoke with "candour" during her meetings with Chi
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Arrests of lawyers, activists, journalists under national security law in
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Guangzhou [China], May 28 (ANI): On the conclusion of her recent six-day trip to China, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Saturday raised concern over the arrests of lawyers, activists and journalists under the so-called National Security Law in Hong Kong.
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Search continues for 25 missing after ship capsizes in central Indonesia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 28 (ANI/Xinhua): A search is continuing for the 25 people still unaccounted for after a ship with about 42 people aboard sank in waters off the South Sulawesi province in central Indonesia, a provincial official said on Saturday.
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UN rights chief emphasises on importance of children learning in native la
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Guangzhou [China], May 28 (ANI): UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Saturday discussed the education policies in Tibet with senior Chinese officials and stressed the importance of children learning in their own language and culture.
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UN rights chief wraps up China visit, urges Beijing to review its counter-
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Guangzhou [China], May 28 (ANI): United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, who concluded her six-day trip to China, on Saturday said that she has urged Beijing to review its counter-terrorism policies.
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UN chief condemns killing by armed groups in Burkina Faso
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 28 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the killing of some 50 people, reportedly by extremist armed groups in Madjoari in the east of Burkina Faso.
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UN envoy seeks thorough probe into rising terror strikes in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 28 (ANI): Alarmed by continued terror attacks in Afghanistan, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett has called for a thorough and independent investigation of these attacks that have resulted in the killing of dozens of people.
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Remarks on Yasin Malik's sentencing unacceptable, OIC should not justify t
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New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): India on Friday slammed OIC-IPHRC for its criticism of judgement in the terror funding case involving Yasin Malik and said the organisation has implicitly expressed support for the terrorist activities.
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UN Syria Commission of Inquiry requests Security Council to extend aid to
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Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI): As Syria is experiencing its worst economic and humanitarian crisis since the start of the conflict, the UN Syria Commission of Inquiry has warned the Security Council that it would be a failure of the highest order if the aid is not extended to millions o
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UN chief condemns recent terror attacks in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 27 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the recent attacks in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of numerous civilians, among them members of the Hazara Shia community and several children.
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Chinese envoy criticizes US for failure as penholder on issue of South Sud
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 27 (ANI/Xinhua): A Chinese envoy on Thursday criticized the United States for failing to fulfill its responsibility as the penholder of the Security Council on the issue of South Sudan sanctions.
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