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Scott Bakula to star in 'Unbroken'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): Veteran actor Scott Bakula has been roped in to play one of the lead roles in n the NBC drama pilot 'Unbroken'.
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US President Biden calls Putin 'war criminal', Kremlin says 'such rhetoric
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): Amid escalating war between Russia and Ukraine, on Wednesday (local time) US President Joe Biden called President Vladimir Putin a "war criminal."
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Activists raise issue of minority rights in Pakistan during protest outsid
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): Political activists and human rights defenders participated in a protest in front of the United Nations office in Geneva on Wednesday to raise the issue of persecution of minorities in Pakistan.
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UN report urges immediate intl effort to stem violence in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 16 (ANI): The international community must take concerted, immediate measures to stem the spiral of violence in Myanmar, where the military has engaged in systematic and widespread human rights violations and abuses - some of which may amount to war crimes and crimes aga
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Ukraine war creating a child refugee 'almost every second'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 16 (ANI): Almost one child per second in Ukraine is becoming a refugee of the war, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as the total number of people who have now fled the eastern European country since the Russian invasion began, passed three million.
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Food insecurity threatens 'an entire generation' in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 16 (ANI): People in Afghanistan are today facing a food insecurity and malnutrition crisis of "unparalleled proportions", the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator said on Tuesday.
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UN welcomes any progress toward ceasefire, humanitarian access in Ukraine:
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations will welcome any progress toward reaching a ceasefire and humanitarian access in Ukraine, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Tuesday in comments about Russia's initiative to propose its own draft resolution on Ukraine.
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Russia's UNSC resolution calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 15 (ANI): A Russian UN Security Council resolution has called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine to enable the safe evacuation of civilians, Sputnik reported citing a draft text of the resolution released on Tuesday.
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'International Day to Combat Islamophobia' might downplay phobias against
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 16 (ANI): India expressed its concerns over a UNGA resolution to have an International Day to Combat Islamophobia on March 15 as it may end up downplaying the seriousness of phobias against all other religions, and said that it is time that we acknowledged the prevale
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Ceasefire possible after demilitarization, denazification of Ukraine: Russ
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A ceasefire in Ukraine is possible when Russia's demands, including demilitarization and denazification, are fulfilled, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said on Tuesday.
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Gaia the Earth Foundation recognized as an Actor for the UN Decade on Ecos
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI/SRV): Gaia the Earth Foundation, which has been making waves in the Sustainability circles with its media arm BuzzOnEarth and green initiative "Mission Prakriti" has been recognized by UNEP and FAO as an Actor for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2
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UN rights chief decries mass execution of 81 people in Saudi Arabia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 15 (ANI): The UN human rights chief has condemned the beheading of 81 people, charged with terrorism-related offences, by Saudi Arabia during the course of a single day.
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