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UN Secretary-General expresses concern over escalation of tensions in Ethi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced concern over the recent escalation of tensions in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray.
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357 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN refugee agency
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday that 357 illegal immigrants were rescued and returned to Libya.
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Unai Emery to stay with Villarreal after ruling himself out of Newcastle U
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Villarreal [Spain], November 3 (ANI): Unai Emery on Wednesday said he will not be leaving Villarreal to become Newcastle United head coach, despite holding talks with the Premier League club.
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Least developed countries voice concern over progress at Glasgow Climate S
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The chairman of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) bloc, Sonam Wangdi, on Wednesday said that progress at the UN Conference on Climate Change or COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, has been "disappointing," and even "frightening" so far, as he claimed that the
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Rahul Dravid appointed Team India head coach, to take charge from T20Is ag
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 3 (ANI): The Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Sulakshana Naik and RP Singh on Wednesday unanimously appointed Rahul Dravid as the head coach of Team India (Senior Men).
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UN issues new guidance to address warming in cities
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland]/ New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI/PRNewswire): The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today published detailed guidance to help the world's cities address warming, which is occurring at twice the global average rate in urban areas.
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10 blue helmets injured during attack in Central African Republic
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bangui [CAR], November 3 (ANI): Ten unarmed Egyptian peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were shot and wounded on Monday.
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Greta Thunberg calls for climate protest in Glasgow
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Swedish eco-activist Greta Thunberg called for a climate protest in Glasgow, where the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP26) is taking place.
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UN lauds courage of Afghan journalists, calls for end to crimes against th
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 3 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has paid tribute to the Afghan reporters for their courage and said that the impunity for crimes against journalists should be ended, reported TOLOnews.
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Health facilities should not be targeted: UN after deadly Kabul hospital a
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 3 (ANI): A deadly attack on a military hospital in the Afghan capital is a reminder that health facilities should never be a target and that all civilians must be protected, the UN's Deputy Spokesperson said on Tuesday.
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Madagascar reports 'pockets of famine', risks grow for children: WFP
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New York [US], November 3 (ANI): "Pockets of famine" have now been reported in Southern Madagascar, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
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Death toll rises in 21-storey building collapse in Nigeria rises to 20
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], November 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the collapse of a 21-storey building in the city of Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, on Monday rose to 20, as more dead bodies have been recovered, with scores of people remaining unaccounted for, an emergency management official
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