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PL: Southampton frustrates Manchester City in goalless draw
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Manchester [UK], September 18 (ANI): Defending champion Manchester City were unable to convert dominant possession into goals as they were held to a goalless draw by Southampton on Saturday in the Premier League (PL).
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Davis Cup: Finland takes unassailable 3-0 lead against India
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Espoo [Finland], September 18 (ANI): Finland won their Davis Cup tie against India after taking an unassailable 3-0 lead here at Espoo Metro Areena on Day 2 of World Group I first round on Saturday.
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Punjab: Congress Legislative Party requests Sonia Gandhi to choose next CM
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 18 (ANI): The Congress Legislative Party (CLP) unanimously passed a resolution to give party president Sonia Gandhi power to nominate the new Chief Minister of Punjab after Captain Amarinder Singh stepped down, said Punjab Congress in-charge Harish R
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Refugees face dire consequences from COVID-19 underfunding, UNHCR warns
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 18 (ANI): Underfunding has left a "yawning gap" in the UN Refugee Agency's ability to protect forcibly displaced people worldwide from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday.
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Afghanistan: UNSC resolution calls for 'equal and meaningful participation
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 18 (ANI): The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Friday, specifying the importance of "equal and meaningful participation" of women in public life.
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UN chief requests SCO cooperation on Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 18 (ANI): United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has asked for cooperation from the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in support of Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan's humanitarian situation 'pretty desperate', urgent aid needed
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 18 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has said that the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is pretty desperate and called for urgent aid to the country, a media report said.
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Afghan girls must not be excluded from schools: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 18 (ANI): The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed the reopening of schools in Afghanistan from Saturday, but stressed that girls must not be kept away from the classroom.
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US FDA: No Pfizer booster shots for 16 and above, approved only for people
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration advisory (FDA) committee on Friday (local time) voted unanimously to authorize Pfizer booster shots for use in people aged 65-plus and high-risk patients following a prior failed vote to approve third shots for all p
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Biden to convene summit for enhancing efforts to defeat COVID-19 on Sept 2
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): US President Joe Biden will be convening a virtual summit on the margins of the UN General Assembly on September 22 for "expanding and enhancing shared efforts to defeat COVID-19", said White House.
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Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates BUMS course of govt Unani medical college i
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 18 (ANI): Union Minister of AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday inaugurated the first batch of BUMS (Bachelor of Unani Medicine & Surgery) course of the Government Unani Medical College and Hospital (GUMC&H) at Ganderbal in Jammu and Ka
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Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi appointed as Sustainable Development Goal
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 18 (ANI): UN chief Antonio Guterres on Friday appointed Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi as new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate ahead of the start of the 76th UN General Assembly.
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