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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeeping mission in DRC
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 11 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday strongly condemned Monday's attack against a temporary position of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which resulted in the death of one Malawian blue helmet.
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Upcoming UN meet on Uyghur crackdown upsets China
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): Fuming over an upcoming UN video conference on Beijing's crackdown on the Uyghur Muslims, China has called on members of the United Nations not to attend the event, saying it "is based on sheer lies and political bias".
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Independent tribunal clears Gunawardene of two charges
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], May 10 (ANI): An independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal on Monday unanimously cleared former Sri Lanka player Avishka Gunawardene of two charges against him under the Emirates Cricket Board's Anti-Corruption Code, allowing him to resume participation in cricket with immediate effe
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COVID-19: Youth Bar Association of India moves to SC for door-to-door vacc
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The Youth Bar Association of India (YBAI) has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions for appropriate measures to be taken for the provision of door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination of all the citizens residing in the country, particularly the elderly, diff
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UN chief expresses deep concern over violence in East Jerusalem
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed deep concern over the continuing violence in East Jerusalem.
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Vegetarians have healthier levels of disease markers than meat-eaters: Stu
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 9 (ANI): Vegetarians appear to have a healthier biomarker profile than meat-eaters, and this applies to adults of any age and weight, and is also unaffected by smoking and alcohol consumption, according to a new study in over 166,000 UK adults, being presented at week's Euro
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UNICEF chief strongly condemns Kabul bombing, says violence in or around s
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 9 (ANI): Leading UN officials on Saturday condemned the deadly bombing outside a high school in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, which led to the deaths of at least 30 people, including several school children.
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AIMIM chief Owaisi takes a dig at UP CM, calls him 'greatest scientist in
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 8 (ANI): Taking a dig at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his remark on converting Nitrogen into Oxygen, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi called Adityanath the "greatest scientist in India" and demande
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Oxygen shortage in Goa: Congress slams BJP govt, seeks clarification from
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Margao (Goa) [India], May 8 (ANI): Goa Leader of Opposition (LoP) Digambar Kamat on Friday sought clarification from Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for promising to supply oxygen to neighbouring Maharashtra when the BJP government is unable to address the shortage of life-saving gas in the
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Humanitarian situation in Yemen falling off cliff: UN
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 7 (ANI/Xinhua): With 20 million Yemenis in need of assistance in the face of conflict and COVID-19, "the humanitarian situation is falling off a cliff," UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
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Indian peacekeeper, who died in line of duty last year, honoured at UN mem
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 7 (ANI): An Indian UN peacekeeper Yuvraj Singh, who died in line of duty in 2020, was honoured during the UN annual Memorial Service on Thursday.
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Jaishankar, Dominic Raab discuss Indo-Pacific, global health challenges an
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday discussed the Indo-Pacific, global health challenges and UN cooperation with UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
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