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UN warns famine will soar in Syria, Yemen, Venezuela, 17 more countries in
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New York [US], March 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Acute food insecurity will likely deteriorate over the next couple of months in 20 countries, including Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Venezuela, and African countries, the World Food Program (WFP) said in a new report on Tuesday.
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'India Happiness Quotient Research' by Vieroots points out that -Happiness
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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], March 23 (ANI/PNN): Realising the fact that the pandemic has also infected human happiness, despite the higher family time. Vieroots envisioned spreading out the importance of staying healthy for a happy life and staying happy for a healthy life.
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NZ vs Ban, 2nd ODI: Hosts ride Latham's ton to register 5-wicket win; take
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Christchurch [New Zealand], March 23 (ANI): Skipper Tom Latham scored a brilliant century to guide New Zealand to a five-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second ODI here on Tuesday. With this win, the hosts have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
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Paris summons Chinese envoy over 'insults, threats' to French lawmakers, r
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Paris [France], March 23 (ANI): The French government has summoned the Chinese ambassador over "unacceptable" comments including "insults and threats" against parliamentarians and a researcher.
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Unable to afford LPG refills, Assam tea workers demand wage hike
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Jorhat (Assam) [India], March 23 (ANI): Tea workers in Assam, while demanding a wage hike, said they are unable to refill their LPG cylinders as the cost has gone out of their reach.
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Violence in Myanmar reaches unbearable limits, not justified: German Forei
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Berlin [Germany], March 22 (ANI): Heiko Maas, the German foreign minister said on Monday that the violence against people who were protesting the Military Coup in Myanmar has crossed unbearable limits and is not justified.
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Myanmar's envoy to UN calls for 'coordinated, tougher' sanctions against m
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New York [US], March 22 (ANI): Myanmar's Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Kyaw Moe Tun has called on the international community to toughen its sanctions against the country's military, following increasing violence in the aftermath of February 1 coup.
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UN needs to step up against 'Uyghur genocide' in China: Pro-Uyghur body
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Munich [Germany], March 22 (ANI): Reiterating the need for urgent action to address the Uyghur genocide and China's threat to the United Nations human rights mechanisms, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) asserted that the UN needs to "step up" and act in line with its self-pronounced core valu
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US Defence Secy meets Ashraf Ghani, says enduring peace is main solution t
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Kabul [Afghanistan], March 21 (ANI): United States Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, who is in Kabul for an unannounced visit, met Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday, during which he stressed that enduring and just peace is the main solution for the current situation in Afghanistan.
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Taiwan protests against UN report for labeling it as 'province of China'
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Taipei [Taiwan], March 21 (ANI): Taiwan has lodged a protest against a recent global happiness report issued by the United Nations (UN) for listing the country as "province of China".
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UN Women voices concern over Turkey's withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
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New York [US], March 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) on Saturday voiced concern over Turkey's withdrawal from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, otherwise known as the Istanbul Convention.
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Finland retains title of World's Happiest Country
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Helsinki [Finland], March 20 (ANI): Finland has taken the top spot for the fourth consecutive year as the happiest country in the world despite the global pandemic's devastating effects according to the UN-curated World Happiness Report 2021, published on Friday.
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