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In introductory call to UN chief, Blinken discusses multiple issues includ
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Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken on Thursday (local time) made an introductory call to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and discussed multiple issues, including COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, the Syrian crisis, and Tigray tragedy in Ethiopia
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5 UN workers killed in attack in Afghanistan's Kabul-Jalalabad highway
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Kabul [Afghanistan], February 11 (ANI): Five UN workers have been killed in an attack on their vehicle on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway in Surobi District of Kabul on Thursday.
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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Jaydev Unadkat to lead Saurashtra in tournament
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Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], February 11 (ANI): Bowler Jaydev Unadkat will captain the Saurashtra team in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021.
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US rejects China's use of coercion, calls for ending 'unacceptable' detent
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Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday (local time) rejected China's use of coercion as a political tool and called on the People's Republic of China (PRC) to end the 'unacceptable detention of two Canadian citizens.
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SC stays Delhi HC's instructions to provide gadgets for online classes to
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New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday put on hold on order passed by the Delhi High Court directing private unaided schools in the national capital to provide free gadgets and internet connections to poor students for online classes and claim a reimbursement
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'I'm not a cat': Texas lawyer trapped by cat filter informs judge on Zoom
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Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): Despite the difficult times arising out of COVID-19, the newly introduced practices like online court proceedings often lead to funny stress-busting moments. One such incident took place on Tuesday (local time) when an attorney in west Texas accidentall
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Andhra gram panchayat Phase-1 result declared on 292 seats, 44 sarpanch un
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Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 10 (ANI): Results were declared for 292 out of 296 sarpanch posts that went to polling in the first phase of gram panchayat elections in Anakapalle revenue division in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday.
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UN terms Myanmar military against use of disproportionate force against pr
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Yangon [Myanmar], February 9 (ANI): The United Nations' top official in Myanmar Ola Almgren on Tuesday warned the military that the use of disproportionate force against demonstrators is "unacceptable" amid reports of people injured in anti-coup protests across the country.
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UN Humanitarian Office to provide aid to 9.6 million people amid crisis in
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New York [US], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Up to 9.6 million vulnerable people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will receive urgent assistance as part of the 2021 humanitarian response plan for the country, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the D
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Germany, Poland, Sweden expel Russian Diplomats in retaliatory move
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Berlin [Germany], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany, Poland and Sweden expelled one Russian diplomat each on Monday in response to last week's expulsion of diplomats from Russia over their participation in unauthorized rallies.
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Reversing another Trump withdrawal, US moves to rejoin UN Human Rights Cou
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Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): Three years after former US President Donald Trump's administration withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council, his successor Joe Biden has moved to rejoin the human rights body, marking it as another reversal by Biden of Trump's policies.
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UN experts disturbed by deluge of criminal cases against Thai monarchy cri
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Bangkok [Thailand], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): A panel of UN human rights experts said on Monday they were alarmed by the increasingly severe use of an archaic law punishing insults to Thailand's royal family.
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