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Nepal re-elected to UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu (Nepal) [India], October 14 (ANI): Nepal has been re-elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in the elections held at UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
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US slams UN for electing authoritarian regimes like China at UNHRC
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Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): The United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, on Tuesday, slammed the United Nations for electing "authoritarian regimes" like China, Russia and Cuba into the UN Human Rights Council adding that the US' decision to withdraw from the council has be
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UN warns of 'staggering rise' in natural disasters, urge leaders to take a
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 13 (ANI): The United Nations on Monday warned that there has been a 'staggering rise' in natural disasters over the past 20 years due to climate change, and called on political and business leaders to take action to stop the planet from becoming an 'uninhabitable hell
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India sustains trend of steadily declining active cases, active caseload o
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): India continues to report a trend of steadily decreasing active cases. For the fourth day after the active cases dropped below the 9-lakh mark after a month, the decline continues unabated, said Government of India.
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NBA: LA Lakers star LeBron James earns fourth Finals MVP award
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Orlando [US], October 12 (ANI): Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is named NBA Finals MVP for the fourth time in his career, earning a unanimous vote 11-0.
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BMC instructs hospitals to get enough diesel to remain unaffected amid pow
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 12 (ANI): Amid the power outage due to grid failure, hospitals in Mumbai have been instructed to get enough supply of diesel for at least eight hours to assure no power failures in hospitals especially ICUs, according to IS Chahal, Brihanmumbai Munici
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Kyrgyzstan approves Sadyr Japarov as new prime minister
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], October 11 (ANI): The members of Kyrgyzstan parliament on Saturday unanimously approved the appointment of Sadyr Japarov as the new Prime Minister of the country.
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Former Philadelphia police officer charged for shooting dead unarmed Black
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 11 (ANI): A former Philadelphia police officer was on Friday charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of an unarmed Black man in 2017.
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Not one N Korean fell victim to COVID-19, says Kim Jong-un
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 11 (ANI): As North Korea marked its 75th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers' Party on Saturday, its leader Kim Jong Un addressed the audience at a military parade that he wanted to thank the people of his country for their good health and fo
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3 held for allegedly gang-raping woman in Himachal Pradesh's Una
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Una (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 11 (ANI): Three men have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 22-year-old woman in the Haroli area of Una district, police said on Saturday.
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Intend to develop, consolidate China-Korea ties, says President Xi Jinping
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 11 (ANI): China President Xi Jinping has congratulated Kim Jong Un on the founding anniversary of North Korea's ruling party and said that he intends to defend, consolidate and develop ties with Pyongyang and support the socialist cause of the two countrie
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North Korea's military buildup deterrent in Nature: Kim Jong-un
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 10 (ANI/Sputnik): North Korea is building up its war capacity purely as a deterrent and will only strike in retaliation, leader Kim Jong Un said at a massive military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the ruling Workers' Party.
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