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Chandrababu Naidu alleges patient's unattended body, eaten by dogs at Andh
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday alleged that a patient's dead body was left unattended at the Ongole Government general hospital, in Prakasam district, and added that dogs have eaten the body, which shows a cl
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Inclusion, participation of indigenous people must be ensured in COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA] Aug 10 (Xinhua/ANI): Inclusion and participation of the world's 476 million indigenous people must be ensured in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and on the road ahead towards recovery, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday.
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Former Malaysian PM says his contentious remarks at UNGA affected palm oil
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Aug 9 (ANI): Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Saturday said he was not offering apologies for the impact of his contentious remarks on the Kashmir at UN General assembly though he was sorry that it impacted Malaysian palm oil export to India.
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UN allocates USD 15 million to support Lebanon after Beirut blast: OCHA
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations (UN) has allocated USD 15 million to support Lebanon after the huge explosion that devastated the capital of Beirut, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.
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Lebanon has not asked United Nations to investigate Beirut blast: UN spoke
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations (UN) has not received any requests to investigate Tuesday's massive explosion in Beirut that killed more than 150 people and injured some 5,000 others, UN deputy spokesperson Furhan Haq said on Friday.
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US Senate passes bill banning TikTok on government devices
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 7 (ANI): The United States Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on government devices.
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Pakistan narrative on Kashmir has lost steam with UNSC members, says India
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Aug 6 (ANI): India on Wednesday slammed Pakistan for its "singularly unsuccessful" attempt to broach the bilateral issue of Kashmir in the United Nations Security Council and said its narrative had lost steam and did not "deserve the time and attention" of the world body.<
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Amarinder Singh launches 'Pride of Punjab' partnership of State govt, YuWa
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday launched a collaborative 'Pride of Punjab' programme as a partnership between the Department of Youth Services and Sports and YuWaah - a joint initiative of UNICEF, other UN agencies, civi
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UN chief offers condolences to victims of Beirut port explosion
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): Antonio Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, has offered his condolences to the victims of Tuesday's massive twin blasts in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, including several UN employees who suffered injuries.
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UN experts write to China on Panchen Lama, reincarnation rules, ICT welcom
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 5 (ANI): Five UN human rights experts and expert bodies have raised concerns with the Chinese government about Tibet's "disappeared" Panchen Lama and Beijing's reincarnation rules, citing fears about Chinese interference in the succession of the Dalai Lama.
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UNIFIL ship damaged in Lebanon blast, several naval peacekeepers injured
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 5 (ANI): A ship of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force docked at Beirut port was damaged in Tuesday's blast in Lebanon's capital, leaving some naval peacekeepers injured, the UNIFIL said in a statement.
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More than 1 billion school children worldwide affected by COVID-19: UN Chi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], August 4 (Sputnik/ANI): The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the largest educational disruption in history that has affected more than 1 billion school students worldwide, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday.
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