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Zimbabwe in 'total internet shutdown' amid violent anti-fuel hike protests
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Harare [Zimbabwe], Jan 19 (ANI): Thousands of Zimbabwean citizens were unable to access the internet on Friday after the government had ordered the nation's biggest telecom operator to shut down its services again, amid the violent anti-fuel hike demonstrations that have rocked the African n
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Haven't received requests to launch criminal probe into Khashoggi's murder
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 19 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said that the world body has not received requests from other countries to initiate a criminal investigation into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Germany to host international meet on Yemen's peace efforts
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Jan 16 (ANI): Germany is set to host an international conference on Wednesday in an effort to support United Nations' peace efforts in Yemen.
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First Annual Disarmament and International Security Affairs Fellowship Pro
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): First Annual Disarmament and International Security Affairs Fellowship Programme was inaugurated here by the United Nations Under Secretary General and High Representative for Disarmament, Izumi Nakamitsu, and Indian Foreign Secretary, Vijay Keshav Gokhale.
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Saudi girl fleeing from family, granted asylum in Canada
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Jan 12 (ANI): An 18-year-old Saudi girl, Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, who fled from her family in Kuwait to Thailand, has been granted asylum in Canada.
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Khashoggi murder case trial 'not sufficient': UNHRC
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Jan 4 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has denied evaluating the ongoing trial of slain Saudi Arabia journalist Jamal Khashoggi and called it to be insufficient.
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Eight designers shortlisted for India's first sustainability award in fash
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 04 (ANI): In an effort to bring India's environmental champions in the fashion industry to the forefront, Reliance Industries Ltd.'s (RIL) R | Elan 'Fashion for Earth' initiative, Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) and the United Nations (UN) in India chose eight des
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Iran hasn't violated Res 2231: Javad Zarif hits back at Pompeo
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif stated that the country has not violated United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorses the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the nuclear program of Iran, by launching space vehicles and conducting missi
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UP: Mentally ill people chained in shelter, SC notice to govt
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): People with psychological disorders shackled like cattle, their feet tied with iron chains and padlocked for days, months and years- this is the sight at a dirty shed in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun where men and women, young and old, suffering from mental illnes
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Nikki Haley lambasts UNESCO, calls it corrupt
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 02 (ANI): The outgoing United States Ambassador to United Nations Nikki Haley has slammed UNESCO and termed it one of the most "corrupt" UN agencies.
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US, Israel officially quit UNESCO
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Jan 2 (ANI): The United States and Israel have formally quit the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Tuesday.
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India to have maximum number of births on new year day
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Prediction of the United Nations about India to be the world's most populous country in the 21st century may soon turn into a reality as the nation is likely to produce as many as 69,944 babies on New Year's Day. Globally, around 18 per cent of total baby bir
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