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Biden announces USD 100 million in emergency aid for Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday authorised USD 100 million from an emergency fund for the "purpose of meeting unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs" emerging from Afghanistan as violence escalates in the war-torn country, the White House announced.
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Punjab CM asks Centre for 40 lakh vaccine doses to inoculate eligible popu
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 20 (ANI): Citing a current demand of more than 2 lakh Covid vaccine doses for the second dose alone, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday demanded 40 lakh more doses from the Centre on an urgent basis to inoculate the state's eligible pop
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Afghan govt, Taliban meet in Doha 'positive step', but 'more must be done
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI): Terming the Afghan government and Taliban meeting in Doha as "a positive step", the United States, however, noted that "more must be done urgently" as Afghans are suffering terribly from the war.
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Climate crisis has led to worrying future for key habitat-building corals
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], July 19 (ANI): The results of a new study show that the loss of stony coral species could have devastating consequences for the marine ecosystems they inhabit. This finding highlights an urgent need for coral reef management in the Atlantic.
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WISH re-launches, 'Save Lives: Help India Now'
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Lord's Education and Health Society (LEHS), under its flagship healthcare program known as Wadhwani Initiative for Sustainable Health (WISH), made an urgent appeal to corporates, foundations, and individuals to contribute generously to the
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US considers urgent visas for vulnerable Afghan women after troop pull out
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 8 (ANI): Human and Women rights activists have asked the Biden administration to provide up to 2,000 visas specifically for vulnerable women and women's advocates who are at risk after the US troops pull out from Afghanistan.
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IMF calls for urgent action to address worsening 'two-track' recovery amid
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): As Group of Twenty (G20) finance ministers and central bank governors are set to gather later this week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday called for urgent action to address a worsening "two-track" recovery.
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US House passes resolution urging Biden admin to facilitate COVID aid to I
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 30 (ANI): The US House has passed a resolution recognizing the devastating impact of COVID-19 in India and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to urgently facilitate assistance.
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Delhi HC to hear only urgent matters via video conferencing till July 23
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): In view of the predicted third wave and considering the threat of Delta Plus, a variant of concern (VoC), the Delhi High Court has decided to adopt a policy of wait and watch and will continue hearing matters through video conferencing till July 23.
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Delta Plus strain calls for urgent measures, including vaccination: WHO re
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Vaccination and safety measures such as wearing face masks are essential when it comes to fighting the Delta Plus coronavirus variant, World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic said.
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Food fortification and long-term immunity
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The COVID- 19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need to look for strategies and systems that focus on strengthening immunity at a population-level in the long term.
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Climate change leads to higher chance of floods, extreme rainfall
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], June 13 (ANI): During a recent study, Climate experts at the Newcastle University found that, without urgent action, climate change will continue to cause an increase in the intensity of extreme rainfall that might lead to severe flooding.
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