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Mukteshwari "Mukti" Bosco receives 2022 Roux Prize
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Seattle (Washington) [US], July 18 (ANI/PR Newswire): The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington today announced Mukteshwari "Mukti" Bosco, CEO and Founder of Healing Fields Foundation, is the recipient of the 2022 Roux Prize, the world's largest a
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Pakistan's security apparatus in total fiasco, lawlessness grips country
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 14 (ANI): Pakistan's security apparatus is a total fiasco as it is marred with apathy towards vulnerable communities, hatred for minorities, discrimination based on region and subtle promotion of extremism that has gradually resulted in widespread militancy and law
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Neighborhood redlining may increase risk of heart diseases, know more here
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): According to a group of researchers, redlining or the practice of illegal discrimination by a mortgage lender who denies handing out loans, is linked with heart disease and increases risk factors after they were banned. Health disparities have been linked to se
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New atlas of tissue-resident memory T cells offers hope for new therapies
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): Researchers have gained ground in understanding unique immune cells equipped to remember the identities of malicious invaders. The researchers developed a new atlas that describes tissue-resident memory T cells in diverse tissue settings, boosting the prospect
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G7 asks Russia to end blockade of Black Sea ports, pledges USD 4.5 bn for
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Schloss Elmau [Germany], June 28 (ANI): The Group of Seven (G7) nations on Tuesday committed USD 4.5 billion to protect the most vulnerable people from malnutrition and called on Russia to end its blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea ports.
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Uttarakhand CM gives instructions to install crash barriers on Chardham Ya
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 27 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has given instructions for the installation of crash barriers at 77 vulnerable places identified on Chardham Yatra motor road of Chamoli, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Tehri and Pauri districts, as per t
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Life-saving relief continues to reach quake-hit eastern Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 25 (ANI): Emergency lifesaving aid relief continued to flow into quake-hit eastern Afghanistan on Friday, as UN humanitarians and partners rushed to help the most vulnerable communities.
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Pakistan-TTP 'peace deal' doomed to fail despite Afghan-Taliban's push
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 20 (ANI): Pakistan's sheer desperation for peace with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) comes as the country's economy continues to remain in shambles and the prevailing political instability has made the Pakistani state "weak and vulnerable."
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Only 6 per cent domestic workers have comprehensive social security: ILO
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): Only six per cent of domestic workers worldwide have access to comprehensive social protection, with women who constitute over three-fourths of such workforce being more vulnerable, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said in a report on Thursday.
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New UN report: World's most vulnerable are paying more for less food
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], June 10 (ANI): The global food import bill is on course to hit a new record of USD 1.8 trillion this year, but higher prices and transport costs rather than volumes account for the bulk of the expected increase, according to a new report released by the Food and Agriculture Org
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'Time is short' to prevent global food crisis, says UN on ripple effects o
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 9 (ANI): War in Ukraine has left an estimated 1.6 billion people in 94 countries exposed to at least one dimension of finance, food, or energy crisis, with around 1.2 billion living in "perfect-storm" countries severely vulnerable to all three areas, the policy brief by t
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Garib Kalyan Sammelan starts in 40 constituencies of Goa
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], June 4 (ANI): The Goa government on Saturday initiated 40 Garib Kalyan Sammelan in all constituencies of the state, with the intent to make the Centre's scheme reach every section of the society in Goa.
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