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Seven US Senators oppose position to China in UN Human Rights Council Cons
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 8 (ANI): Seven US Senators have written to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opposing the appointment of Jiang Duan, Minister of Chinese Mission in Geneva to the UN Human Rights Council Consultative Group and said that China should not occupy the position of
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US Navy chief resigns after firing captain of coronavirus-stricken aircraf
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 8 (ANI): Acting Secretary of the US Navy, Thomas Modly, resigned on Tuesday after he was forced to step down for firing an aircraft carrier captain, who had alarmed the high-ranking officials about a novel coronavirus outbreak on board and pleaded for help.
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Western democracies may ultimately lose COVID-19 propaganda, but China cer
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 8 (ANI): The coronavirus pandemic, which has spread its tentacles exponentially across borders on the map, has killed more people in the United States and Europe than in China, at least according to the official numbers.
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US performed 1.79 mn tests, 3M to ship over 55 mn N95 masks: Trump
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 7 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States has performed at least 1.79 million coronavirus tests and believes that the country has reported the highest number of cases in the world due to such extensive testing.
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2,900 US citizens flown back on 13 flights from Asia, says Alice Wells
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 7 (ANI): Senior US diplomat Alice Wells has said that about 2,900 US citizens have flown back from South and Central Asian countries, including India on 13 repatriation flights.
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President Trump signs executive order for Recovery and Use of Space Resou
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 7 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a new executive order aimed at encouraging international support for its policy allowing private industry for recovery and use of space resources from the Moon, Mars and other celestial bodies.
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Study focuses on evaluating grip strength to identify early diabetes
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 6 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have developed a valuable new grip strength metrics that provide healthcare practitioners with an easy-to-perform and time-efficient screening tool for type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The study advocates that healthcare practitioners
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Higher dietary fibre intake in young women may reduce breast cancer risk:
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 6 (ANI): Young women who eat high-fibre foods in their adolescence, especially fruits and vegetables may have significantly lower breast cancer risk than those who eat less dietary fibre when young, suggested a recent study.
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UN chief urges govts to protect women as response to COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 6 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday (local time) urged governments across the world to protect women as part of the response to the lethal coronavirus outbreak.
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Saving lives and protecting livelihoods go hand in hand: IMF
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 4 (ANI): IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has urged the world to come together to protect the most vulnerable from the unprecedented health and economic crisis.
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Trump's company seeks to defer payments as coronavirus rages on
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 3 (ANI): Due to COVID-19 outbreak, businesses around the world are struggling to maintain their financial health. US President Donald Trump's company is no exception. It is asking its primary lenders to for breathing space amid the global pandemic, The New York Times
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Surging COVID-19 cases shows Americans not following social distancing : W
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 3 (ANI): The surge in number of the coronavirus cases in the United States reveals that Americans are not following the Trump administration's social distancing guidelines, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Deborah Birx said on Friday.
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