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Landmine casualties 'exceptionally high', Syria and Afghanistan worst-hit
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 11 (ANI): An UN-backed civil society report has revealed that global casualties from anti-personnel landmines were "exceptionally high" last year, with Syrians and Afghans worst-hit.
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Afghanistan facing worst humanitarian crisis on earth: UN
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): Director of United Nations World Food Programme David Beasley has called the looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan "the worst crisis" on earth, local media reported citing his interview with a broadcasting company.
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Afghanistan experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises: UN
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): Afghanistan is currently experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with the health system and social services at a breaking point, said United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) representative in Afghanistan Salam Al-Janabi.
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Ranking healthfulness of foods from first to worst: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 17 (ANI): A new tool has been developed by scientists at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts to help consumers, food companies, restaurants, and cafeterias choose and produce healthier foods and officials to make sound public nutrition policy
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China's growth hampered as it aims to achieve climate goals through power
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 16 (ANI): China is experiencing its worst power shortage since the 1980s, a phenomenon that puts at risk the country's post-COVID-19 economic growth and supply chains by shutting down electricity in homes and industries alike, a media report said.
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Study ranks healthfulness of foods from first to worst
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): According to a new research, scientists at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts have developed a new tool to help consumers, food companies, restaurants, and cafeterias choose and produce healthier foods and officials to make sound p
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China orders coal mines to increase production amid its 'worst electricity
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 9 (ANI): With China facing a big power crisis, the country has ordered its coal mines to ramp up production in a bid to mitigate the crisis, a media report said.
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China facing 'worst electricity crisis' in decades
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 8 (ANI): China is facing its worst electricity crisis in decades as elevators have been turned off, stores' opening hours have shortened, factories have had to reduce operating days and power consumption, and some provinces have experienced outright blackouts too, sa
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Nearly 150 Chinese planes breach Taiwan airspace over 4 days; tension betw
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], October 8 (ANI): Tension between Beijing and Taipei has escalated manifold after nearly 150 Chinese military aircraft breached the airspace of Taiwan over a period of four days.
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PM Modi begins UNGA speech with tributes to COVID-19 victims
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 25 (ANI): Noting that the world has for the past one-and-a-half years is facing the worst pandemic of the past 100 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid his tributes to all those who lost their lives in COVID-19 and expressed his condolences to thei
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We have to consider Afghan children as our children: Nobel Laureate Kailas
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Stating that children are the worst sufferers in any war or insurgencies, Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, who has recently been appointed as UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate, called for prompt and sustainable efforts for the protecti
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How 9/11 wars changed politics in US
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 11 (ANI): The US went to "war on terror" after September 11, 2001 terror attacks orchestrated by Al Qaeda that left 3,000 dead, the worst-ever attack on America post Second World War.
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