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Stand in solidarity with Sri Lankan people, calls for dialogue: UN chief
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New York [US], July 11 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stands in solidarity with the Sri Lankan people and calls on all stakeholders to engage in dialogue to ensure a smooth transition of government and to find sustainable solutions to the economic crisis, his spokesperson said
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Afghanistan earthquake response overlooks people with disabilities: Rights
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Kabul [Afghanistan], July 11 (ANI): People with disabilities remain overlooked following an earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people in eastern Afghanistan on June 22, according to the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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India to surpass China as world's most populous country: UN report
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New York [US], July 11 (ANI): India is projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country next year, as per a report by the United Nations on World Population Day.
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Researchers discover why tackling particle pollution leads to photochemica
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Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): The answer for why reducing particle pollution is actually increasing surface ozone pollution in some emerging economies, hence, negatively impacting health, ecosystems and agriculture, has been found by the University of York researchers.
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US, UK, France veto Russian UNSC resolution to extend cross-border aid mec
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New York [US], July 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States, the United Kingdom, and France on Friday vetoed a Russian UN Security Council resolution to extend the mechanism that allows cross-border aid deliveries into northwest Syria through Turkey.
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India has made rapid strides in improving malnutrition rates: UN
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New York [US], July 8 (ANI): Rapid strides have been made by India in improving malnutrition rates said the UN recently and added that stunting in children below five years has declined from 48 percent to 38 percent in the country between 2006 and 2016.
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Media watchdog asks Pakistan authorities to immediately release journalist
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New York [US], July 8 (ANI): Pakistan authorities must immediately release journalist Imran Riaz Khan and ensure that members of the press can work freely and without fear of reprisal, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Thursday.
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Sri Lanka's crisis should be warning to us all: UNDP
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New York [US], July 8 (ANI): With the war in Ukraine dragging on, countries already under pressure from the knock-off effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, risk seeing the same economic crisis as Sri Lanka, the UN said on Thursday as it advised the international community to introduce radical fin
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Nearly half of Americans 'struggling' with high inflation, soaring gas pri
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New York [US], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The sense of optimism coming out of the pandemic has all but deflated as a looming recession has Americans taking stock of their financial situation and wondering how they'll be faring in just a few months, reported Fortune on Wednesday.
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Study finds why tackling particle pollution results in photochemical smog
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Washington [US], July 7 (ANI): The University of York researchers have discovered why reducing particle pollution is actually increasing surface ozone pollution in some emerging economies, negatively impacting health, ecosystems and agriculture.
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Taliban execute, 'disappear' alleged militants in Afghanistan: Human Right
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New York [US], July 7 (ANI): With one investigation revealing that over 100 bodies had been dumped in an emptied canal in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW), said Taliban security forces are carrying out abusive search operations where they execute and forcibly disappear reside
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UN high-level forum calls for global efforts in quality education
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New York [US], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Academics, experts, government officials and representatives of educational organizations on Wednesday called for efforts and actions to improve the quality of education across the world and place student needs at the heart of global sustainable developmen
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