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Russia dismisses reports about attack on Mariupol hospital as fake news
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy dismissed reports about an attack on a hospital in Mariupol as fake news.
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Ukraine conflict: UN expresses 'horror' at Mariupol hospital attack
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 10 (ANI): The head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, expressed her horror over the reported destruction of a maternity hospital in the coastal city of Mariupol, which has been reportedly under heavy bombardment for days.
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Will support real climate action, serious climate justice: India at UN mee
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 10 (ANI): India on Wednesday (local time) said that it will always support "real climate action" and "serious climate justice" at a UN meeting on "Climate Finance for Sustaining Peace & Security."
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75th Tony Awards to air on this date
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): The date for the 75th annual Tony Awards has been finalised and the annual event this year will take place on June 12 at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
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UN chief denounces 'scandalously unequal' vaccine distribution
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 10 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said in his statement on two years of COVID-19 that the vaccine distribution is "scandalously unequal" because rich-country health is prioritized over the poor.
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McDonald's, Starbucks, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola suspend business in Russia
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 9 (ANI): US beverage giants PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, along with fast food major McDonald's and coffeehouse chain Starbucks all announced on Tuesday that they were temporarily suspending their business in Russia in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine.
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At UNSC, India highlights govt initiatives like Mudra to empower women
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 9 (ANI): Highlighting the initiatives taken by the Indian government for women empowerment, India on Tuesday said it offers a unique template for gender-sensitive governance and equal access to education, thereby, helping them to become economically empowered.
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Number of refugees fleeing conflict-ridden Ukraine reaches 2 million, says
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 8 (ANI): Filippo Grandi, head of the UN's refugee agency on Tuesday (local time), said that the number of people fleeing Ukraine has now reached 2 million.
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War will not stop at Ukraine, Zelenskyy warns Western countries
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 8 (ANI): Terming Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "beast" who will never be satisfied, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday (local time) warned Western countries that the ongoing war will not stop at Ukraine and will affect the rest of the world as w
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UN relief chief outlines immediate humanitarian priorities for Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 8 (ANI): Underlining the immediate need for humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator on Monday emphasised on allowing civilians to safely leave areas under fire in Ukraine, and delivery of much-needed aid to these locations.
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Wall Street in deep red as oil hits USD 130, tech stocks down almost 4pc
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Wall Street ended in deep red territory on Monday, with tech stocks losing almost 4% after oil prices hit 14-year highs above $130 a barrel on the Russia-Ukraine crisis and analysts saying the ensuing inflation could result in a global recession.
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Taliban threatening provincial media in Afghanistan, says rights group
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 8 (ANI): The Taliban authorities have carried out far-reaching censorship and violence against Afghan media in district and provincial centres, drastically limiting critical reporting in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.
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