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UN chief condemns attack on school, abduction of students in Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the attack on a government school in Nigeria, in which one student was killed and 27 others were abduced along with school staff and relatives, said his spokesman.
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Widely unfair: UN says 130 countries haven't received single COVID-19 vacc
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (local time) slammed the "wildly uneven and unfair" distribution of coronavirus vaccines and said that only 10 countries have administered 75 per cent of all vaccinations and demanding a global effort to
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US to work with global partners to strengthen, reform WHO: Blinken at UNSC
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): Reiterating the United States's aim to defeat COVID-19 and any future pandemics, State Secretary Antony Blinken on Wednesday (local time) said that America will work with partners around the globe to strengthen and reform the World Health Organisation (WH
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UN expert urges actors with influence in Myanmar to prevent military from
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], February 17 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Tom Andrews issued a statement calling on all actors with influence in the country to convince the military to refrain from violence ahead of protests planned for Wednesday.
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UNSC must focus on eliminating threats posed by terror groups in Iraq, say
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], February 17 (ANI): Expressing serious concerns on the terrorist attacks that took place last month in Baghdad, India on Tuesday (local time) said that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) should focus on eliminating every threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and
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Urgent need for time-bound exit strategies for peacekeeping missions: Indi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], February 16 (ANI): India on Monday (local time) emphasised the importance of time-bound exit strategies to ensure that peacekeeping missions do not become instruments for furthering political interests.
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Nigerian economist Okonjo-Iweala elected as first woman, African to head W
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], February 16 (ANI): Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was on Monday elected as the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) seventh Director-General, becoming the first woman and first African to take on the role.
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2 killed, 2 injured in violent stabbing spree in New York subway
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], February 14 (ANI): Two people died and two others were injured in a violent stabbing spree targeting homeless people in New York subways on Friday.
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US congressman supports 'Long Walk' organized by Sindhi minorities over en
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): US congressman, Brad Sherman on Sunday supported "Long Walk' or "Long March" from New York City to Washington DC by Sindhi Foundation, covering a distance of more than 350 miles on foot to draw attention to issues like enforced disappearances, the plight o
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UN chief condemns attack against peacekeeping mission in Mali
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday condemned an attack against the peacekeeping mission in Mali, the MINUSMA.
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China refused to hand over important COVID-19 data to WHO officials
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], February 13 (ANI): Chinese scientists refused to share raw data that might bring the world closer to understanding the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, independent investigators for the World Health Organization said on Friday.
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Study reveals green tea compound aids tumour-suppressing, DNA-repairing pr
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], February 13 (ANI): An antioxidant found in green tea may increase levels of p53, a natural anti-cancer protein, known as the 'guardian of the genome' for its ability to repair DNA damage or destroy cancerous cells.
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