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India at UNSC calls for continued engagement between Syria, OPCW
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
New York [US], February 4 (ANI): India on Wednesday said it encouraged the continued engagement and cooperation between Syria and the UN-backed Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) towards an early resolution of all outstanding issues.
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Over 2,500 UN personnel in Myanmar amid coup
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
New York [US], February 4 (ANI): The United Nations continues to closely monitor the situation in Myanmar and has over 2,500 personnel on the ground engaged in providing support to the population following the recent military coup in the country, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Wed
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Guterres to donate USD 500,000 prize from Human Fraternity Award t
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
New York [US], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that he will donate the prize of USD 500,000 he received upon acceptance of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity to the United Nations Refugee Agency.
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Job seekers believe online learning will be critical in 2021: Link
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): Indian professionals remain resilient towards career growth as two in three (64 per cent) of them say they are confident about future progression, according to a new survey by the world's largest online professional network LinkedIn.
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UN Special Envoy on Myanmar 'strongly condemns' military coup
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
New York [US], February 3 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General's special envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, on Tuesday strongly condemned the steps taken by the Southeast Asian country's military and called it shocking.
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New Zealand set to play World Test Championship final at Lord's
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
London [UK], February 2 (ANI): New Zealand is set to play the finals of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) at the Lord's Cricket Ground as Australia's three-match Test tour of South Africa was postponed due to an 'unacceptable' coronavirus risk on Tuesday.
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Australia's tour of South Africa postponed due to 'unacceptable' C
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], February 2 (ANI): Australia's three-match Test tour of South Africa has been postponed due to an 'unacceptable' coronavirus risk, Cricket Australia confirmed on Tuesday.
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Trouble paying rent, being forced to move associated with lower le
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): While we all know how stress affects our sleeping pattern, a new study has found that people who are unable to pay their rent or are being forced to move out may sleep less than their peers who don't have such problems.
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UN Security Council to discuss situation in Myanmar on urgent basi
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
London [UK], February 1 (ANI): The United Kingdom, which took over the presidency of the Security Council said it plans to discuss on an urgent basis the situation in Myanmar, where the army has seized power by staging a coup, overthrowing the civilian government.
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UN Chief condemns detention of Myanmar leaders, urges military to
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
New York [US], February 1 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the detention of State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint and other political leaders and expressed grave concern regarding the declaration of the transfer of all legislative,
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Brussels police suppress rally against strict anti-COVID-19 measur
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], January 31 (ANI/Sputnik): An unauthorised protest against tougher measures to combat coronavirus was suppressed by police on Sunday in the center of Brussels, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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Police continue detention of protesters at unauthorised rallies in
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Police continue detaining protesters at unauthorised rallies across Russia in support of jailed opposition activist Alexey Navalny.
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