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Monkeypox virus detected in Portugal less aggressive, researcher says
Updated : 1 day, 23 hours ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], May 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The monkeypox virus circulating in Portugal belongs to a less aggressive lineage spreading in West Africa, the National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge said Tuesday.
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China's illegal rosewood trade with Mali under probe
Updated : 6 days, 18 hours ago IST
Bamako [Mali], May 20 (ANI): China's illegal and unsustainable trade in rosewood from Mali has fueled corruption and has been used as a conduit for ivory trafficking in West Africa, a new investigation has shown.
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China over exploiting Sierra Leone's marine resources, adversely affectin
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Freetown [Sierra Leone], March 3 (ANI) Chinese overfishing is marginalising Sierra Leone fishermen, a country in West Africa that has one of the richest fisheries in the continent.
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Military coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau; UN Secretary-General Antonio Guter
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bissau [Guinea-Bissau], February 2 (ANI): A coup attempt took place in a small coastal nation in West Africa, Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday as military trucks raced through the streets and civilians fled amid heavy gunfire, reported New York Times.
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TATA Projects strengthens Africa footprint with orders totalling about USD
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Mumbai (Maharahstra) [India], January 13 (ANI/PR Newswire): TATA Projects Limited, one of India's fastest growing and most admired infrastructure companies, is now expanding its global footprint with an array of projects in the Transmission and Distribution sector. In spite of the pandemi
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RST Industries Limited (RSTIL, step-down subsidiary of RSTL) is setting up
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI/PNN): BSE & NSE listed Rama Steel Tubes Limited (RSTL), one of the leading manufacturers of Steel Pipes & Tubes and G.I. Pipes in India, is setting up a manufacturing facility of ~20,000 MT pa at its step-down subsidiary RST Industries Limited (RSTI
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India welcomes UNOWAS' role in promoting preventive diplomacy, democratic
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New York [United States], January 11 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador TS Tirumurti highlighted the role of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWS) in promoting democracy and preventive diplomacy in the region.
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ECOWAS planning Extraordinary Summit on Mali next Sunday: Commission
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on Mali on January 9, the ECOWAS Commission informs.
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Chad to send 1,000 troops to Mali as part of UN Mission
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Bamako [Mali], December 18 (ANI/Sputnik): One thousand of Chadian soldiers will be stationed in West-African country of Mali to strengthen its forces as part of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), the Malian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
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Growing food insecurity in West Africa, Sahel must not be ignored: UN huma
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New York [US], December 8 (ANI): Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and the Sahel, must not be ignored by the international community, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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US designates Taliban, IS as 'entities of particular concern'
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], November 17 (ANI): The United States has designated Taliban and the Islamic State (ISIS) as 'Entities of Particular Concern'.
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French armed forces confirm one soldier killed in clashes in Mali
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 25 (ANI/Sputnik): French Chief of Defense Staff Thierry Burkhard has confirmed media reports that one French soldier was killed in clashes with terrorists in Mali, West Africa.
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