The German foreign ministry on Saturday expressed its shock about the circumstances of Ruhollah Zam’s sentencing and what it described as his ‘abduction from abroad’ and forced return to Iran …
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India welcomes ‘fruitful discussions’ among Gulf countries towards resolving rift in their region
By: Express News Service | New Delhi | December 12, 2020 9:07:37 am MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava. India on Friday welcomed the recent “fruitful discussions” among the Gulf countries towards …
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Hina Khan on Wishlist being shot in 4 countries and 6 cities: It felt like my wishlist was getting fulfilled
Actress Hina Khan’s next venture ‘Wishlist’, a film about fulfilling wishes and dreams and valuing those in your life, is all set to release digitally this weekend. The web-film would …
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Fifteen years ago, coal was entering a new golden age. China began commissioning dozens of new coal-fired power plants every year, and India, along with other developing countries, followed in …
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In 67 poorer nations, just one in 10 people can hope to receive a vaccine by the end of next year, the People’s Vaccine Alliance said on Wednesday. But in …
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The violation of religious freedom in Pakistan is done by the government, while in India, much of it is communal violence, a top American diplomat has said, explaining why Islamabad, …
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U.S. designates Pak., China as countries of particular concern for violation of religious freedom
The U.S. will continue to work tirelessly to end religiously motivated abuses and persecution around the world, says Mike Pompeo The United States has designated Pakistan and China among eight …
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Slamming China for its alleged repressive regime in Tibet, a top American diplomat has urged other countries to pass their own versions of a US law that calls for denying …
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Pfizer-BioNtech’s COVID-19 vaccine bodes well for UK, but offers little relief to poorer countries – Health News , Firstpost
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine must be transported at South Pole-like temperatures, a requirement that is already dictating who will be vaccinated in the UK Britain gave emergency approval Wednesday to Pfizer’s …
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HONG KONG: More than 150 parliamentarians from 18 countries have called on Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to intervene to ensure justice for 12 people, the youngest of who is …
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ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had discussed the possibility of involving other countries in efforts to maintain a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh. …
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That’s mostly because Mochizuki is lucky — her periods aren’t a big problem. But she’s also been reluctant to use Japan’s long-standing leave entitlement as that would have involved telling …
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Israel adds Saudi to its list of COVID-19 ‘green countries’ after PM’s reported visit to kingdom – World News , Firstpost
On Tuesday, the health ministry confirmed that Saudi Arabia had been added to the safe list a day earlier, but dismissed any link to Netanyahu’s reported visit to city of …
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Representatives discuss cross-sector solutions against the criminal use of cryptocurrencies Over 2,000 representatives from 132 countries attended the virtual 4th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies organised by the …
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NEW DELHI : Between 2015 and 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited 58 countries, incurring a total expense of ₹517.82 crore to the national exchequer, Minister of State for External …
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European countries believed that Germany would always have spare ICU beds for them. Now they’re almost full
Coronavirus infection numbers hit an all-time record Friday, with nearly 24,000 new daily cases recorded — and so did the number of patients in the country’s intensive care units. Official …