WHO said delivering on its plan could help prevent at least 5 million potential additional deaths (File) Geneva: The World Health Organization said Thursday it needed $23.4 billion over the next 12 months for its plan to conquer Covid-19, urging the G20 to show some leadership and pay up. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus bluntly …
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The change would be adopted by England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. London: The UK will remove next week the last seven countries on its coronavirus “red list”, which currently requires newly arrived travellers from these destinations to spend 10 days in hotel quarantine, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Thursday. The seven countries which …
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Mr Biden’s Democratic party suggested this week that an agreement was on the horizon, ahead of Mr Biden’s trip to Europe later on Thursday. President Biden will travel to Rome, the Vatican and later to Glasgow, Scotland for the United Nations climate conference, COP26.
The US Treasury slapped sanctions on prominent Lebanese tycoons Jihad al-Arab and Dany Khoury and lawmaker Jamil Sayyed for allegedly benefitting from corruption and adding to the breakdown of the rule of law in the country. The three “have each personally profited from the pervasive corruption and cronyism in Lebanon, enriching themselves at the expense …
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Spread of terrorism in Africa, as evident from the challenges in the Sahel, Somalia and central and east Africa, is a matter of serious concern, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, highlighting the need to support African counter-terrorism operations with sustained financing. “The spread of terrorism in Africa, as evident from the challenges …
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UN said China’s commitment to net-zero emissions before 2060 was a “very positive development” Paris: China on Thursday submitted a renewed emissions cutting plan that promised to peak carbon pollution before 2030 but which experts said stopped short of the radical decarbonisation required of the world’s largest polluter. Beijing’s new submission to the United Nations, …
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नई दिल्ली: आईपीएल 2021 (IPL 2021) में दिल्ली कैपिटल्स (Delhi Capitals) का प्रदर्शन शानदार रहा है. इस टीम ने 14 में से 10 लीग मैच जीतकर प्वाइंट्स टेबल (Point) में टॉप पोजीशन हासिल की थी, हालांकि प्लेऑफ में ये टीम एक भी मैच नहीं जीत पाई और फाइनल में पहुंचने से महरूम रह गई. …
A British court on Thursday handed down a life sentence to a teenager who stabbed two sisters to death, as police faced severe criticism for delays and misconduct in their investigation. The Central Criminal Court ordered 19-year-old Danyal Hussein to spend at least 35 years in prison for the killings of the black women, Nicole …
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India likely to take delivery of S-400 from Russia soon, potentially activating U.S. action Key lawmakers continue to voice their support for a sanctions waiver for India for its purchase of the S-400 missile defence system from Russia. India is likely to begin taking delivery of the S-400 in November, potentially activating U.S. sanctions under …
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“Squid Game” became Netflix’s biggest show ever. (File) New York: A school district in New York state said Thursday it had banned children from wearing Halloween costumes from Netflix sensation “Squid Game” over concerns they might glorify violence. The dystopian South Korean thriller sees hundreds of cash-strapped individuals pitted against each other in traditional children’s …
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The agency’s new analysis, World Heritage forests: Carbon sinks under pressure , shows that instead of helping mitigate global warming, some of the world’s most treasured forests are in fact adding to overall CO2 emissions. The first ever scientific assessment of greenhouse gas emissions in forests on the UNESCOWorld Heritage list, has found that since the turn of the millennium, some forests such as the Yosemite National Park in …
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Raising pro-Pakistan slogans, singing their national anthem is completely unacceptable, said MBBS student from Jammu and Kashmir Ananya Jamwal (ex-student of SKIMS who migrated to Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu in 2nd year). Jamwal had shared some viral videos of how some students in Kashmir were celebrating Pakistan’s victory in the ICC men’s T20 World Cup …
He asserted that the government would uproot communalism from the country.
BJP spokesperson said that Kishore has not said anything that the country does not know.
The Cabinet decided to amend the Cinematography Act.