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‘Pure business’ at Biden-Putin summit: No hugs, no brickbats
Geneva: President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded their summit on Wednesday with an agreement to return their nations’ ambassadors to their posts in Washington and Moscow and a plan…
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Summit between Biden and Putin ends
Geneva: President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have concluded their meetings in Geneva, the White House said. The pair met for nearly four hours on Wednesday, first in a smaller…
- World
High stakes Biden-Putin summit begins in Geneva
Geneva: US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday smiled and greeting each other awkwardly with a handshake outside a villa in Geneva, before heading in for a…
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Study: War, climate displaced tens of millions in 2020
Geneva: A key group that monitors internal displacement said on Thursday that violence and disasters — often caused or worsened by the impact of climate change — forced people to relocate within…
- Middle East
Eid Al Fitr: Etihad airways offers 50 percent discount from Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: Etihad airways is offering 50 per cent Eid Al-Fitr discounts on selected routes from Abu Dhabi. During the Eid break, Etihad Airways is offering a direct reduction of more than…
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UN program inks Moderna deal on 500M doses, starting in Q4
Geneva: Moderna and vaccine promoter Gavi have announced a firm deal by which the pharmaceutical company will provide up to 500 million doses for the UN-backed program to ship coronavirus vaccines to needy…
- Middle East
UN rights experts seek more information about Dubai princess
Geneva: Independent experts working with the UN human rights office on Tuesday called on the United Arab Emirates’ government to provide more details about the fate of a daughter of Dubai’s powerful ruler…
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WHO urges pause in market sale of captured live wild animals
Geneva: The United Nations’ health agency on Tuesday urged countries to suspend the sale of live animals captured from the wild in food markets as an emergency measure, saying wild animals are a…
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WHO chief descries ‘shocking’ vaccine imbalance
Geneva: The head of the World Health Organisation said that over 87 per cent of the more than 700 million doses of coronavirus vaccine that have been administered worldwide have been given in…
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WHO slams Europe’s ‘unacceptably slow’ COVID vaccine rollout
Geneva: The rollout of vaccines in Europe is “unacceptably slow,” the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, delivering a damning evaluation on the region’s Covid response, amid a “worrying” surge in infections.…
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WHO says experts will likely present report on COVID-19 origins next week
Geneva: Independent experts of the World Health Organization (WHO), who have recently been on a mission in China, will most likely present their report about the origins of the coronavirus next week,…
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Pakistan treating PoK its ‘colony’, lambasts Kashmiri activist
Geneva: An exiled Kashmiri leader has lambasted Islamabad for using Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan as its colonies for over seven decades and exploiting its natural resources. Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri,…
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Swiss mull ‘burqa ban’ in vote centering on security, rights
Geneva: At a time when seemingly everyone in Europe is wearing masks to battle COVID-19, the Swiss go to the polls Sunday to vote on a long-laid proposal to ban face-coverings, both the…
- Middle East
Iran’s envoy to UN calls full compliance with nuclear deal ‘absurd’
Geneva: Washington’s call for Tehran’s full compliance with the provisions of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is absurd, since the US keeps itself “totally out of the agreement,” breaching its terms,…
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UN says breakthrough achieved in Libya transition talks
Cairo: The top UN official for Libya said Saturday an advisory committee for representatives of Libya’s different regions has proposed a way forward for choosing a transitional government that would lead the war-torn…
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Russia banned from using its name, flag at next 2 Olympics
Geneva: Russia was banned Thursday from using its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for the next two years. The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s…
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Libyan factions sign countrywide UN-brokered cease-fire
Geneva: The rival sides in Libya’s conflict signed a permanent cease-fire Friday, a deal the United Nations billed as historic after years of fighting that has split the North African country in…
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WHO: Worldwide record 350,000 new daily COVID cases
Geneva: The World Health Organization reports a worldwide record of 350,000 new daily coronavirus cases. The U.N. health agency says the confirmed daily high of 350,766 cases surpasses by nearly 12,000 a…
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UNHCR chief tests COVID positive
Geneva: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi on Wednesday said he has tested positive for COVID-19. He revealed in a tweet that he is mildly symptomatic. “I am engaging…
- India
India slams Pak for persecuting Hindus and other minorities
Geneva: India on Tuesday described Pakistan as an epicentre of terrorism and said no one deserves unsolicited lecture on human rights from Islamabad that has consistently persecuted its ethnic and religious minorities including…
- World
A daily record of 307K COVID cases confirmed globally: WHO
Geneva: The number of coronavirus cases confirmed across the world in the past 24 hours stands at a record high of nearly 308,000, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). According to the…
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WHO warns of risk of young infecting the old
Geneva: The World Health Organization’s chief for Europe has warned COVID-19 is a tornado with a long tail and says increased case counts among young people could ultimately be passed on to more…
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Global COVID tally rises to 22.2 million: WHO
Geneva: The number of COVID-19 cases globally has grown by more than 263,000 in the past 24 hours, while over 6,500 patients have died in the same period, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO)…
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Indian diaspora holds anti-CAA-NRC protest at UN headquarters
Geneva: Coming together, the Indian community across Europe held a peaceful protest outside the UN headquarters in Geneva on February 1. Braving inclement weather, the protestors held banners, sang songs and recited…
- Pakistan
Imran to represent Pak at refugee forum in Geneva
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan will represent Pakistan as a co-convener at the first-ever Global Refugee Forum, which will be held in Geneva from December 17-18. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees…
