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• 10, Mar 2021

The plan includes measures for further research into the problem of threats of violence and intimidation faced by journalists.LONDON: The UK government on Tuesday published the country's first National Action Plan to protect journalists from abuse and harassment.The plan

• 10, Mar 2021

The deal was signed with Adienne Srl, the Italian subsidiary of a Swiss-based pharmaceutical company, and Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund.MILAN: Russia has signed a deal to produce its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Italy, the first contract in the

• 05, Mar 2021

The United Nations Human Rights Investigator on Myanmar urged the Security Council to impose a global arms embargo and economic sanctions on the military generals and move the atrocities to the International Criminal Court for prosecution. In a report to the UN Human Rights Cou

• 04, Mar 2021

In Myanmar, at laest 38 people were killed and many injured as the military quelled protests in several towns and cities, the United Nations said.UN Special envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener said in New York that Wednesday was the bloodiest day since the coup happened on

• 01, Mar 2021

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has congratulated Foreign Minister of Brazil Ernesto Araújo for successful launch of Amazonia-1 on ISRO’s PSLVC51 Mission. In a tweet, Dr Jaishankar said, India and Brazil will continue to work to further advance our space collabo

• 27, Feb 2021

In a major embarrassment to the military government of Myanmar, its permanent representative to the UN on Friday denounced the military coup during an informal briefing by the special envoy of the Secretary General to the UN General Assembly. Permanent Representative of Myanmar Ambass

• 26, Feb 2021

Australia has passed a world-first law aimed at making Google and Facebook pay for news content on their platforms. The legislation had been fiercely opposed by the US tech giants, with Facebook blocking all news content to Australians over the row.Facebook agreed to reverse its dec

• 26, Feb 2021

United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir has welcomed the agreement between India and Pakistan on ceasefire along the Line of Control and other sectors. He said, the two countries stated commitment to achieving sustainable peace through addressing each other's core

• 24, Feb 2021

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court of Nepal yesterday reinstated the dissolved House of Representatives. A five-member Constitutional Bench led by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana annulled the government’s decision to dissolve the House of Representatives on the 20th

• 23, Feb 2021

Italy’s ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo, his bodyguard and a driver from the World Food Programme were killed yesterday when their convoy was attacked in the east of the country. The convoy was attacked near the town of Kanyamahoro, about 25 km north of the regional c