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Medical oxygen scarce in Africa, Latin America amid virus

11:42 pm February 25, 2021

Dakar: A crisis over the supply of medical oxygen for coronavirus patients has struck nations in Africa and Latin America, where warnings went unheeded at the start of the pandemic and doctors say the shortage has led to unnecessary deaths. It takes about 12 weeks to install a hospital oxygen plant and even less time […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Italian vessels rescue 47 migrants after small boat capsizes

11:49 pm February 20, 2021

Rome: Italy’s coast guard and border police motorboats rescued 47 migrants whose small wooden boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea south of a tiny Italian island early Saturday. The coast guard said in a statement that migrants were being transferred to the Italian vessels when the boat overturned some 15 miles south of Lampedusa island. After tossing life vests into the […]

FS Shringla calls for greater interaction among strategic affairs analysts of India and Russia

4:45 pm February 18, 2021

Moscow: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Thursday highlighted the unique nature of India’s close and trust-based partnership with Russia, as he called for greater interaction among the think tanks and strategic affairs analysts of the two nations in line with their strong comprehensive bilateral cooperation. Shringla arrived in Moscow on Tuesday on his first foreign trip this year and […]

Stop vaccine nationalism, encourage internationalism: India at UNSC meeting on COVID-19

11:25 pm February 17, 2021

United Nations: India, which has shipped ‘Made In India’ COVID-19 vaccines to 25 countries, on Wednesday appealed the international community to stop ”vaccine nationalism” and actively encourage ”internationalism”, underlining that hoarding superfluous doses will defeat global efforts to attain collective health security and combat the deadly pandemic. Addressing the UN Security Council, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar outlined nine points […]

South Korean sexual slavery survivor wants UN court judgment

3:34 pm February 16, 2021

Seoul: A South Korean woman who was sexually enslaved by Japan’s World War II military called for the leaders of both countries to settle an impasse over the issue by seeking judgment from the International Court of Justice. The 92-year-old woman, Lee Yong-soo, said Tuesday she hopes a ruling by the UN’s highest court handling […]