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London: In the UK, two more ministers resigned from the government, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson after the departure of his health and finance ministers. Will Quince, minister for children and families, said he…
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Siliguri: Indo-Nepal bus from Siliguri to Kathmandu flagged off by Bengal Transport minister Firhad Hakim. The Greenline bus service launches direct bus service from Tenzing Norgay bus terminal, Siliguri to Swayambhu bus park, Kathmandu.
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MANILA  — A green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia has the potential to create $172 billion in investment opportunities annually and generate more than 30 million jobs by 2030, according to a new Asian Development…
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The UK will today (Tuesday 5 July) welcome faith, belief, government and civil society leaders from around the world to London to boost efforts to promote freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) internationally. In a speech at the…
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London: UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid resign from PM Boris Johnson's govt. Earlier, Johnson had tried to apologise for the latest scandal involving a sexual misconduct complaint over one of his ministers
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Rome – To address the impacts of the war in Ukraine on the global agricultural sector, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a new $17 million project to help Ukrainian farmers save the upcoming…
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Washington  – The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a $350 million loan on June 29, 2022, to enhance human capital development in Indonesia by safeguarding its people through income protection, increasing access to…
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Brussels:  NATO Ambassadors signed the Accession Protocols for Finland and Sweden at NATO Headquarters on Tuesday (5 July 2022), in the presence of Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto and Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde. NATO…
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Sydney: In Australia, hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around country’s largest city, Sydney, in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people. Parts of Sydney have received about eight months of rain in four…
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MALE – The Government of Maldives and the World Bank today signed two grant agreements totalling US$34 million (MVR524 million) to strengthen pension and safety nets for Maldivian workers and improve their employability, and to leverage…
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