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Cuba takes over leadership of G77 from Pakistan
India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to project itself as the leader of the developing world which can be a bridge to the developed countries as the chair of the G20, the more exclusive group of emerging and industrialised countries. At least ten heads of state or government and about 120 ministers and other high-ranking officials participated in Modi's summit.
New York nurses end strike with tentative deals reached
Nurses won enforceable safe staffing ratios at both Montefiore Bronx and Mount Sinai Hospital where nurses went on strike for patient care, NYSNA was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency. "We are pleased that the Mount Sinai Hospital reached a tentative agreement with NYSNA and the strike is over," said a notice on the website of the Mount Sinai Health System.
UN agency says past 8 years warmest on record
According to temperature data gathered by WMO, 2022 was the eighth consecutive year when annual global temperatures reached at least one degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels, Xinhua news agency reported. The landmark 2015 Paris Agreement pledged to keep global warming "well below" two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and to strive for a lower limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Ukraine's peace summit likely on Feb 24
The summit, which is due to be held under the mediation of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, is expected to be held at the UN headquarters in New York, Bodnar was quoted by Ukrinform news agency as saying.
Prince Harry's 'Spare' sells 1.43 mn copies on Day 1, beats Obama's record
The figure includes all formats and editions, including e-books and print copies. According to publisher Penguin Random House, the book has smashed all records for any first-day nonfiction book sale it had ever put out, The Bookseller, the publishing industry trade journal reported.
Covid over? Japan reports all-time high 489 deaths in single day
Japan reported 185,472 new coronavirus cases, down 13,401 from Wednesday. Tokyo reported 13,427 new cases, down 3,345 from Wednesday. "The number of coronavirus-related deaths reported nationwide was a record high 489," reports Japan Today. The number of infected people hospitalised with severe symptoms in Tokyo was 49, down five from Wednesday.
President Putin demotes 'General Armageddon' , publicly humiliates deputy PM for 'fooling around'
General Sergei Surovikin, who earned the fearsome nickname 'General Armageddon' for employing brutal tactics during Russia's intervention in Syria, was named as Russia's overall military commander on October 8. Putin on Wednesday replaced Surovikin with General Valery Gerasimov, Russia's chief of the general staff who was seen by many as the top architect of the invasion.
PTI to inform Pakistan Army chief about 'pressure' tactics
The PTI would inform the army chief that some of his colleagues were pressurising party MPAs by making "calls from private numbers", said PTI senior leader Fawad Chaudhry, Dawn reported. Referring to the establishment's alleged involvement in "political engineering", Chaudhry stressed that state institutions should have a working relationship with all parties.
SL officials failed to act on Indian intel to avert Easter Sunday attacks: SC
"Easter Sunday was just a few weeks away when the heads-up about the imminent attack came from India, but there was little alertness or perceptiveness shown by officials to carry out any measures to safeguard any of the churches in the country," a seven-member judge bench while delivering its judgment relating to 12 fundamental rights petitions.
WHO alert against use of Indian cough syrups in Uzbekistan
The WHO said the products, manufactured by Marion Biotech, were "substandard" and that the firm had failed to provide guarantees about their safety, the BBC reported. The alert comes weeks after Uzbekistan alleged that 18 children died after consuming a syrup made by the company.
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