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UN marks 75 years of human rights declaration in shadow of Gaza
Never before in period after World War II has world seen so many conflicts, says chief
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Karachi ranked world’s fourth cheapest city to live in
EIU survey finds Singapore and Zurich as most expensive, followed New York and Geneva
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Pakistan to attend UNHCR moot today
Refugee agency’s meeting taking place in Geneva amid country's push for eviction of illegal immigrants
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Pakistan bets on Geneva vows to bridge $6b financing gap
Islamabad, IMF trust deficit deepens as govt announced petrol subsidy
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'Massive investments': Pakistan seeks $8bn in three years for flood recovery
PM Shehbaz urges international community to support 'rebuilding' country after devastating floods
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$10.7b pledged as Pakistan races against time
Climate Resilient Pakistan conference in Geneva calls for support amid post-flood challenges
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Medvedev says he's no French Open favourite
Russian tennis star beaten 6-2, 7-6 by French veteran Gasquet in Geneva Open round of 16
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Marie-Antoinette diamonds up for auction in Geneva
In 2018 a pearl and diamond pendant that belonged to French queen was snapped up for $36 million
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Pak, US NSAs meet in Geneva for crucial talks
Meeting seen as significant against backdrop of current Afghan situation
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Coronavirus likely jumped to humans from bats through 'missing link' animal
It was very likely that Covid-19 first passed to humans from a bat through an intermediary animal
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Saudi official denies threat to harm UN Khashoggi investigator
Agnes Callamard says a Saudi official threatened that she would be 'taken care of'
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Ambassador Akram re-emphasises equitable access to Covid vaccine for health, economic recovery
Cautions if vaccine not made available throughout a large part of developing world, virus will return
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Pfizer-BioNTech, WHO strike deal on 40M vaccine doses
Chief of UN health agency says agreement will help stabilize global health systems
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'Sabre-toothed tiger' skeleton sells for $70,000
The skeleton, nearly four feet long was snapped up by a private collector in just one minute at an auction in Geneva
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Afghan donor conference pledges $12B over 4 years
The $12 billion was less than the $15 billion offered at a similar conference in Brussels in 2016
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Azeris and ethnic Armenians fight new clashes before Geneva talks
As the US, France and Russia were due to meet in Geneva to try to avert a wider war in the South Caucasus
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TeK, KIIR workers protest outside UNHRC office in Geneva
Stop human rights violations in Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, chants protesters
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WHO lists Pakistan among 7 countries world can learn from to fight future pandemics
Says Pakistan used infrastructure developed in fight against polio to tackle Covid-19
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World to heat up 1°C above pre-industrial levels: Report
Annual mean global temperature likely to be at least 1°C above pre-industrial levels for next 5 years, says WMO
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WHO says Covid-19 pandemic is 'not even close to being over'
Number of Covid-19 infections passes 10 million worldwide
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Pakistan ranked 4th as refugee host country
World refugee population grows to nearly 80 million
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UN rights chief alarmed by clampdown on press freedom in India
Bachelet says govt action to control spread of misinformation must be proportionate
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WHO warns of new lockdowns if transition not managed carefully
Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus listed a series of steps needed before countries lift measures
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Libya's UN-backed government suspends participation in Geneva talks
Pull-out comes after a barrage of rocket fire in Tripoli in an operation by Haftar to oust the GNA
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Global refugee summit must not deliver 'empty words': activist refugee
Says refugees are being used as pawns for political gains
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As global refugee meet begins, rich nations urged to do 'fair share'
At the end of 2018, nearly 71 million people were living in forced displacement due to war, violence and persecution
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Millions of Muslim refugees could flee India: PM Imran
Says Pakistan is worried it can lead to a conflict between the two nuclear-armed countries
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PM Imran to co-convene first Global Refugee Forum in Geneva
Co-convening of GRF is recognition of Pakistan’s generosity, humanitarian leadership, and compassion: FO
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Mother or baby die in child birth every 11 seconds: UN
Of the total child deaths, 5.3 million were among under-fives, with almost half of these in the first month of life
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Rights groups accuses Bangladesh of torture; government says report baseless
World Organisation Against Torture says report based on examination of more than 300 cases
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UN rights boss welcome in China, including Xinjiang, envoy says
Says what is happening in Xinjiang is education
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UN assessing damage at Yemeni port city grain mills
WFP spokesperson says damage to humanitarian food stocks unacceptable
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Geneva to ban religious symbols on public employees
Teachers in Geneva are already banned from wearing visible religious symbols including hijab
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UK security firm G4S says five employees killed in Kabul attack
International conference on Afghanistan includes 12-person negotiating team led by chief of staff Abdul Salam Rahimi
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'Incomparable' $50 mn pink diamond smashes record at Geneva auction
That is a world record per carat for a pink diamond," says head of Christie's in Europe
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Marie Antoinette's jewels up for auction in Geneva
Ten dazzling treasures that belonged to the ill-fated queen are part of a 100-piece collection
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India's 'New Gandhi' to lead walk for peace from New Delhi to Geneva
70-year-old activist aims to draw attention for the rights of landless peasants in India
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Swiss open rape case against Tariq Ramadan
Ramadan whose grandfather founded Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood movement is not yet been interviewed by Swiss prosecutors
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Yemen peace talks in balance as parties trade ultimatums
Houthi militants listed preconditions for attending
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UN says it has credible reports that China holds million Uighurs in secret camps
China says Xinjiang faces serious threat from militants and separatists who plot attacks and stir up tensions
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Democracy fails when it turns its back on the vulnerable: NA Speaker
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq addresses 138th Inter-Parliamentary Union General Assembly in Switzerland
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UN staff in Geneva set to strike in protest at pay cut
Angry UN staff in Geneva began protesting last May against a 7.5 per cent cut to their salaries
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Brussels rally calls for liberating Kashmir, other states from Indian occupation
The development comes after continuous display of misleading, anti-Pakistan banners in Geneva, London and New York
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Online, but can't ditch paper? You may be future-proofing yourself
Google VP highlights advantages of paper
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Ads calling for freedom of disputed Indian states pop up in Geneva
Kashmir, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura among states mentioned in ads
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Demarche on posters
The ‘Free Balochistan’ posters in the Swiss capital was perhaps timed to coincide with the 72nd session of the UNGA
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In Geneva, posters of Baloch terror group draw ire of Pakistani envoy
Says use of Swiss soil by secessionists for nefarious designs against Pakistan is unacceptable
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Death toll from Sierra Leone floods passes 400
Britain meanwhile announced £5 million in funding for several charities targeting all the necessities on the field
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Five injured in Swiss chainsaw attack
Local media reported ambulances, helicopter rushed to scene in Schaffhausen
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Syria talks bear little as tensions boil over US-led strike
The UN-backed negotiations in Geneva were the latest effort to produce a political solution to the war






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