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In a televised news conference Friday afternoon, Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Dorian was moving slowly, extending the islands exposure to the storm. (Photo: AP)

Hurricane Dorian leaves 30 dead in Bahamas: Prime Minister Minnis

Authorities had previously reported 20 dead, but have warned that the final figure is sure to be far higher.

6 Sept 2019 9:22 AM IST

TV grab taken from the World Health Organization website shows WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as he delivers a news briefing on COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) from the WHO headquarters in Geneva on March 30, 2020. (AFP)

Covid-19 is this century's global inflection point

In the post-Covid-19 world the institutions of global governance would have to be revisited and remodelled

31 March 2020 11:56 AM IST

Trump calls world health body puppet of China. (AFP Photo)

WHO a puppet of China, says Donald Trump

Trump threatened to permanently freeze US funding to the WHO unless "substantive improvements" were made within the next...

19 May 2020 12:41 PM IST

Flags of the United Nations and the United States of America are seen in New York City. (AFP)

China calls on US to pay its debts to the United Nations

US, meant to pay 27.89% of the peacekeeping budget in UN, cut it to 25% in 2017 and now runs up an annual shortfall of...

16 May 2020 9:35 AM IST

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. (AFP)

UN chief urges faith leaders to challenge hate speech

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on faith leaders to promote solidarity based on human rights and human...

13 May 2020 2:13 PM IST

South Korean nurses wearing protective gear arrive for their shift to care for patients infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus at Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital in Daegu. (AFP)

South Korea is an example world should follow on COVID-19 fight: UN

UN Secretary-General Guterres said recovery from the pandemic needs to go hand-in-hand with climate action, just as...

1 May 2020 8:49 AM IST

An Army vehicle arrives at the spot of encounter with militants at Pampore in Pulwama District of South Kashmir. (PTI)

Pakistan took 'modest steps' to restrain India-focused militant...

UN Secretary-General says they expect all member states to 'live up' to their obligations under relevant Security...

25 Jun 2020 12:58 PM IST

Butchers selling meat stand at their stall as they wait for customers at a market in Beijing on June 20, 2020. (AFP)

China's latest virus outbreak likely came from Europe: UN

To date, Chinese officials have identified 158 cases in Beijing in the past week

20 Jun 2020 2:43 PM IST

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India wins non-permanent UNSC seat after member states overwhelmingly...

India said that its overall objective would be reforms in global multilateral institutions.

18 Jun 2020 4:46 PM IST

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India elected UNSC non-permanent member for two years amid COVID-19...

India, the endorsed candidate from the Asia-Pacific States, won 184 votes out of the 192 ballots cast in the elections.

18 Jun 2020 12:56 PM IST

India received USD 51 billion in foreign investment in 2019. (PTI Photo)

Ninth largest recipient of FDI in 2019, India will continue to attract...

Investments from India are expected to decline in 2020, with largest MNEs revising their earnings down by 25% in early...

16 Jun 2020 12:19 PM IST

Joe Biden , Former Vice President of the United States. (AFP Photo)

If elected, Joe Biden would help India get seat on UNSC: Ex-US...

The 77-year-old former US vice president is set to be formally nominated by the Democratic Party in August

19 July 2020 1:10 PM IST