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PM Modi To Lead International Yoga Day At UN On June 21
United Nations Resident Coordinator in India, Shombi Sharp said here that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be leading the session of Yoga at the United Nations Secretariat in New York on June 21 this year.
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India and Japan Discuss Cooperation in 5G, Cybersecurity at Fourth Bilateral Cyber Dialogue
India and Japan participated in the fourth India-Japan cyber dialogue held virtually on Thursday. The two countries discussed cooperation in 5G telecom technology. Both sides also reviewed the progress in the areas of cybersecurity and information and communication technology, discussing important areas of bilateral cyber cooperation.
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UN Chief Calls For "Maximum Restraint" On Kashmir, Recalls Simla Agreement
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged India and Pakistan to exercise "maximum restraint" and refrain from taking steps that could affect the status of Jammu and Kashmir, as he highlighted the Simla Agreement which rejects any third-party mediation on the issue.
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Climate Curbs Will Slow Temperature Rise; More Needed for 2C Goal: UN
Plans by about 150 countries to curb greenhouse gas emissions will slow climate change this century and keep alive a goal of limiting a rise in temperatures to two degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit), the United Nations said today.
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Slow Progress Affects Negotiations at UN Climate Talks
The "snail's pace" of progress on an accord to combat climate change caused widening unease at UN negotiations on Friday, with time fast running out before a Paris summit at which a global agreement is due to be reached.
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Delhi to Set Up Separate North-East Cell: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
The Delhi government will soon form a unit to handle issues confronting people from the north-eastern states residing in the national capital, and for their "better resolution", Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today.
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Nations Warn Time Running Short to Resolve Global Warming Disputes Before Paris Climate Deal
Several nations expressed growing unease today that time is running short to resolve disputes about global warming after UN talks ended with little progress towards an international deal to combat climate change meant to be agreed in December.
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Pakistan Crafts Plan to Cut Carbon Emissions 30 Percent by 2025
As Pakistan struggles with the rising risks of floods and melting glaciers, it is crafting a plan to cut its planet-warming emissions under a new global climate deal due to be agreed in Paris in December.
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Russia Says Two Hostages Freed in Sudan
Two Russians held hostage in the Sudanese region of Darfur since January were freed on Friday, Russia's foreign ministry said today.
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Slowdown in Global Warming May Be An Illusion, Temperaturtes Up Says Study
An apparent slowdown in the pace of global warming in recent years may be an illusion based on skewed data, according to a study on Thursday that found no break in a trend of rising temperatures.
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PM Modi To Lead International Yoga Day At UN On June 21
United Nations Resident Coordinator in India, Shombi Sharp said here that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be leading the session of Yoga at the United Nations Secretariat in New York on June 21 this year.
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India and Japan Discuss Cooperation in 5G, Cybersecurity at Fourth Bilateral Cyber Dialogue
India and Japan participated in the fourth India-Japan cyber dialogue held virtually on Thursday. The two countries discussed cooperation in 5G telecom technology. Both sides also reviewed the progress in the areas of cybersecurity and information and communication technology, discussing important areas of bilateral cyber cooperation.
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UN Chief Calls For "Maximum Restraint" On Kashmir, Recalls Simla Agreement
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged India and Pakistan to exercise "maximum restraint" and refrain from taking steps that could affect the status of Jammu and Kashmir, as he highlighted the Simla Agreement which rejects any third-party mediation on the issue.
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Climate Curbs Will Slow Temperature Rise; More Needed for 2C Goal: UN
Plans by about 150 countries to curb greenhouse gas emissions will slow climate change this century and keep alive a goal of limiting a rise in temperatures to two degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit), the United Nations said today.
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Slow Progress Affects Negotiations at UN Climate Talks
The "snail's pace" of progress on an accord to combat climate change caused widening unease at UN negotiations on Friday, with time fast running out before a Paris summit at which a global agreement is due to be reached.
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Delhi to Set Up Separate North-East Cell: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
The Delhi government will soon form a unit to handle issues confronting people from the north-eastern states residing in the national capital, and for their "better resolution", Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today.
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Nations Warn Time Running Short to Resolve Global Warming Disputes Before Paris Climate Deal
Several nations expressed growing unease today that time is running short to resolve disputes about global warming after UN talks ended with little progress towards an international deal to combat climate change meant to be agreed in December.
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Pakistan Crafts Plan to Cut Carbon Emissions 30 Percent by 2025
As Pakistan struggles with the rising risks of floods and melting glaciers, it is crafting a plan to cut its planet-warming emissions under a new global climate deal due to be agreed in Paris in December.
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Russia Says Two Hostages Freed in Sudan
Two Russians held hostage in the Sudanese region of Darfur since January were freed on Friday, Russia's foreign ministry said today.
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Slowdown in Global Warming May Be An Illusion, Temperaturtes Up Says Study
An apparent slowdown in the pace of global warming in recent years may be an illusion based on skewed data, according to a study on Thursday that found no break in a trend of rising temperatures.
