Geneva
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Weekly Ebola cases rise for time this year
World | Feb 05, 2015, 07:41 AM ISTGeneva: The weekly Ebola cases in the three most affected countries -- Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone -- rose for the first time this year, according to the latest tally released Wednesday by the World
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Ebola has killed 8,153 people in West Africa: United Nations
World | Jan 06, 2015, 08:00 AM ISTGeneva: The World Health Organization says at least 8,153 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.The Geneva-based body said on Monday that the total number of confirmed, probable and suspected deaths from
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Expect some big scientific breakthroughs in 2015
World | Dec 31, 2014, 02:28 PM ISTWashington: While 2014 saw some marvellous discoveries like 3D-printed body parts and scientific breakthroughs like comet landing, 2015 too holds a great future for science, reports the prestigious journal Nature.The first big news is expected
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US and Iran hold new nuclear talks in Geneva
World | Dec 16, 2014, 07:17 AM ISTGeneva: Senior officials from the United States and Iran resumed talks today over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme, a diplomatic source said, three weeks after world powers missed a deadline for reaching a deal.The two-day discussions
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Whistleblower Herve Falciani indicted by Swiss authorities
World | Dec 12, 2014, 10:36 AM ISTParis: Whistleblower Herve Falciani, who leaked information related to thousands of illicit bank account holders at HSBC in Geneva, was indicted by Swiss authorities on Thursday for industrial espionage and breach of trade and banking
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India adamant to its position on food issue at WTO: Nirmala Sitharaman
Oct 16, 2014, 07:27 AM ISTNew Delhi: India will stick to its position on the food security issue at the WTO trade negotiations as it is the sovereign duty of the government to protect the interest of its poor, Commerce
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Sri Lanka to counter allegations at UN Human Rights Council sessions
World | Sep 07, 2014, 02:33 PM ISTColombo: Sri Lanka will counter the charges of human rights violation during the final phase of its military campaign against the LTTE, at the UN Human Rights Council sessions beginning tomorrow in Geneva.The External Affairs
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World's largest diamond, Mughal necklace in Geneva auction
World | May 13, 2014, 02:48 PM ISTGeneva: A rare necklace, engraved with names of Mughal emperors Akbar and Jahangir goes under the hammer in Geneva tomorrow by Christie's, which is also auctioning the world's largest flawless blue diamond, in a sale
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Watch in pics world's most expensive suite, Royal Penthouse Suite at Geneva
World | Apr 06, 2014, 07:28 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Royal Penthouse Suite at Geneva's Hotel President Wilson is the most expensive hotel room in the world.The suite has 12 bedrooms and 12 marble bathrooms, plus a wraparound terrace with views of
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Hijacked Ethiopian Airlines aircraft lands in Geneva
World | Feb 17, 2014, 02:17 PM ISTGeneva: A hijacked Ethiopian Airlines' flight landed early Monday at Geneva International Airport, but the situation inside the plane was still unclear, according to various reports.The Boeing 767-300 flight from Addis Abba to Milan via
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UN eyes Montreux for Syria peace conference
World | Dec 10, 2013, 04:32 PM ISTGeneva: A U.N. spokeswoman says organizers are weighing moving part of January's Syria peace conference to the other end of Lake Geneva because of insufficient hotel rooms in Geneva itself.Corinne Momal-Vanian says Montreux—the swank home
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UN: Syria peace talks to take place on Jan 22
World | Nov 25, 2013, 05:59 PM ISTGeneva: The United Nations said Monday that Syria's government and opposition will hold their first-ever peace talks in Geneva on Jan. 22, in an attempt to halt the nearly three-year-old civil war that has killed
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Amid Sri Lanka heat, Indian envoy to Geneva called
India | Mar 18, 2013, 09:39 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 18: India on Monday asked its envoy in Geneva to return for consultations on the US resolution on Sri Lanka as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa told New Delhi to take
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India may tilt against Sri Lanka at Geneva
World | Mar 16, 2013, 08:40 AM ISTNew Delhi, March 16: Despite Sri Lanka's hopes, India is likely to back the US-sponsored resolution at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva against Colombo - if there is a vote.But this decision
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UN says children being targeted in northern Mali
World | Jul 06, 2012, 03:54 PM ISTGeneva, Jul 6: A U.N. agency says it's gravely concerned about rising violence against children in northern Mali, since the area was seized by al-Qaida-linked Islamist fighters and Tuareg rebels following a March coup.UNICEF says
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NATO urges UN to enforce Syrian peace plan
World | Jul 02, 2012, 07:14 PM ISTBrussels, Jul 2: NATO is urging the United Nations to enforce the peace plan for Syria endorsed by an international conference in Geneva.Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday that the conflict in the Arab state
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Saudi king in Mecca for crown prince's burial
World | Jun 17, 2012, 08:58 PM ISTSaudi Arabia, Jun 17: Saudi royal officials received the body of Crown Prince Nayef Abdul-Aziz in Jiddah on Sunday after a flight from Geneva. He was the second heir to the throne to die outside
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Saudi crown prince Nayef dies
World | Jun 16, 2012, 05:57 PM ISTRiyadh, Jun 16: Saudi Arabia's crown prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has died in Geneva, Saudi state television said on Saturday, citing a royal court statement.Nayef, interior minister since 1975 and thought to be 78,
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28 People, Including 22 Children, Die In Swiss Bus Accident
World | Mar 16, 2012, 03:48 PM ISTGeneva, Mar 14: Twenty-eight people, including 22 children, returning to Belgium from a skiing holiday died in a bus accident in Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais, Swiss police said today.Another 24 children were
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Income Tax Crackdown On MPs, Industrialists Having Accounts In HSBC Bank, Geneva
India | Nov 01, 2011, 08:36 AM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 1: The Income Tax department is reported to have launched a crackdown on undisclosed account holders who have parked their money in HSBC Bank, Geneva.In a first of its kind crackdown against