Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz dies Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has passed away in Geneva, Switzerland. Citing a royal court statement, the Saudi state television broke the news today. Nayef, who had been the interior minister for Saudi Arabia since 1975, was the heir to Saudi King Abdullah […]
The richest person in the world suggested elevating the retirement age to 70 to utilize the faculties of the experienced The world’s richest man, Carlos Slim Helu, has been talking humanitarian of late. In his latest speech at the Geneva telecommunications conference in Switzerland, he touched a number of topics, including global economy and private […]
Jun 13 2012 | Posted in
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Slim was very particular about the peculiar economic health of world currently. Europe and the US are living through the miseries of their own. The Mexican business tzar laid out a twofold solution to the current financial problems that many countries in Europe are facing. He suggested that the governments should elevate the retirement age […]
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Red Warrants to be issued for Pervez Musharraf following Benazir Bhutto’s murder Following the murder of former Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto (BB), the Government is on the verge of issuing red warrants for Pervez Musharraf. The former president of the country is accused of murdering BB and is about the face the consequences as […]
USA and Russia discuss practical issues in implementing New START treaty in Geneva Geneva: (Wednesday, February 08, 2012) The United States and Russian delegations met in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss the issues arising in the implementation of the New START Treaty. After the meeting, the two sides issued the following statement: “The third session of […]
Feb 8 2012 | Posted in
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Lack of health services for migrants a concerning issue GENEVA- 18 December 2011 – The lack of adequate access to health services for migrants in most countries is a worrying public health omission requiring urgent redress in a world increasingly dependent on human mobility, says IOM as it marks International Migrants Day today. With more […]
Dec 14 2011 | Posted in
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Ministerial-Level IOM Council Marks Organization’s 60th Anniversary and Looks to the Future of Migration About 50 government ministers, deputy prime ministers and deputy ministers will be among those attending IOM’s 100th Council next week to mark the Organization’s 60th anniversary and to look to the future of migration. The IOM Council, taking place in Geneva […]
Dec 2 2011 | Posted in
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UNAIDS confirms live-saving drugs have dramatically increased HIV patients In its annual report on the pandemic, United Nations AID programme (UNAIDS) has confirmed that more people than ever are living with the AIDS virus but this is largely due to better access to drugs that keep HIV patients alive and well for many years. In […]
Nov 21 2011 | Posted in
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More aid needed for Pakistan’s flood effected pregnant women: Pleads a Geneva based humanitarian group On Thursday, CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere) noted that only 22 per cent of the funding pledged to Pakistan has been dispersed. It issued a plea for more funding for pregnant women, who were deemed as a particularly […]
Oct 21 2011 | Posted in
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