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New York: With an estimated 75 per cent of new infectious diseases in humans coming from animals and two new animal-to-human diseases expected to emerge each year, a United Nations-backed health conference in Viet Nam wrapped up with an agreement to keep a close eye on new diseases that can jump species and cross borders.

New York: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a respected diplomat, academic and economist from Jamaica to assist Guyana and Venezuela in resolving a long-standing border controversy.

New York: The United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), the Serbian province which unilaterally declared its independence over two years ago, “remains uniquely placed” to facilitate dialogue between the communities, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his latest report on the issue as he calls for ongoing international support for the operation.

New York: The United Nations labour agency and the Government of Australia have signed the first-ever partnership agreement to support jobs for people in Asia and the Pacific.

New York: Despite the progress that has been made in the AIDS response in Africa, many challenges remain that prevent people from accessing the HIV prevention and treatment services they need, a top United Nations official said during a visit to Senegal.

New York: A new United Nations-supported study shows that countries forged ahead with low-carbon growth economic strategies in the first quarter of this year despite the uncertainty surrounding international climate negotiations.

New York: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is boosting assistance to herders and pastoralists in Niger and Chad, where nearly 10 million people are vulnerable to severe hunger owing to poor rains last year which impacted food production.

NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank has announced a credit policy on Tuesday morning; and the corporate sector could not have better bargain than what has been offered. In the prevailing situation of high inflation rate and the cacophony of voices which were raised about the need to contain inflation, the market expectation was that of a flat 50 basis point hike in the basic policy rates.

BHOPAL: There is no end to the embarrassment of the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan. One after another exposure of corrupt practices by the high and the mighty in the State must surely be giving sleepless nights to the chief minister.

LUCKNOW: Congress has launched its campaign for next assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh scheduled for 2012 from Ambedkar Jayanti, April 14. AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi visited Ambedkar Nagar where he flagged off Congress Sandesh Rath Yatra which is part of his Mission 2012 to capture power in UP.