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     FGN31 CHINA-INDIA-BORDER-LD WANG
     China & India should not "undercut" each other; must create 'enabling conditions' to resolve border issue: Chinese FM Wang
     Beijing: China and India should stop "undercutting" each other, shed mutual "suspicion" and create "enabling conditions" by expanding bilateral cooperation to resolve the border issue, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday. By K J M Varma
    
     FGN34 NEPAL-PARLIAMENT
     Nepal's Parliament holds first meeting after reinstatement by apex court
     Kathmandu: Nepal's reinstated lower house of Parliament held its first meeting on Sunday during which the lawmakers belonging to the ruling Nepal Communist Party’s (NCP) splinter faction led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ boycotted the session.
    
     FGN29 NEPAL-SC-LD NCP
     Nepal's SC quashes unification of Oli-led CPN (UML) and Prachanda-led CPN (Maoist Center)
     Kathmandu: Nepal's Supreme Court on Sunday quashed the unification of the erstwhile Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) led by Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, in a huge blow to the two warring leaders amidst a tussle for power.
    
     FGN17 CHINA-TIBET-BULLET-LD TRAINS
     China to operate high-speed bullet trains in Tibet before July: Official
     Beijing: China will operate bullet trains in Tibet, close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh before July this year, marking the opening of high-speed train services to all Chinese mainland provincial-level regions, a senior official has said. By K J M Varma
    
     FGN30 CHINA-MYANMAR
     China will engage with all parties in Myanmar post-military coup: Chinese FM
     Beijing: China said on Sunday it will not change the course of its close ties with Myanmar no matter how the situation evolves in the country, ruling out joining the US in imposing sanctions against the military junta which overthrew the civilian government in a bloodless coup. By K J M Varma
    
     FGN20 VIRUS-US-SCIENTIST-LD INDIA-VACCINE
     COVID-19 vaccine rollout by India has 'rescued the world' from pandemic: top US scientist
     Houston: The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines by India in collaboration with leading global institutions has "rescued the world" from the deadly coronavirus and the contributions by the country must not be underestimated, a top American scientist has said. By Seema Hakhu Kachru
    
     FGN14 VIRUS-UN-WOMEN
     COVID-19 negatively affected women’s income, health, security: UN Women’s top official Anita Bhatia
    New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected women’s income, health and security, and now there is a “magnified problem” of the impact of care burden that is precluding them from rejoining the workforce, top Indian-origin official at the UN Women Anita Bhatia has said ahead of the International Women’s Day. By Yoshita Singh

     FGN11 IRAQ-LD POPE
     Christian, Muslim leaders in Mosul welcome pope
     Mosul: Christian and Muslim leaders in Mosul have welcomed Pope Francis' visit to the Iraqi city devastated by war and are calling on Christians who fled the Islamic State group's onslaught to return. (AP)
         
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