Chemical Warfare
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India condemns use of chemical weapons but votes against decision on addressing their threat
India cited ‘incomplete consultations’ for voting against the draft at the conference of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Scroll Staff
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Why the use of chemical weapons attracts so much international outrage
Chemical warfare first began to attract a special moral condemnation during World War I.
Patricia Shamai, The Conversation
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UN finds evidence that North Korea is helping Syria build ‘chemical weapons’, say reports
The development follows reports of suspected use of chlorine gas by the Bashar al-Assad-led Syrian government.
Scroll Staff
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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UN Security Council to vote on rival resolutions by US, Russia on inquiry into Syria chemical attack
The draft bids address possibly extending the investigation into the sarin gas strike in Khan Sheikhun, allegedly by the Bashar al-Assad government.
Scroll Staff
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Syrian regime was responsible for deadly gas attack: UN report
More than 87 people were killed on April 4 when sarin gas projectiles were fired on rebel-held Khan Sheikum town.
Scroll Staff
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Russia vetoes UN resolution to extend inquiry into Syria chemical attack
US Ambassador Nikki Haley said this showed Moscow ‘will do whatever it takes to ensure the barbaric Assad regime never faces consequences’ for its actions.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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In photos: The devastation of Agent Orange four decades after the Vietnam War
Millions of Vietnamese exposed to the chemical fell ill or developed deformities. The effects have been passed down genetically even to today’s children.
Jyotsna Singh
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Syria: Watchdog says banned sarin gas was used in April’s deadly attack in Idlib province
However, the report by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons did not attribute responsibility to any party for the strike.
Scroll Staff
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Chlorine attacks continue in Syria with no prospect of Assad being brought to account
Months after Syria's chemical weapons stockpile was destroyed, chlorine attacks are continuing – and there's little sign of any war crimes charges materialising.
Brett Edwards and Mattia Cacciatori, The Conversation
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