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Pakistan economic crisis intensifies as China refuses to provide debt reli
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): Bankrupt Pakistan's debt problems seem to be escalating as it is all weather-ally China has declined to restructure USD 3 billion in liabilities.
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Hand over Choksi, he committed a huge crime and is our citizen: India tell
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Efforts have been scaled up to bring back fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi. ANI has learnt that multiple agencies are in touch with the government of Dominica on the issue which has been told that Choksi is originally an Indian citizen and had taken on ne
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Nepal gives priority to health in annual budget, allocates NPR 122 billion
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 29 (ANI): The caretaker government of Nepal has prioritised the health sector of the nation in the budget of the fiscal year of 2021-22, allocating over NPR (Nepali rupees) 122 billion amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
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Japan's ruling party postpones bill supporting LGBT community
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party chose not to submit to the current parliamentary session a cross-party bill that would give LGBT minorities more awareness, due to difficulties among the party's lawmakers in reaching a general agreement on some asp
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Despite strong opposition, Pakistan's Senate passes CPEC Authority bill
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 29 (ANI): Despite strong opposition from members of Parliament, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan-led PTI government has passed the bill for the establishment of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority.
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Amul celebrates Amazon's acquisition of MGM with topical ad: 'Bezos gets t
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): Known for its light-hearted billboards and topicals, Dairy brand Amul on Saturday, celebrated Amazon's acquisition of the iconic Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) Studios in a USD 8.45 billion deal, by dedicating a special cartoon to the e-commerce company
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Chinese firms, including Huawei, barred from using national security looph
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): In a bid to check Chinese threat, the United States has come up with a new bill directing Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to bar firms from Beijing including Huawei from allegedly using national security loophole.
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Germany recognises colonial-era massacres in Namibia, offers $1.3 billion
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 28 (ANI): Germany has officially recognized its killing of tens of thousands of people in colonial Namibia as a genocide.
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Hindu lawmaker in Pak seeks 'non-Muslims' status for religious minorities
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): A Hindu lawmaker in Pakistan has submitted a bill in the lower house of Parliament, seeking a constitutional amendment that would ensure that religious minorities in the Muslim majority nation are constitutionally identified as non-Muslims, in a bid to
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China changes electoral system to strip democracy in Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 28 (ANI): With the overhauling of election rules in Hong Kong, China has stamped out the opposition by reducing public voting rights. The Hong Kong legislature passed a bill amending electoral laws that drastically curtails islanders' right to vote as the majority of lawmak
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Bill Cosby's petition for parole denied
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): Disgraced American comedian Bill Cosby has been denied parole and will not be granted a release from his post at SCI Phoenix in Pennsylvania.
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Port City Colombo to become a gateway to South Asia
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo (Sri Lanka), May 28 (ANI/PRNewswire): The newly reclaimed land of 269 hectares in the heart of the Colombo Business District in Sri Lanka has been identified as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) by the Sri Lankan Parliament, paving the way for the creation of an International Business an
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