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China's debt clampdown raises risk of local government financial defaults
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 27 (ANI): China's debt clampdown has raised the risk of a wave of defaults among the country's heavily indebted local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) for the first time, causing concern in financial markets.
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Israeli strikes in West Bank may be defined as war crimes if found discrim
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI/Sputnik): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed on Thursday concerns over Israeli rocket attacks in the West Bank and noted that this could be defined as war crimes if found discriminate and disproportionate.
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Bodies wash up on shores of river Sarayu in Uttarakhand; locals shocked, c
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India] May 26 (ANI): Dozens of bodies belived to be COVID-19 victims have washed up on the banks of Sarayu river in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh on Wednesday evoking shock, anger and concern among the locals.
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Surge in prices of raw materials casts shadow on China's industrial sector
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 26 (ANI): A wave of shutdowns and temporary production stoppages across Chinese factories due to surging costs of raw materials has raised concerns over inflation risks in the world's second-largest economy.
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Canada: Alberta province orders 4 universities to suspend partnerships wit
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], May 26 (ANI): The government of Canada's Alberta province has ordered four universities to suspend new or renewed partnerships that could be linked to China and the Chinese Communist Party, citing potential theft of Canadian intellectual property.
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Russia expresses concern over situation in Yemen, working with all sides o
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia is concerned with the ongoing civil war in Yemen and is working with all sides in the conflict toward a peaceful settlement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday.
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Vaccines effective in combating mutated Covid variants, protecting benefic
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): With several cases of Covid-19 infections being reported after partial or full vaccinations, concerns have been raised on the efficacy of vaccination against the mutated variants of the novel coronavirus.
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Study examines how pandemic-related changes affect college students' motiv
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 26 (ANI): When the worsening COVID-19 pandemic prompted colleges to shut their campuses and shift to remote learning in spring 2020, concerns arose that many underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines would be demotivated an
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Humanitarian situation, impact of pandemic remain concerns in Somalia: Ind
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], May 26 (ANI): India at the UN on Tuesday (local time) raised several concerns pertaining to Somalia, including the humanitarian situation and the impact of the Covid pandemic.
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Pak Army expresses concern over cross-border firing along Afghan border
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): The Pakistan Army has expressed concern about the recent cross-border firing incidents along the Afghan Border area, the Pakistan military's media wing said on Tuesday.
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Delhi HC refuses to interfere into matter concerning farmers' march on May
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to look into the issue of proposed march by farmers against the new agricultural law on May 26, stating that the Supreme Court is looking into the cases relating to farmers and the high court (HC) will not interfere in
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Sri Lankan plaque scripted in Chinese evokes fury, concern over omission o
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 25 (ANI): Concerns over the elevation of Chinese languages over official languages of Sri Lanka have emerged after a plaque made to declare the opening of a Chinese-gifted Smart Library of Attorney General's (AG) Department was scripted in Sinhalese, English and Chin
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