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Sri Lanka acting President Wickremesinghe declares emergency
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 18 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued an Extraordinary Gazette declaring a State of Emergency in the island nation with effect from Monday, as the country grapples with social unrest and crippling economic crisis.
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Study finds CRISPR technology may provide novel treatment for genetic diso
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): New research revealed that one of the major issues faced by modern medicine is the treatment of crippling hereditary illnesses. The introduction of CRISPR technology and advances in genetics research over the past ten years have given patients and their familie
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Imran Khan hold Shehbaz govt 'accountable' for Pak's political collapse
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 13 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Sunday slammed the Shehbaz government saying they tried to abolish the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) while he blamed the premier's failed leadership for P
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Pakistani rupee registers all-time low amid falling foreign currency reser
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 12 (ANI): Ahead of the delay in the revival of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme and falling foreign currency reserves, the Pakistani rupee hit an all-time low against the US Dollar, crippling the country's economy further.
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Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa's residence set on fire in Kurunegala
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's residence in the city of Kurunegala in the north-western province was set on fire on Monday, hours after the leader tendered his resignation to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as the country goes through an inten
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Sri Lanka declares state of emergency amid protest over economic crisis
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 (ANI): The crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Friday declared a state of emergency after the crippling strike and protest over the external debt for the second time in five weeks.
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China refuses aircraft parts deliveries to Russia
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 16 (ANI): After the Russian aviation sector was hit by crippling Western sanctions for war against Ukraine, China refused to supply Russia with aircraft parts.
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UN's first tranche worth USD 32 mln arrives in Kabul amid crippling humani
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 8 (ANI): To prevent the collapse of Afghanistan's economy, the first tranche worth USD 32 million sent by the United Nations in cash arrived in Kabul on Tuesday, said Afghanistan's Central Bank-Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB).
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Rising health risks for children across Afghanistan due to disruption to n
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 24 (ANI): Children across Afghanistan are increasingly vulnerable to disease and illness due to the deadly combination of rising malnutrition, an unprecedented food crisis, drought, disruptions to vital health and nutrition centres, lack of access to and poor qu
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Amid China's military pressure, Taiwan prepares for cyber war
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], July 25 (ANI): Cyber attacks are a growing global threat and a number of countries are now focusing on the mounting threat of cybercrimes, Taiwan being at the forefront amid China's military pressure and crippling cyberattacks.
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Tahir Raj Bhasin feels fortunate to be among actors who got good work desp
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 23 (ANI): With four projects under his belt, Bollywood actor Tahir Raj Bhasin finds himself "extremely fortunate to be getting good work despite the pandemic crippling the entertainment industry" of India.
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Cash-strapped Pakistan inks agreement with Saudi Arabia-based bank to borr
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): A debt-ridden Pakistan has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to borrow USD 4.5 billion to alleviate oil and gas shortages that are crippling the economy and people's livelihoods through power cuts and fuel disruptio
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