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China engaged in global 'image-building' amid war in Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 17 (ANI): With a strong Quad alliance and US-EU partnership, China is now scurrying towards global "image building" and the same is quite evident in the contradictory statements that Beijing has given over the Ukraine crisis.
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Imran Khan's erstwhile government procured USD 52 billion in loans
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): The erstwhile Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government tops the list amongst the last four administrations in the country with the highest external borrowing of around USD 52 billion in its three-year rule, a media report said.
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Water released from Taunsa barrage in Pakistan's Punjab fails to reach Sin
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): Water released from the Taunsa barrage in Pakistan's Punjab province for Sindh reportedly failed to reach its destination in Sindh in an interesting development hinting at the country's water struggle.
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Supreme Court ruling on NBFCs removes key regulatory overhang: CRISIL
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 16 (ANI): The recent ruling by the Supreme Court that underscores the primacy of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as the regulator and supervisor of the non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), has removed a key regulatory overhang, rating agency CRISIL said
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People should be ready to face economic challenges in forthcoming months,
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 16 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in an address to the nation on Monday gave an account of the grave economic situation facing the island nation and said that the people need to be prepared to make sacrifices.
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Economists warn of major food crisis in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 16 (ANI): As unemployment and poverty take over the families of Afghanistan, economists warned of a major economic crisis in the country, if necessary steps are not taken on an immediate basis to tackle the situation.
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Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif to decide next election dates, claims PML-N's M
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) vice-president Maryam Nawaz on Sunday said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will decide when the next elections in the country would be held, and asked PTI chief Imran Khan how would he face the people in the polls
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Sri Lanka to impose 9-hour curfew from 8 pm today amid raging violence
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 16 (ANI): Sri Lankan government will impose a curfew from 8 pm on Monday till 5 am Tuesday, local media reported on Monday.
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Chinese media defends Indian wheat export curb after G7 criticism
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): China on Sunday came to India's defence after G7's criticism over the decision to regulate the export of wheat, saying that blaming developing countries like India won't solve the global food crisis.
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Sri Lanka: Failing economy forces auto drivers to sell flags at Galle Face
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 16, (ANI): Sri Lanka is facing a large-scale economic crisis, a level of economic emergency of unprecedented nature, with nationwide anti-government protests demanding the resignation of the country's president Gotabaya Rajpaksa.
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Will Sunday's elections weaken Hezbollah's grip on Lebanon?
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] May 16 (ANI): Lebanon, a country plagued by state mismanagement and rampant corruption, the currency of which lost 90 per cent of its value and 80 per cent of its population live below the poverty line, on Sunday had its first elections since 2018.
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UN stands with Sri lanka, hopes for peaceful recovery from current crisis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Admiring the resilience shown by the Sri Lankan people, the United Nations said that it stands with the people and hopes for a peaceful recovery from the current crisis, local media reported.
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