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Over 600 families in Sri Lanka affected by floods, landslides
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Center (DMC) on Sunday said that over 600 families in the Island nation have been affected by floods and landslides as the rainy weather prevails in the country.
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'Lot to be done and undone': New Sri Lankan PM on severe financial crisis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Newly appointed Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said he will provide a full explanation of the financial crisis faced by the island nation on Monday, days after he was appointed as the prime minister in the midst of the violent protests t
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Tamil Nadu govt to send medical supplies worth Rs 28 crores to Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 15 (ANI): In view of the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Sunday said as many as 137 types of medical supplies worth Rs 28 crores will be sent to Sri Lanka in a couple of days.
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Sri Lanka PM holds talks with World Bank, Asian Development Bank represent
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday held discussions with the country's representatives of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) amid the ongoing economic crisis in the Island nation.
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Sri Lanka: More than 200 arrested over nationwide violence
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Over 200 people have been arrested in Sri Lanka on various charges including violation of curfew, attacking the public and causing damages to public and private properties since Monday as the authorities try to bring order back to the Island nation hit by a
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India delivers over 400,000 MT of fuel to Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Amid the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka, India took another initiative to extend support and supplied 12 shipments and over 400,000 Metric Tones (MT) of fuel to the island nation.
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Measures to curb looming economic crisis to be taken: Pak Finance Minister
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 15 (ANI): In a high-profile meeting on Saturday, the Finance Minister of Pakistan, Miftah Ismail affirmed measures to curb the outflow of foreign exchange from Pakistan through informal channels.
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Tourism collapse deepens Sri Lankan economic crisis, hospitality bears bru
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Tourism industry in Sri Lanka is severely affected as the country is gripped by a severe economic crisis.
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Advisories issued to citizens, education institutions amid 'severe' heatwa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 15 (ANI): Pakistan's health authorities have issued advisories for people and educational institutions as the mercury shooting as high -- in some regions, it crossed 50 degrees Celsius.
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Heatwave scorches Pakistan, mercury shoots to 51 degrees Celsius in Jacoba
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 15 (ANI): Heatwave across Pakistan is creating a major health crisis with mercury shooting as high as 51 degrees Celsius in Jacobabad, Sindh on Saturday.
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Sri Lanka: Two names nominated as Deputy Speaker in Parliament
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Amidst a severe political crisis in Sri Lanka, two names have been proposed to fill the vacancy of the position of the Deputy Speaker in the Sri Lankan Parliament.
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Lebanon holds parliamentary election amid economic crisis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Lebanon opened polling stations for the country's general elections on Sunday amid a severe economic crisis.
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