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UN chief urges int'l community to create conditions for cash injection in
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 28 (ANI): Expressing concern over the absence of cash in Afghanistan, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the international community to create conditions conducive to injecting liquidity into the economy of the war-torn country, said a
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Sri Lankan economic crisis: Nearly 1000 public, private unions to launch m
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (ANI): Protesting the Sri Lankan government led by Rajapaksa, around 1000 public and private sector unions are set to launch a massive strike on April 28.
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EU delivers 34 tonnes in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 27 (ANI): European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic said on Wednesday that the European Union had delivered 34 tonnes of food and medical supplies in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.
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Lebanon president urges stronger security against violent crime surge
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Wednesday called for stronger security efforts against the risks of a deteriorating security situation amid a nationwide economic collapse.
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Pakistan requests China to include Karachi Railway project in CPEC, seeks
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 27 (ANI): Pakistan has requested China to include Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and also sought Chinese collaboration for setting up a desalination plant in Karachi which continues to face paucity of clean wa
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As financial crisis hits Nepal's economy, govt decides to give public holi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 27 (ANI): Facing a financial crunch and falling income, the Government of Nepal has decided to give public holidays on Sunday too, taking the number of public holidays to two days a week in the Himalayan Nation.
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Sri Lankan President says he's ready to establish all-party govt
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanaka], April 27 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday said that he in principle is willing to form an all-party government with the political parties represented in Parliament.
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Vaccination coverage for children a priority, says PM Modi after COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): In his interaction with Chief Ministers of several states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday warned that the Covid-19 crisis has not yet been overcome, stressing the importance of prioritising administration of vaccines to every eligible child at
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Urgent action needed to protect vulnerable women, children and adolescents
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 27 (ANI/PNN): Women, children and adolescents, and the health and aid workers who provide their care and support, are facing growing challenges and life-threatening risks in these times of escalating conflict and humanitarian crises worldwide, according to a commentar
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China's 'strategic-trap diplomacy' set off Sri Lankan economic crisis: Rep
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (ANI): While economists largely concur that China's debt-trap diplomacy set off Sri Lankan economic crisis, geopolitical analysts believe that the island nation fell victim to a far more dangerous form of foreign policy, that is a 'strategic-trap diplomacy', sai
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Food crisis in China revives memories of Mao-era famine
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 27 (ANI): Under the leadership of Xi Jinping, China is going back to the days of Mao Zedong's extreme communism and bringing back the memories of the famine in Mao's era.
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Sri Lankan PM rejects calls for resignation; says 'I will go if I lose Par
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (ANI): Amid nationwide protests and growing calls for his resignation, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that he will step down if he loses the majority in the Parliament.
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