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Humanitarian situation in Syria dire amid economic crisis: UN official
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The humanitarian situation in Syria remains dire amid a worsening economic crisis, said Joyce Msuya, the deputy UN relief chief, on Tuesday.
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Maximum all-India power demand met surpasses 201 GW
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Amid the reports of coal shortages faced at power plants in the country, the central governmnet said the maximum all-India power demand met was recorded at 201.066 GW on Tuesday.
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Canada introduces legislation to sell off assets of sanctioned Russians
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], April 27(ANI/Sputnik): The Canadian government has introduced legislation allowing it to seize and sell off assets of sanctioned Russians, the National Post reported on Tuesday.
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Will not resign, says Sri Lankan PM Rajapaksa amid economic crisis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis, Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday said he will not step down from his post.
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Pakistan's reckless economic policies responsible for massive debt servici
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 26 (ANI): Pakistan's reckless economic policies and excessive overspending, mainly during former Prime Minister Imran Khan's regime, have led to unprecedented pressure on the country's debt servicing and are exasperating the ongoing economic crisis, a media report
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Islamabad craves 'dollar injection' against dipping foreign currency reser
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 26 (ANI): As Pakistan's foreign currency continues to witness a drop-down, the crisis-hit country requires dollar inflows of USD 9 to USD 12 billion in the shape of rollovers and fresh loans from bilateral donors and commercial banks to get a breathing space.
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Sri Lanka minister says country in talks with China for debt refinancing
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 26 (ANI): After talks with International Monetary Fund (IMF) amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country, Sri Lanka's Mass Media Minister Nalaka Godahewa on Tuesday said that the country is in talks with China as well for refinancing its debt.
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Sri Lanka halts stock trading for 2nd consecutive day amid falling share p
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 26 (ANI): Sri Lankan stocks plummeted shortly after opening for trading on Tuesday, leading the stock market to close early for the second day in a row.
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UK scales up humanitarian support for Ukraine, sends aid to health facilit
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], April 26 (ANI): The UK government on Tuesday announced reinforcing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine by donating more ambulances, fire engines, funding for physicians' training and life-saving medical supplies for Ukrainian health facilities amid ongoing hostilities in the coun
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Jaishankar reiterates India's readiness to address global food shortage am
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that India is willing to step in to mitigate the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine that has led to the emergence of several challenges, including the shortage of food stocks.
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IMF advises Sri Lanka to tighten monetary policy to overcome debt crisis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 26 (ANI): International Monetary Fund (IMF) official on Tuesday advised Sri Lanka to tighten its monetary policy, raise taxes and adopt flexible exchange rates to overcome its debt crisis, according to a media report.
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Pakistan continues to suffer energy crisis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 26 (ANI): Pakistan is still witnessing the worst energy crisis as the power shortfall reached 7,468 Megawatts, resulting in the load-shedding of up to 10-18 hours across the nation.
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