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Sri Lankan President says he's willing to form interim government to resol
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday said that he is willing to take immediate steps to form an interim government to curb and resolve the ongoing economic crisis in the country.
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US announces re-opening of US embassy in Kyiv, new military aid for Ukrain
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 25 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III announced the re-opening of the US embassy in Kyiv and fresh military aid for the war-torn country as they arrived in Kyiv on Sunday to show their support for Ukraine.
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Sri Lanka stock market halts trading as share prices plummet
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka stock market on Monday halted trading again after the index of liquid stocks plummeted, with the All Share Price Index falling 9.6 per cent and the Standard & Poor's Sri Lanka 20 (S&P SL20) plunging 12.64 per cent, according to a media r
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Sri Lanka: 21st Amendment proposal to be presented in new cabinet meeting
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will present on Monday proposals submitted by political parties to Parliament to draft the 21st Amendment of the Constitution at the first meeting of the new cabinet, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka: Opposition Party SJB claims of having over 113 signatories for
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka's opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP (Member of Parliament) Rajitha Senaratne on Sunday claimed that his party had secured over 113 signatures for the no-confidence motion against the government.
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Zelensky meets Blinken, Austin in first high-level US visit to Ukraine sin
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 25 (ANI): US secretary of State Antony J Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, becoming the first senior US officials who have visited Ukraine since Russia launched its military operation in Kyiv
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Sri Lankans to face severe power cuts due to lack of sufficient fuel, wate
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), the largest electricity company in Sri Lanka, on Sunday announced that there will be a 4 hour and 30-minute power cut for three days due to the lack of sufficient fuel and water to generate electricity.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan likely to address Multan rally on May 10
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): Former Pakistan Foreign Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday announced that Imran Khan will address a public rally in Multan on May 10.
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Sri Lanka crisis: Situation tense near Prime Minster Rajapaksa's residence
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): As the anti-government protest continues in Sri Lanka over the worsening economic crisis, the tense situation has been reported near the residence of the country's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, according to local media.
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Red Cross calls for 'immediate and unimpeded' passage for civilians to lea
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) on Sunday called for an "immediate and unimpeded" humanitarian access for the evacuation of civilians and the wounded from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
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Sri Lanka to appoint advisors on debt restructuring in next 20 days
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Sri Lanka will appoint advisors to help with its debt restructuring in the next 20 days, Finance Minister Ali Sabry has said.
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Vietnam reports 8,813 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], April 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 8,813 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 1,553 from Saturday, according to its Ministry of Health.
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