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UN rights chief urges restraint, ask authorities to start dialogue in Sri
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Geneva [Switzerland], May 10 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called on the authorities in Sri Lanka to prevent further violence, and urged restraint and meaningful dialogue to address the grievances of the population amid the severe economic crisis i
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Sri Lanka extends curfew until Thursday as protests intensify
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): As the nationwide protests refuse to die down, Sri Lankan authorities have extended the curfew until 7 am on Thursday.
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Angry protesters pull down statue of DA Rajapaksa, father of Rajapaksa bro
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): Angry protesters in crisis-ridden Sri Lanka on Tuesday pulled down the statue of D.A. Rajapaksa, the father of the Rajapaksa brothers.
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Sri Lanka issues shoot-on-sight orders as protests intensify
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): Sri Lanka tri forces have been ordered to shoot all those who plunder public property or cause personal harm, local media reported on Tuesday as large-scale protests continue to take place across the island nation.
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Pakistan: Former Punjab governor Cheema 'refuses' to step down from office
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Lahore [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Pakistan's Punjab province former governor Omar Sarfaraz Cheema has refused to step down from the position through a notification by the cabinet division despite being denotified as Punjab governor on Tuesday.
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WHO's calculation method and data on COVID-19 deaths in India is incorrect
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New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Writer Priyam Gandhi Mody, who authored the book "A Nation To Protect: Leading India Through The COVID Crisis", criticised WHO's data on COVID-19 deaths in India terming it as "incorrect".
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Sri Lanka: Chief Prelate denounce brutal attacks by government against pea
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka, the Chief Prelates, a group of high-ranking Buddhist monks on Monday condemned the violent attacks by the Sri Lanka police unleashed upon peaceful protesters.
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Madhya Pradesh: Brides narrowly escape getting married to wrong men during
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Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 10 (ANI): In a bizarre incident two brides narrowly escaped getting married to the wrong men during a power outage in Aslana village of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday.
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World Bank expresses grave concern over perpetration of violence in Sri La
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): After clashes broke out in Sri Lanka where the protestors came under attack by the pro-government supporters, the World Bank (WB) has expressed deep concerns over the deteriorating situation in the Island Nation.
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US closely monitoring situation in Sri Lanka amid houses of ministers set
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): The US on Monday said that it is closely monitoring the volatile situation in Sri Lanka after the protestors burned the houses of Ministers.
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Sri Lanka to lift curfew tomorrow at 7 am
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): After a few hours of the imposition of curfew in Sri Lanka, the same will be finally lifted on Tuesday at 7 am, said the Sri Lankan police on Monday.
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Sri Lanka: Arjuna Ranatunga accuses SLPP of gathering violent groups at Ma
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan cricketer Arjuna Ranatunga on Monday accused the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) of gathering violent groups at the official residence of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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