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Sri Lanka faces diesel shortage as foreign exchange crisis worsens
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 (ANI): Sri Lankan Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera on Thursday said the country is facing a shortage of diesel as the foreign exchange crisis worsens in the South Asian country.
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US names special envoy for global food security amid Ukraine crisis and CO
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): The Biden administration has appointed a special envoy for food security to address recent disruptions to global supply chains caused by climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine crisis, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.
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Pakistan: Thatta people protest against water scarcity, blocks National Hi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Thatta [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): People of Thatta, a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh, staged a sit-in protest on Thursday, blocking the National Highway on account of the acute water shortage in the Sindh province.
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German President holds talks with Zelenskyy after diplomatic scandal: Repo
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 5 (ANI/Sputnik): German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier held a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during which the counterparts discussed "misunderstandings of the past," media reported on Thursday, citing the German president's office.
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Bangladesh sends emergency medical supplies to Sri Lanka amid economic cri
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Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 5 (ANI): Bangladesh on Thursday sent emergency medical supplies to Sri Lanka as the island nation faces one of the worst economic crises since gaining independence.
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Sindh facing acute water crisis, asks Pak govt's help
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): Noting the acute water shortage in Pakistan, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon has made an appeal to the federal government on Thursday to address the water crisis in Sindh and provide water to the province.
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Pak minister Marriyum Aurangzeb claims new PM Shehbaz Sharif improved coun
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Islamabad [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday claimed that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has improved the country's economy in two weeks thus providing relief to the masses who had been hit hard by the inflation for the last
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From Oct 1, electricity subsidy in Delhi to only those who opt for it
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Amid the power crisis, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that subsidised electricity in the national capital will be given only to those who ask for it. The new rule will be implemented from October 1.
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DMK MPs to donate one month's salary to Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 5 (ANI): Day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin urged the people to contribute to the humanitarian relief material that is supposed to be sent to Sri Lanka in their economic crisis situation, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Thursday announced t
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Roads near Sri Lankan Parliament made out of bounds for public amid protes
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 (ANI): Police have closed down the roads near Sri Lankan Parliament for the public for the days when the House will be in the session amid unabated anti-government protests following the unprecedented economic crisis in the island nation.
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India, France express concern on humanitarian situation, human rights viol
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Paris [France], May 5 (ANI): India and France on Wednesday expressed serious concern about the humanitarian situation and violation of human rights in Afghanistan while calling for an inclusive and representative government in the country.
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India, France express concern on global food security in light of Ukraine
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Paris [France], May 5 (ANI): Condemning the civilian deaths in Ukraine and calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities, India and France on Wednesday also expressed concern at the risk to the global food security and nutrition in light of the ongoing conflict.
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