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Israeli missions on worldwide strike against PM Netanyahu's judicial overh
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Israel's political crisis escalated on Monday as the country's largest trade union announced a "historic" strike shutting down transportation, universities, restaurants and retailers in protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned judicial overhaul, CNN reported.
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Amid blasphemy and bankruptcy, religious extremism continues to dominate P
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Pakistan is on the verge of bankruptcy and is roiled by several crises such as food shortage, high inflation, shrinking trade, unemployment, power outage, political instability, and growing debt. Yet, the focus has been on making religious punishments more rigorous.
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Afghanistan receives aid of USD 21 million from Japan for essential vaccin
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
In order to help Afghanistan tackle the humanitarian crisis, Japan has contributed funds of about USD 21 million to provide essential vaccines to the women and children of the crisis-hit country, Khaama Press reported.
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Water Warriors to be felicitated at Jal Prahari Samman Samaroh on March 29
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): Jal Praharai Samman Samaroh 2023, will honour people across the country working towards betterment in the field of climate change and drinking water crisis management. The Jal Praharai ceremony will be organised on March 29, at New Maharashtra Sada
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Food prices skyrocket in Pakistan, reeling economic crisis to blame
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Food prices in Pakistan continue to soar as the South Asian country is under a massive grip of economic crisis. The surge in prices has skyrocketed amid the ongoing month of Ramadan, Geo News reported.
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Condition of people living in Afghanistan 'critical' under Taliban rule
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
People in Afghanistan are living under dire conditions under the Taliban rule as several of them are begging in the country to fend for daily needs due to a massive humanitarian crisis.
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Taliban urges for removal of officials from UN blacklist
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The Taliban has once again urged the United Nations (UN) to remove the names of its members from the blacklist, arguing that instead of putting pressure on Afghanistan's de facto authorities, the international community should engage with them, reported TOLOnews.
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Afghanistan: 4.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Farkhar district
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale struck 25 kilometers South of the Farkhar district of Takhar province in Afghanistan on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
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Pakistan economic crisis: Stampede at flour bags distribution
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
A man was killed in Charsadda, and several others were injured in Swabi and Kohat. Another man in Bannu died after the boundary wall of a flour mill collapsed ahead of flour distribution. In the Hasilpur Tehsil of southern Punjab, at least five women were injured in a stampede at a free flou
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MoS External Affairs stresses India's Millet diplomacy can solve food cris
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Union Minister of State for External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh on Saturday said that Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has been transformed into a distinct "international legal personality", adding that India's Millet diplomacy ha
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Imran Khan presents roadmap to resolve Pakistan's economic crisis
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Khan said that the country needs difficult decisions to be made to revamp governance and increase exports.
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Sitharaman reviews public sector banks amid volatility in US banking syste
Updated : 3 years ago IST
This review meet comes amid volatility in the US banking system due to the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and some other banks in contagion.
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