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Pakistan: Enraged protestors block Islamabad-Peshawar motorway against inf
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 26 (ANI): Hundreds of infuriated protestors walked down the streets of Pakistan and blocked the Islamabad-Peshawar motorway (M-1) for hours demonstrating against the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) over inflated electricity bills, local media reported o
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WHO pledges to provide USD 4 million worth medical supplies to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 26 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has pledged to provide essential medical supplies worth USD 4 million to Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe requests China for debt restructuring amid ec
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 25 (ANI): Amid economic turmoil, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe urged China on Thursday to restructure its debt as Beijing is Colombo's largest bilateral lender.
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China's real-estate economic slump threatens Xi's aspirations for third te
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 25 (ANI): In an attempt to revive the economy hurt by real estate debt problems, the Chinese central bank announced a sudden strong interest rate cut which has given a severe blow to the Chinese economy at a sensitive time for Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping, who is
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India urges its nationals in Sri Lanka to exercise caution, examine curren
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): At a time when Sri Lanka is facing a severe economic crisis and a steep currency depreciation, India on Thursday urged its nationals living in Sri Lanka to exercise caution and examine the currency convertibility and fuel situation in the island nation car
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Pakistani rupee continues to decline against US dollar
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], August 25 (ANI): Ahead of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) executive board meeting on August 29 in Washington, the Pakistani rupee continued to decline against the US dollar on Thursday.
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Ex-Sri Lanka President Gotabaya to return home by early September
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka's former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is all set to return to Sri Lanka in the first week of September, days after fleeing to Thailand.
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Taiwan raises defense budget 14.9 pc amid escalating China tensions
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 25 (ANI): Taiwan proposed a budget of USD 17.3 billion in defence for 2023 on Thursday, a 14.9 per cent increase from this year's total allocation, weeks after China started its military drill around the self-ruled island country post the visit of US House Speaker Nan
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Protests in Pakistan's Rawalpindi against inflated electricity bills
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 24 (ANI): The people of several localities in Rawalpindi have staged a protest against inflated electricity bills by blocking GT Road and Marrir Chowk of the city, local media reported on Wednesday.
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THAP sets out to make mental healthcare accessible and judgement free
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI/PNN): India's Mental Health Crisis has exploded in the past two years owing to the isolation and anxiety brought about by the pandemic. Access to mental healthcare in India is riddled with stigma and promotes a vicious circle of isolation, suppression of age
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Kerala not in financial crisis, defends finance minister Balagopal
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 24 (ANI): K.N. Balagopal, finance minister of Kerala defended the state's financial position saying it was not under stress.
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Pakistan: Protests erupt in Karachi after prolonged loadshedding
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], August 24 (ANI): Protests erupted in different parts of Pakistan's Karachi on Tuesday due to the unannounced and prolonged load shedding, local media reported.
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