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UNDP, World Bank sign deal for USD 20mn to support Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 16 (ANI): The United Nations Development Progamme (UNDP) has signed a USD 20 million partnership agreement with the World Bank to support humanitarian, economic, and social development initiatives across all eight regions and 34 provinces of Afghanistan.
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India will continue to be supportive of economic recovery in Sri Lanka: In
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 16 (ANI): Ahead of the Sri Lankan Parliament meeting for electing the new President of Sri Lanka, the Indian High commissioner Gopal Baglay called on the parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Saturday and said that India will continue to be "supportive of d
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India is like brother to us, helping us a lot: Sri Lankan cricketer Karuna
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Amidst the crisis in Sri Lanka, India has extended this year alone support of over USD 3.8 billion for ameliorating the serious economic situation in the island nation
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Cannot even go for cricket practice due to fuel crisis: SL cricketer Chami
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 16 (ANI): Sri Lankan cricketer Chamika Karunaratne waits in a long queue at the fuel station to fill up his car after two days. A young international cricketer who made his international debut in 2019 is now upset by the recent crisis in the country.
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Pandemic, supply disruptions pose risk to food security; urgent actions ne
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): The Covid-19 pandemic, its resultant interruption in international supply chains, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine severely disrupting food, fuel and fertilizer markets, countries across the world now need to strengthen safety nets, facilitate trade, boost food
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US House of Representatives approves amendment in defense budget to train
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 16 (ANI): The United States House of Representatives has approved an amendment for the defense budget bill for 2023 to train Ukrainian pilots on F-15 and F-16 fighter jets amid the reeling crisis in Ukraine, said the head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andriy Yerm
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Sri Lanka's ex-Prez Rajapaksa's fleeing to Maldives drives widely shared f
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], July 15 (ANI): When Sri Lanka's ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives in the wake of public protest in the island nation, it resulted in widely shared fake news on social media.
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It's in China's interest to restructure Sri Lanka's debt: Yellen
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bali [Indonesia], July 15 (ANI): Amid the ongoing financial crisis in island nation, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said that China is a "very important" creditor of Sri Lanka and it would likely be in the interest of both countries if Beijing participated in restructuring Colombo's
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Sri Lanka's ruling party to nominate interim President Ranil Wickremesingh
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 15 (ANI): Sri Lanka's ruling party on Friday said it would nominate interim President Ranil Wickremesinghe for the presidency when Parliament elects a new president on July 20.
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India helping Sri Lanka in its time of crisis as much as possible: Rajnath
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 15 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that India is trying to help its neighbour Sri Lanka in its time of crisis as much as possible.
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Pakistan's looming collapse should worry the world: Experts
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 15 (ANI): With a shrinking economy and rising inflation in Pakistan, experts worry that Pakistan's future is bleak saying that while Sri Lanka's collapse worries the region, Pakistan's collapse should also be a cause for concern.
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A look at China's role in Sri Lankan Crisis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 15 (ANI): While Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis since independence with food and fuel shortages, China has turned a blind eye to the crisis and shifted the blame to the borrower, a media report said.
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