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Pakistan textile sector loses USD 1bn export orders over energy crisis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): Amid a heavy energy crisis in Pakistan and subsequent suspension of gas supply, 300 textile mills have been closed, said All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman Abdul Rahim Nasir on Wednesday as he urged Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistani government
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Russian forces hit ammunition depots, Ukrainian troops in Donetsk
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia's aerospace forces have destroyed temporary deployment points and ammunition depots near the city of Artemovsk in Donetsk, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday.
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India responded with urgency to Sri Lanka's request for assistance for ove
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Under the 'neighbourhood first policy', India has responded with urgency to government of Sri Lanka's request for assistance for overcoming hardships and will enhance economic linkages between the two countries be it through infrastructure connectivity and
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Inflation in Sri Lanka may increase to 70 pc in coming months
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 7 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country, the headline inflation in Sri Lanka might increase to 70 per cent in the coming months.
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Sri Lankan President requests Vladimir Putin for credit to import fuel
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 7 (ANI): As Sri Lanka continues to battle its worst financial crisis in seven decades, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has sought urgent credit support to import fuel to the island nation in a telephonic conversation with the Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesd
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Over 6 million Sri Lankans face food insecurity due to record inflation: U
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 7 (ANI): Some 6.26 million Sri Lankans, or three in 10 households, are unsure of where their next meal is coming from, according to the latest food insecurity assessment from the World Food Programme (WFP), released on Wednesday.
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Over 50 Afghan children contract unknown disease: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 6 (ANI): More than 50 children in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province have contracted an unknown disease, according to local media.
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New Zealand asks citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 6 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis and potential civil disorder in Sri Lanka, New Zealand has asked its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to the country.
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Medicine prices in Sri Lanka skyrocketed, citizens struggle to find medici
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 6 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis and severe fuel shortage, Sri Lankans are finding it difficult to procure medicine and medical equipment.
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IMF intends to ban Pakistan from seeking more Chinese loans: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) intends to ban Pakistan from borrowing more from China, according to reports.
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It will happen in Tamil Nadu too: Annamalai warns DMK after Maharashtra po
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 6 (ANI): Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai on Tuesday correlated Tamil Nadu's 'dynasty politics' with that of the recent Maharashtra political crisis saying 'it will happen in Tamil Nadu too'.
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Turkey: Erdogan's re-election could be hit by inflation, food shortage
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], July 6 (ANI): With each passing day, Turkey's economic crisis is worsening and has caused many problems for the people due to food shortage, low wages, and high farming costs.
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