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India extends Sri Lanka USD 55 million credit line for fertiliser imports
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 11 (ANI): The Indian government has decided to extend a Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 55 million to Sri Lanka for the procurement of Urea Fertiliser.
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Water woes: Pakistan's largest water reservoir at dead level for weeks
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 10 (ANI): Tarbela Dam, Pakistan's largest water reservoir, is facing an acute water shortage and the dam continues to be at a dead level for the last couple of weeks.
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Water crisis: Maharashtra villagers 'risking lives for a bucket of water'
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Melghat (Maharashtra) [India], June 10 (ANI): A group of villagers in Maharashtra's Khadial village hurling their plastic and metal cans, buckets and bottles strung with ropes down a deep well to fetch water is now a common sight. In the peak of summer, the parched residents of the village i
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22 per cent of Sri Lankans need food aid: UN official
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 10 (ANI): A total of 22 per cent of the Sri Lankan population or 4.9 million people live in need of food assistance at the moment, a high-level UN official said on Friday.
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Intense fighting continues in Ukraine's Severodonetsk
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 10 (ANI): Fierce fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces continued on Thursday in Severodonetsk.
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Sri Lanka: UN appeals for USD 47 million for life-saving aid to 1.7 millio
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 10 (ANI): The United Nations team in Sri Lanka and non-governmental organisations has launched a joint Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) Plan calling for USD 47.2 million to provide life-saving assistance to 1.7 million people worst-hit by the economic crisis
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EU announces additional 205 million euros aid for Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 10 (ANI): Amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Commission has announced another 205 million euros (USD 220 million) in aid for the war-ravaged country to abate the soaring humanitarian crisis, CNN reported.
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Imran Khan attacks Shehbaz for high inflation, says PML-N only focus was t
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 10 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday slammed Shehbaz Sharif government for destabilizing the country's economy and said Sharif led PML-N was only concerned with getting rid of the corruption cases regist
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Imran Khan trying to reach out to establishment due to frustration: Pakist
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 9 (ANI): Pakistan Defense Minister Khwaja Asif on Wednesday said former Prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan was trying to reach out to the establishment due to confusion and frustration over his failure.
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RBI Governor advises Indian entrepreneurs to adjust to new business models
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 9 (ANI): Businesses are facing multiple challenges posed by shocks such as the global financial crisis, COVID-19 pandemic, and now the war in Europe and the success of Indian entrepreneurs in the coming years will depend on how quickly and efficiently they
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43 pc hold Imran Khan accountable for economic crisis in Pakistan: Survey
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 9 (ANI): A total of 43 per cent of respondents in an opinion poll in Pakistan have held former Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government accountable for the country's adverse economic conditions.
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Australian energy ministers back renewables, storage to address gas crisis
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's energy ministers have agreed to an 11-point plan to address the nation's gas crisis when the country's energy prices are spiking due to high winter demand and supply shortages.
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