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Sri Lanka relaxes import restrictions amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka has relaxed import restrictions on 369 items in March and April this year, the country's Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.
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Amid Ukraine crisis, CEE aligns with EU, sees China as 'Russian ally'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 1 (ANI): Central and Eastern European governments (CEE) have decided to align with the European Union and the United States despite China's diligent efforts to strengthen ties with the bloc as Washington offered CEE countries meaningful security guarantees through NATO.
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Moscow 'negatively' assesses new package of US military aid to Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 1 (ANI): Moscow negatively assesses the latest package of US military assistance to the war-torn country Ukraine, including the supply of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), said the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: With economy crashing, cooking oil, ghee prices soar to all-time
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 1 (ANI): The Pakistan government increased the rates of ghee and cooking oil by an unprecedented Rs 208 and Rs 213 to be effective from Wednesday. The announcement came as a complete shock to the nation as the country continues to struggle with the economic crisis.
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Pakistan dispatches consignment of 7.5 tons as humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 1 (ANI): Pakistan on Tuesday sent a consignment of 7.5 tons of items as humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian military operation in the country.
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UN says 7.7 million people in need of humanitarian aid in Somalia
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], May 31 (ANI/Xinhua): The overall number of people in need of humanitarian assistance and protection in Somalia has risen to 7.7 million from 5.9 million in 2021, the United Nations relief agency said on Tuesday.
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Two security personnel injured in suicide bombing in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
North Waziristan [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): A suicide bomber struck a vehicle of the security forces parked at a checkpoint in North Waziristan on Monday, injuring two security personnel and many children.
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Sikh community faces 'existential crisis' in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): Islamic outfits have made an unlivable environment for religious minorities in Pakistan through targeted killings, abductions and forced conversions. Attacks on Sikhs have become a regular affair in the country and it has triggered tension among communities
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Russian forces control 'part' of Ukraine's Severodonetsk
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 31 (ANI): The Russian Army has already controlled a part of Ukraine's eastern city Severodonetsk and is gradually moving towards the downtown of the city.
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Sri Lanka keen to host Asia Cup amid severe economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Sri Lanka is keen to host the upcoming Asia Cup which will start from August 27 this year onwards and is making arrangements for it, said an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) source.
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India, Japan join hands to help Sri Lanka during economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida have joined hands to address the crisis in Sri Lanka.
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100Pillars continues to thrive even in the current construction crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 31 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The last three years have been the most turbulent in recent times. First came COVID-19, a pandemic that devastated the lives of people and brought the world to a grinding halt. Just as countries were making strides toward recove
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