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Sri Lanka halts stock trading for 2nd consecutive day amid falling share p
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 26 (ANI): Sri Lankan stocks plummeted shortly after opening for trading on Tuesday, leading the stock market to close early for the second day in a row.
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UK scales up humanitarian support for Ukraine, sends aid to health facilit
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London [UK], April 26 (ANI): The UK government on Tuesday announced reinforcing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine by donating more ambulances, fire engines, funding for physicians' training and life-saving medical supplies for Ukrainian health facilities amid ongoing hostilities in the coun
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Jaishankar reiterates India's readiness to address global food shortage am
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New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that India is willing to step in to mitigate the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine that has led to the emergence of several challenges, including the shortage of food stocks.
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IMF advises Sri Lanka to tighten monetary policy to overcome debt crisis
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 26 (ANI): International Monetary Fund (IMF) official on Tuesday advised Sri Lanka to tighten its monetary policy, raise taxes and adopt flexible exchange rates to overcome its debt crisis, according to a media report.
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Pakistan continues to suffer energy crisis
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Islamabad [Pakistan], April 26 (ANI): Pakistan is still witnessing the worst energy crisis as the power shortfall reached 7,468 Megawatts, resulting in the load-shedding of up to 10-18 hours across the nation.
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Humanitarians seek USD 2.25 billion for Ukraine response
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Kiev [Ukraine], April 26 (ANI): Humanitarians have launched a renewed appeal for war-ravaged Ukraine calling for USD 2.25 billion to provide assistance and protection to nearly nine million people, the United Nations announced on Monday.
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Ukraine keeps 76 ships from 18 countries blocked in seven ports: Russian D
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Moscow [Russia], April 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Kiev is blocking 76 foreign ships from 18 countries in seven Ukrainian ports, head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev, who also leads Russia's humanitarian response coordination headquarters, said.
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EU countries now looking at Turkmenistan for gas supplies, amid Russia-Ukr
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Ashgabat [Turkmenistan], April 26 (ANI): The Russia-Ukraine war has brought a new evolution in the geopolitics of energy. In the aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the European Union and other western countries imposed sanctions on Russia after which, the countries are looking towards
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Sri Lankan crisis 'man-made problem, warning signs ignored'
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 26 (ANI): The ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka, which is the worst in the country's history, is a man-made problem while warning signs visible for a year were ignored, said Professor Mick Moore, a highly acclaimed political economist and professorial fellow at the Insti
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Cricketer MS Dhoni's wife Sakshi flags 'power crisis' in Jharkhand
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New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Sakshi Singh, the wife of cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has questioned the Jharkhand government over the "power crisis" in the state.
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Uzbekistan hopes for growth of trade with Russia
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Tashkent [Uzbekistan], April 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Uzbekistan is hoping an increase in trade with Russia, the press service of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said in a statement.
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Russia expels 40 German diplomats in retaliatory move
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Moscow [Russia], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia has declared 40 German diplomats "personae non gratae" in a tit-for-tat move, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
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