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UN Chief speaks to US officials before visits to Moscow, Kyiv
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], April 25 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke with US officials before heading to Russia and Ukraine, deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said on Monday.
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2 Ukrainian drones shot down in Russia's Kursk region
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Moscow [Russia], April 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Russian air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian drones in Russia's Ukraine-bordering Kursk region, Kursk's Governor Roman Starovoit said Monday.
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Oakridge Students Take up Extreme Weather Challenge
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): The world is witnessing hotter days and heatwaves with each passing year. We will see more changes in weather and climate extremes by end of the 21st century if we don't act now. This begins with educating children at an early age to fi
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Pakistan faces severe wheat crisis due to Russia-Ukraine war
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Islamabad [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): The ongoing Russian-Ukraine war has posed a threat to Pakistan as an acute wheat crisis looms over the country. Most of the imports arrive from the Black Sea region, one of the four top wheat production areas.
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Poland-Sweden to organize Intl Donors' Conference on May 5 to mobilize sup
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Warsaw [Poland], April 25 (ANI): In an initiative by Poland and Sweden that aims to provide humanitarian support for Ukraine, an international donors' conference will be held in Warsaw, Poland on May 5.
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Sri Lankan President says he's willing to form interim government to resol
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday said that he is willing to take immediate steps to form an interim government to curb and resolve the ongoing economic crisis in the country.
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US announces re-opening of US embassy in Kyiv, new military aid for Ukrain
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Kyiv [Ukraine], April 25 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III announced the re-opening of the US embassy in Kyiv and fresh military aid for the war-torn country as they arrived in Kyiv on Sunday to show their support for Ukraine.
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Sri Lanka stock market halts trading as share prices plummet
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka stock market on Monday halted trading again after the index of liquid stocks plummeted, with the All Share Price Index falling 9.6 per cent and the Standard & Poor's Sri Lanka 20 (S&P SL20) plunging 12.64 per cent, according to a media r
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Sri Lanka: 21st Amendment proposal to be presented in new cabinet meeting
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will present on Monday proposals submitted by political parties to Parliament to draft the 21st Amendment of the Constitution at the first meeting of the new cabinet, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka: Opposition Party SJB claims of having over 113 signatories for
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka's opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP (Member of Parliament) Rajitha Senaratne on Sunday claimed that his party had secured over 113 signatures for the no-confidence motion against the government.
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Zelensky meets Blinken, Austin in first high-level US visit to Ukraine sin
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Kyiv [Ukraine], April 25 (ANI): US secretary of State Antony J Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, becoming the first senior US officials who have visited Ukraine since Russia launched its military operation in Kyiv
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Sri Lankans to face severe power cuts due to lack of sufficient fuel, wate
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), the largest electricity company in Sri Lanka, on Sunday announced that there will be a 4 hour and 30-minute power cut for three days due to the lack of sufficient fuel and water to generate electricity.
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