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Maharashtra govt to import coal to deal with load shedding crisis
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 22 (ANI): Amidst load shedding issues in Maharashtra, state Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said that the state government has decided to import coal from outside the country and also said that efforts are underway to get one coal mine in Chhat
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UK to reopen embassy in Kyiv next week
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that they will reopen their embassy in the Ukraine capital Kyiv next week.
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China gets flak for pushing Sri Lankan economy into 'debt-trap'
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 22 (ANI): As Sri Lanka faces one of the worst economic crises, China has been widely criticized for pushing the Sri Lankan economy into its 'debt trap' and for predatory behaviour such as leasing out the port of Hambantota for 99 years.
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No decision made on Putin's participation in G20 summit in Bali
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Moscow [India], April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin is yet to decide on whether he will attend the G20 Summit in the Indonesian province of Bali in November, his spokesperson said on Friday.
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Poverty forces families on streets in Kabul, unemployment stirs up the pro
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 22 (ANI): Amid the rising political unrest in the country since the Taliban took control, absolute poverty and unemployment is being witness an all-time high as families in Kabul are forced to move to the streets.
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Amid demand to reverse Imran Khan's relief package, Pak FM reaches US to h
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 22 (ANI): With Pakistan's economy in the doldrums and amid demands from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reverse Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's relief package, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Friday reached Washington for talks with the financial ins
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Pakistan facing severe power crunch even on Ramzan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 22 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing political and economical unrest in Pakistan, fuel scarcity in the country is also raising concerns, leading to severe power outages for continuous hours even during the holy month of Ramadan.
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Pakistan newly elected PM Sharif to face same old problems during his regi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 22 (ANI): Pakistan's newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will now inherit the same old problems, including the economic crisis, which were there during the former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan regime, said a media report.
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Distressed by penury, Afghan man sets himself on fire in Kabul
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 21 (ANI): A man in Kabul set himself on fire for being extremely impoverished following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, reported local media.
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Two in three children in Afghanistan not eating enough, says report
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Kabul [Afghanistan], April 20 (ANI): With the country facing one of its worst food crises, about two in three children in Afghanistan - or 12 million - whose families depend on farming to survive, are struggling to get enough food to eat daily according to reports.
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Talks with Ukraine depend on Kyiv's readiness for Russia's demands: Lavrov
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], April 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, during their phone conversation that the outcome of negotiations with Ukraine depended on Kyiv's readiness to take into account Moscow's legitimate demands, the R
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China, Russia discuss ways to boost bilateral relations
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], April 20 (ANI): Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng on Monday said that no matter how the international situation evolves, China will jointly safeguard the common interests of Beijing and Moscow.
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