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China unlikely to achieve GDP targets due to COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 17 (ANI): China's Zero-COVID policy and its highhandedness in handling the COVID crisis is causing hiccups in supply chains, delays at ports and lockdown in Shanghai which in turn is posing a grave threat to the country's economy especially when it comes to Beijing's G
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Afghanistan: Two radio stations closed amid financial crunch
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 17 (ANI): Renowned radio stations of Afghanistan, Radio Paktia Ghag and Radio Maimana, were shut for an indefinite period of time due to a financial crunch.
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Former US ambassador to Afghanistan airs concern over rising humanitarian
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 17 (ANI): The former US diplomat to Afghanistan, Ross Wilson, has expressed concerns about the growing adversities in Afghanistan as the world turned a blind eye to the nation's situation amidst the rising Ukraine-Russia crisis.
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Shehbaz Sharif govt decides to resume talks with IMF for package revival
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): With Pakistan's economy in the doldrums, the new government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to resume talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from Monday, reported local media on Sunday citing sources.
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Pakistan: Oil, eatable import bills surge by 60 per cent
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): Amid a declining economy, Pakistan's oil and eatable import bills surged by 59.98 per cent to USD 21.87 billion in the July-March period, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka Defence Minister clarifies military will not be deployed to supp
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Sri Lankan Defence Minister Kamal Gunaratne clarified that the military forces will not be deployed to suppress democratically held peaceful protests as the economic and political crisis deepens in the country.
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Russian forces destroy Ukrainian ammunition plant near Kiyv
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian military destroyed an ammunition factory near the village of Brovary in the Kiev region with high-precision air-launched missiles, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday.
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Sri Lanka seeks bridging finance from India till IMF bailout
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): While India plays a prominent role in helping its neighbour Sri Lanka come out of a deep economic crisis, it was learnt from reliable sources that Colombo has asked New Delhi to provide bridging finance for the crisis-ridden country till the Internatio
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Factory outlets adversely affected due to ongoing crisis in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 17 (ANI): Post the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, an acute economical crisis resulting in a market crisis has hit the factories of the country much to the worry of the factory owners, reported TOLO news.
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Russian lawmaker says Zelenskyy wants to buy time by turning to NATO for a
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who recently expressed his alleged readiness to discuss the Crimean issue and Ukraine's refusal to join NATO with Russia, actually wants to buy time by turning to NATO for military assistance, the chairman of the Russian parliamen
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China's 'debt-trap diplomacy' behind Sri Lanka crisis: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): While Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis since independence with food and fuel shortages, soaring prices and power cuts, many believe that China's "debt-trap diplomacy" is behind the crisis, said a media report.
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Sri Lanka: University teachers' association to launch strike on Tuesday in
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Federation of University Teachers' Association (FUTA) has decided to go on a one-day strike on Tuesday in support of the ongoing Galle Face protest which demanded the resignation of the President and the government, local media reported.
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