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Arjuna Ranatunga urges SL players to leave IPL and stand in support of the
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): Former cricketer and minister Arjuna Ranatunga on Tuesday urged all the Sri Lankan players, who are playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), to come and stand in support of their country during the ongoing economic crisis.
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Putin to hold meeting on Arctic development on Wednesday
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting on the development of the Arctic on April 13, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka temporarily suspends servicing USD 51 billion foreign debt payme
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in the country, the Sri Lanka government has temporarily suspended the payment of its foreign debts.
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Sri Lanka urges Islamabad to expedite release of financial assistance offe
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): Amid the growing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, Colombo has requested Islamabad to expedite the pending financial assistance offered by the country, according to a media report.
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Pakistan falls to old tricks with Hafiz Saeed sentencing to avoid FATF hea
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 12 (ANI): The sentencing of seasoned terrorist Hafiz Saeed to 31 years of imprisonment on April 8 amid a political crisis in the country is a seasonal pretence by Pakistan to avoid economic sanctions by the global anti-terror watchdog, Financial Action Task Force
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11,000 MT of rice from India reaches Colombo ahead of new year celebration
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): Ahead of the new year celebrations in Sri Lanka, 11,000 MT of rice from India reached Colombo on Tuesday.
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India, US review mutual efforts to respond to worsening humanitarian crisi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Russian military operation in Ukraine, India and the United States reviewed mutual efforts to respond to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Kyiv and assessed its broader implications.
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Shanghai's stringent COVID lockdown puts megacity out of food
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 12 (ANI): As Shanghai's COVID-19 lockdown leaves residents struggling to access essentials, residents of the mega Chinese city are almost out of food and they are reeling under an acute food crisis.
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Pakistan, Sri Lanka crises lessons for countries to not fall for China's d
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 12 (ANI): The over-dependence on China for economic development could be a miserable option for any country, and the latest examples of it, are Pakistan and Sri Lanka which have been facing a dire financial crisis at present, according to reports.
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US, India working together to bring food to world market amid Ukraine cris
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 12 (ANI): After the conclusion of the India-US 2 + 2 ministerial dialogue, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States and India are cooperating to deliver more food to the world market and make more fertilizer amid the shortage due to the Ukraine confl
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Imran Khan demands 'immediate elections' in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 12 (ANI): Ousted Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has demanded an "immediate elections" in the country, hours after Shehbaz Sharif took oath as the 23rd Prime Minister on Monday.
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Sri Lanka economic crisis: Citizens face severe scarcity, forced to use ca
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], April 12 (ANI): As Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis in decades, common citizens are facing a severe scarcity of essentials including fuel and food and people are forced to use candles in the absence of electricity.
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