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90 pc of Afghanistan's population projected below poverty line by year-end
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 29 (ANI): About 90 per cent of Afghanistan's population has been projected to be below the poverty line by the end of the year according to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), a visiting official said in Kabul.
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Chinese leadership to meet with EU top officials over Ukraine on Friday
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 29 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang will participate in a summit with European Council President Charles Michel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Friday to
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Indian student shot in Ukraine discharged from hospital, says will start a
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): Indian student Harjot Singh, who was severely injured with multiple bullet injuries while trying to flee war-torn Ukraine, has been discharged from the Army Base Hospital in Delhi Cantonment where he was undergoing treatment.
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Sri Lanka warns money exchanges from selling foreign currencies at higher
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 29 (ANI): Sri Lanka's central bank has warned the money changers who sell foreign currencies at higher exchange rates that their licenses would be suspended or revoked if they go beyond the exchange rates stipulated to them by licensed banks, local media reported T
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China's coal output enhancement declaration threat to climate
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 29 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping recently (March 5) called for investments in coal technologies to fight the energy crisis, breaking the promises he had made for climate goals.
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'I'm not walking anything back': Biden on his Putin 'cannot stay in power'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 29 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) said he would make "no apologies" and wasn't "walking anything back" his remarks that Russian President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power".
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China grabs Ukraine crisis as opportunity; Russia explores Union Pay follo
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 29 (ANI): Following the suspension of operations in Moscow by payment giants Visa and Mastercard, Russia have been exploring the alternative of transitioning their cards-based payments to China's Union Pay, which apparently supports Beijing's geopolitical strategy, sai
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Trudeau discusses Canadian support for Ukraine, Russia sanctions with Zele
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], March 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed by telephone Canada's support for Kyiv amid the Russian special military operation and additional sanctions against Moscow, the Prime Minister's Office said
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Ukraine, Russia to start new round of peace talks on Tuesday
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukraine and Russia will start the next round of peace talks on Tuesday in the Turkish city of Istanbul, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency reported on Monday.
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Santosh Gangwar lauds work of social organisations, says inner feeling ins
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): Former Union Minister Santosh Gangwar on Monday lauded the role of civil society during the COVID-19 crisis and of social organisations during difficulties faced by people.
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Amid collapsing economy, Pakistan manages to convince China to rollover th
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 28 (ANI): In a major relief to the cash-strapped country, Pakistan, which is already facing a severe economic crisis, has managed to convince Beijing to rollover USD 4.2 billion debt that was maturing last week.
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Ukraine: Counter-view in US says Putin 'has already won'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 28 (ANI): Unknown to the world, at least 200 British and American soldiers have died and many injured in Ukraine while fighting the advancing Russian forces, according to two well-known American security analysts.
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