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New Sri Lankan PM Dinesh Gunawardena, 17 ministers take oath
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in as the prime minister of Sri Lanka by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday along with 17 other cabinet ministers.
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Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as 15th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): Dinesh Gunawardena on Friday took oath as Sri Lanka's new prime minister.
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EU announces new sanctions against Russia amid Ukraine war
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 22 (ANI): In the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Council has adopted new measures intended to tighten existing economic sanctions targeting Russia, perfect their implementation and strengthen their effectiveness.
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Pakistan: Local protests and failed govt strategies derail CPEC projects i
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Gwadar [Pakistan], July 21 (ANI): Several projects under China Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC) umbrella continue to face considerable delays due to frequent protests by the locals in Gwadar over denial of basic services and failed executions by governments, authorities and companies involv
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US weekly jobless claims hit new eight-month high amid economic slowdown
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Initial jobless claims in the United States last week rose to 251,000, hitting a fresh eight-month high and indicating the labour market might be cooling, the US Labor Department reported on Thursday.
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Pakistani rupee, stocks continue downward trend, experts blame country's p
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 21 (ANI): With the rupee hitting a record low level, losses at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), high inflation and low forex reserves of the country recently, experts in Pakistan believe that the delay in the loan facility from IMF and domestic political upheaval
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Asia Cup to be held in UAE, confirms BCCI president Sourav Ganguly
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Asia Cup 2022 was supposed to be held in Sri Lanka but due to the ongoing economic crisis, the event has been shifted to UAE.
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Pak: Business community warns of Sri Lanka-like crisis as rupee in freefal
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], July 21 (ANI): As the dollar touched an all-time high of 224.92 against the Pakistani rupee, the business community gathered at the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) to analyse the looming threat of a Sri Lanka-like economic emergency.
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India will continue to stand by people of Sri Lanka: MEA
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday reiterated its stance to stand by the people of Sri Lanka at the time of crisis, saying that India has been at forefront of extending economic assistance to Sri Lanka and will continue to do so.
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UN high-level meeting mobilizes support for Africa's sustainable developme
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], July 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Africa came under the spotlight at a special high-level dialogue held Wednesday at the United Nations headquarters in New York, which was aimed at mobilizing greater support for advancing the continent's sustainable development.
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China's economic losses from natural disasters exceed 88 bln yuan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 21 (ANI): China's direct economic losses from natural disasters amounted to 88.81 billion yuan, about USD 13.13 billion, in the first half of 2022, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Thursday.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as President of Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 21 (ANI): Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lankan President at the country's parliament on Thursday.
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