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Colombo's supermarkets run out of food as situation worsens in crisis-marr
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 16 (ANI): With the political and economic crisis in Sri Lanka continuing to worsen, supermarkets in the capital city of Colombo are rapidly running out of food and other essential commodities.
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Cannot even go for cricket practice due to fuel crisis: SL cricketer Chami
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 16 (ANI): Sri Lankan cricketer Chamika Karunaratne waits in a long queue at the fuel station to fill up his car after two days. A young international cricketer who made his international debut in 2019 is now upset by the recent crisis in the country.
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Pandemic, supply disruptions pose risk to food security; urgent actions ne
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): The Covid-19 pandemic, its resultant interruption in international supply chains, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine severely disrupting food, fuel and fertilizer markets, countries across the world now need to strengthen safety nets, facilitate trade, boost food
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Brussels drags Hungarian PM Orban to European Court of Justice over LGBT r
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 16 (ANI): The European Union dragged Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over a restrictive law on LGBT issues and media freedom.
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A look at China's role in Sri Lankan Crisis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 15 (ANI): While Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis since independence with food and fuel shortages, China has turned a blind eye to the crisis and shifted the blame to the borrower, a media report said.
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Kenya increases fuel subsidy by USD 141 mn to stem rising inflation
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], July 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday increased the country's fuel subsidy funding by 16.68 billion shillings (141 million U.S. dollars) to stem rising inflation, his office said.
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Maharashtra CM slashes petrol, diesel prices by Rs 5, Rs 3 respectively
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra), [India], July 14 (ANI): The new Maharashtra government on Thursday announced a reduction in fuel prices slashing prices of petrol by Rs.5 per litre and diesel by Rs.3 per litre.
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India's wholesale inflation eases marginally in June
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): India's wholesale inflation gauged by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) came in at 15.18 per cent in June, official data showed on Thursday. June's wholesale inflation is marginally lower than the 15.88 per cent reported during the previous month.
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Excise duty cut, delayed monsoon raised India's fuel demand in June
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel by the Central government coupled with the delayed arrival of the monsoon has led to robust demand for fuels in the month of June.
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Vedanta BALCO's energy conservation initiatives help save 22,000 GJ in FY2
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI/PNN): The Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), India's iconic aluminium producer and a subsidiary of Vedanta Aluminium, has conserved more than 22,000 Giga joules of energy in FY22.
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Sri Lankans turn to bicycles amid fuel shortage, skyrocketing prices
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 12 (ANI): As hundreds of Sri Lankans continue to queue up at petrol pumps across the debt-ridden country every day amid fuel shortage, a large number of people are ditching their cars and motorcycles for bicycles for their daily commute.
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Brazilian president unveils deal to import Russian diesel
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], July 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday announced his government has reached a deal to begin importing diesel fuel from Russia as part of measures to lower fuel prices at home.
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