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Japan offers vaccines to Taiwan-friendly islands in the Pacific
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 3 (ANI): Aiming to curb Chinese expansionism jointly with the US, Japan has urged leaders from Pacific island nations to unite against the authoritarianism of China by promising COVID-19 vaccine doses and economic assistance to the region.
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Indian team touring Sri Lanka is a strong squad, not a second-string side:
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 2 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Friday issued a statement, saying the current India team which is there in the Island Nation to play three ODIs and three T20Is is a "strong squad".
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Ind vs SL: Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian team begins training in Colombo
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 2 (ANI): Team India's white-ball squad trained in Colombo for the first time on Friday as the Shikhar Dhawan-led squad gears up for the upcoming limited-overs series in the Island Nation.
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President Kovind extends greetings to Madagascar on 61st Independence Day
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday extended greetings to Madagascar on the occasion of 61st Independence Day and said New Delhi values its "long-standing friendship" with the island nation.
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US, Japan deepen ties with Taiwan, China in tight spot
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 13 (ANI): Taiwan's allies - the US, Japan continue deepening their engagement with the democratic island-nation to help guard it against a growing threat from China, thereby putting Beijing in tight spot.
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EU parliament adopts resolution on Sri Lanka, propose GSP withdrawal
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 11 (ANI): The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling for the repeal of Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) as the law is deemed incompatible with the conventions that the country has to implement under the Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GS
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Mehul Choksi case: Global image of Dominica as rule-based nation at stake?
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Roseau [Dominica], June 3 (ANI): The global image of Dominica as a ruled based, justice-loving island nation is at stake. Scamster fugitive Mehul Choksi, an Indian businessman who committed bank fraud of 14,000 crores in India has a red corner notice on him. He illegally entered Dominica
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Mehul Choksi fit to be deported to India, onus lies on Dominican court: Ex
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi being held in police custody in Dominica, is fit to be deported to India according to former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director AP Singh, who said the businessman held no legal rights in the East Caribbean Isla
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Australia pledges assistance for strategic investment, education promotion
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Colombo [Sril Lanka], June 1 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday said that Australia has pledged assistance for strategic investments and promotion in the education sector in the island nation.
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China-backed airstrip upgrade in Kiribati fuels political divisions
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], May 21 (ANI): A China-backed plan to upgrade an airstrip in Kiribati has led to intense political divisions in the Pacific Island nation, with several opposition figures questioning Beijing's intentions and the purpose of the project.
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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off Fiji - US Geological Survey
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Suva [Fiji], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has been registered near the Fiji island nation, the US Geological Survey said.
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Fishing boat crashes into ship off Indonesia's west Java, 17 missing
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], April 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Seventeen people are missing after a fishing boat crashed into a bulk carrier near Indonesia's West Java island, national media reported on Sunday.
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