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Fiji reports 4 deaths due to tropical cyclone Yasa
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji has reported four deaths in total as of Saturday as a result of the tropical cyclone Yasa which battered the island nation over the past two days.
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Japan, Australia sign defence pact to counter China's influence
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 17 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, on Tuesday signed a landmark defence pact in a bid to counter China's growing influence in the South China Sea and over the Pacific island nations.
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Japan and Australia poised to sign defence pact to counter China
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 16 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, may agree to sign a defence agreement on Tuesday in a bid to counter China’s growing influence in the South China Sea and over the Pacific island nations.
IPL 13: Wish to see Indian and Pakistani players in each other's T20 leagu
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], November 3 (ANI): With life slowly returning to normalcy in the post-coronavirus era, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is all upbeat about fans in the Island Nation getting a dose of their favourite stars in action when the Lanka Premier League (LPL) gets underway. And as is the case wit
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LPL will boost cricketing interest and offer real opportunities for youngs
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 25 (ANI): Lanka Premier League (LPL) will boost cricketing interest among young cricketers in the Island nation and offer real opportunities in the future, according to Jaffna Stallions franchisee CEO, Selva Waran.
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Is a Chinese invasion of Taiwan growing more likely?
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 13 (ANI): Taiwan has always been the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) highest strategic priority, yet Beijing has felt the need to deepen its coercion against the island nation. Indeed, a number of commentators are claiming the threat of a Chinese invasion, or military a
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India, Maldives conclude $400 mn LoC agreement for GMCP implementation
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Male (Maldives), October 12 (ANI): India and Maldives on Monday concluded USD400 million Line of Credit (LoC) agreement for the implementation of the Greater Male Connectivity Project (GMCP), which is the single-largest connectivity and infrastructure project in the island nation.
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Expecting to see few Indian players in Lanka Premier League: IPG CEO
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], October 10 (ANI): Having overcome quite a few hurdles, the Lanka Premier League (LPL) is finally scheduled to be played at five different venues across the Island Nation from November 21 to December 13.
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Chinese debt casts shadow over Maldives' economy
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], September 17 (ANI): Chinese debt trap has cast a shadow over Maldivian economy with some estimates suggesting that island nation maybe owing huge amount to Beijing.
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Brakes of 100 Chinese faulty train compartments in Sri Lanka to be replace
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 7 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government has announced that it will replace the brakes on faulty Chinese train compartments used in the island nation.
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hits Nicobar islands
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar) [India], September 6 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted Nicobar islands on Sunday, according to the National Center for Seismology.
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Maldives re-joins as member of Commonwealth Games Federation
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], September 1 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) on Tuesday announced that Maldives Commonwealth Games Association has been re-admitted as one of its members, paving the way for the South Asian island nation to compete at future editions of the Commonwealth Games.
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