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US will 'pay the price' if Pelosi visits Taiwan, warns China
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 2 (ANI): China has warned the US that it will "pay the price" if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan even as Beijing extended air traffic controls around Xiamen, the coastal city closest to the island, according to media reports.
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PM Modi assures Sri Lanka's new PM Gunawardena of unwavering support
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured newly-elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Dinesh Gunawardena of India's continued support to island nation in a congratulatory letter.
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Nancy Pelosi to go ahead with Taiwan visit, reports Wall Street Journal
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 1 (ANI): US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is going to visit Taiwan, with scheduled meetings with government officials at the self-governed island that China threatens to forcefully overtake, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Monday.
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I don't believe it's time for him to return: Sri Lankan President on Gotab
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka's President, Ranil Wickremesinghe Sunday said that it is not the right time for Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to the island nation, stressing that it could agitate the protesters who have been demanding the resignation of former President and hol
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Sri Lanka to implement QR Code system-based fuel distribution from today
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 1 (ANI): Sri Lankans have been urged not to overcrowd fuel stations in the country as the fuel distribution process for vehicles as per the QR code system which was delayed earlier, will be implemented from Monday at fuel stations across the island nation, loca
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World Bank says no plan to offer new financing to crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The World Bank has no plan to offer new financing to Sri Lanka until an adequate macroeconomic policy framework is in place in the island country, which is facing its worst crisis.
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USAID chief lauds India's swift response to help Sri Lanka, slams China fo
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): United States Agency for International Development (USAID) chief Samantha Power on Wednesday lauded India for reacting swiftly to help Sri Lanka by providing humanitarian assistance and added that China had offered opaque deals to the island nation.
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China seeks to influence Indo-Pacific region through investments in Sri La
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 27 (ANI): China is seeking to increase its influence in the Indo-Pacific region by bolstering its investments in debt-ridden Sri Lanka along with aligning with "corrupt" politicians of the island nation, media reports said.
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4 killed, 60 injured in 7-magnitude earthquake in northern Philippines
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): A 7-magnitude earthquake that rattled the main Luzon island in the Philippines on Wednesday morning killed at least four people and injured some 60 others, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos said.
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Protestor who disrupted Sri Lanka's state TV programme arrested
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 26 (ANI): Dhaniz Ali, a Sri Lankan protestor who entered the premises of Sri Lanka's national television network, Rupavahini Corporation, disrupting scheduled programming, was arrested while attempting to leave the island nation, media reports said.
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Grand Hindu Temple inaugurated in Madagascar's capital
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madgascar], July 26 (ANI): A grand Hindu temple was inaugurated on Tuesday in Antananarivo, the capital city of Madagascar, a very large island located in the Indian Ocean with a population of over 26 million.
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Indians are second highest number of arrivals in Singapore
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Singapore, July 26 (ANI): In the first six months of 2022 there has been a surge in visitors travelling to Singapore with Indians being the second highest nationality to arrive in the island nation after Indonesia.
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