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China and Solomon Islands sign military pact amid security concern
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 19 (ANI): China and Solomon Islands have signed a framework agreement on security cooperation that neighbours of the South Pacific archipelago fear could open the door to a Chinese naval base in the country.
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Chinese high-cost loans prime culprit for Lankan economic woes
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka's current economic crisis does not seem to slow down due to its major dependence on Chinese loans as well as its inability to repay debt amid a state of emergency and intense protests in the island nation.
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Ex-Sri Lankan Chief Justice reproaches Colombo Govt for its 'total failure
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 19 (ANI): Former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka Sarath Nanda Silva, while speaking on the ongoing economic crisis in the Island nation, held the Colombo government responsible for the crisis and said that it had totally failed to address the problems faced by the citiz
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IMF chief hails India's help to Sri Lanka in dealing with its worst econom
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): Kristalina Georgieva, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, on Monday (local time) appreciated India's help to Sri Lanka in tackling its economic crises while assuring Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman that the financial institution would
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Sri Lanka: Protesters seek resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ami
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, a string of protests marked the island nation as the citizens demanded the immediate resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his inability to curb the crisis.
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Geo-political analyst pins blame for Lankan crisis on China's opaque debt-
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, a geo-political analyst from Sri Lanka, said that China's loan model to Sri Lanka is ambiguous while no one knows the interest rate charged by Beijing for the money lent to the island nation.
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Sri Lankan President to appoint new Cabinet amid anti-government protests
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Amid the ongoing anti-government protests in Sri Lanka following the economic and political crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is all set to draft fresh blood in the council of ministers in the island nation while it has been learnt that the size of the
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Vivo X80 Pro+ new leak reveals its massive quad-camera island
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dongguan [China], April 17 (ANI): The upcoming Vivo X80 Pro+ is the latest smartphone from the Vivo X80 family that has been speculated for release this month.
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Taiwan reports 1,303 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], April 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Taiwan on Saturday reported 1,303 new COVID-19 cases, comprising 1,210 locally transmitted cases and 93 imported cases, the island's disease monitoring agency said on Sunday.
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China's J-20 fighter jet patrols East, South China seas to control dispute
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 17 (ANI): In an effort to increase its control in the disputed areas, China has begun sending its most advanced fighter aircraft and also militarized at least three artificial islands that have been built in the South China Sea.
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Australian PM Morrison sends Minister to Solomon Islands over security con
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 16 (ANI): Amid rising concerns regarding the security deal between the Solomon Islands and China that will allow the People's Liberation Army's presence in the Indo-Pacific region, Australian Minister Zed Seselja met the leader of the Pacific island nation and apprise
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Stalin urges Centre to allow Tamil Nadu govt to ship essentials to Sri Lan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 16 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday urged the Central government to allow the state government to ship essential commodities from Thoothukudi port to the Sri Lankan Tamils as the island country is going through an unprecedented econo
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