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China tightening grip on Sri Lanka by exploiting its vulnerable situation:
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 7 (ANI): China is attempting to tighten its grip on Sri Lanka by exploiting the vulnerable situation of the island nation to fulfil its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, according to a think tank.
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We are not thinking about that: Suryakumar on Ranatunga's 'second-string t
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 6 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga might have stirred an unwanted debate by calling the Indian team in the Island Nation a "second-string" squad, but batsman Suryakumar Yadav said players didn't pay any heed as they are "completely" focused on the OD
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5.0-magnitude quake hits south of Fiji Islands: USGS
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted south of the Fiji Islands at 18:47:22 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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Pacific island nation Nauru rejects Chinese undersea cable network due to
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Honiara, [Solomon Islands], July 5 (ANI): The Pacific island nation of Nauru rejected a low bid of undersea communications network amid security concerns.
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US confirms drills with Japan near Senkaku islands
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Taipei City [Taiwan], July 4 (ANI): The United States has confirmed that it conducted military exercises with Japan, which media reports said involved scenarios to combat China to defend Taiwan.
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Japan offers vaccines to Taiwan-friendly islands in the Pacific
Updated : 4 years, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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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7 bodies found, 11 missing in ship accident near Indonesia's Bali
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Rescuers have found seven bodies, rescued 46 people and kept searching for 11 missing persons after a passenger ship capsized in waters off Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Tuesday, rescuers said on Wednesday.
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7 die, 9 missing in migrant shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], June 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Seven undocumented migrants have drowned as a result of a shipwreck near Italy's Lampedusa Island while trying to flee from Africa to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea, media reported on Wednesday.
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Taiwan detains Chinese fishing vessel, crew for poaching near Penghu Islan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], June 29 (ANI): A Chinese fishing vessel and its crew were detained by Taiwanese authorities on Monday after it was found poaching in waters near the Taiwan-held Penghu Islands.
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6 killed as passenger ship sinks in water off Indonesia's Bali
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], June 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Six people were killed as a passenger ship with dozens of people on board went down in the water off Bali Island of Indonesia on Tuesday and the evacuation has been underway, a rescuer and a senior police officer said.
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