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China expanding footprint in Sri Lanka, views it as geo strategic hub for
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 4 (ANI): China is expanding its footprint in Sri Lanka, particularly in an area which it had hitherto neglected as it views the Island nation as a geostrategic hub for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the Indian Ocean.
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Chinese envoy's visit to Tamil-majority Sri Lankan province sparks concern
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 29 (ANI): The recent visit by the Chinese envoy to Sri Lanka's Tamil-majority Northern Province has sparked concern and political debate on what is being seen as a strategic move to expand the Chinese footprint, amid geopolitical contest with India.
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Burkina Faso declares two days of mourning after 41 people were killed in
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Burkina Faso declared on Sunday a 48-hour mourning for the victims of a massive terrorist attack that killed 41 pro-government militia and civilians in the northern province of Loroum earlier this week.
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Thousands of container trucks stranded near Vietnam-China border due to CO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 21 (ANI): Due to tightened COVID-19 measures and technical difficulties, thousands of container trucks have been stuck at Vietnam's border gates with China in the northern province of Lang Son.
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Foreign Secretary Shringla inaugurates key housing and education projects
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 4 (ANI): As India and Sri Lanka reset their ties and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla concludes his visit to the island nation, four projects in the housing and education sectors were jointly inaugurated on Monday.
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44 killed in heavy fighting in Yemen's oil-rich Marib: Source
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Aden [Yemen], September 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Heavy fighting struck various areas of Yemen's oil-rich northern province of Marib on Sunday amid intensified airstrikes, a military official told Xinhua.
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Taliban deny allegations of torturing civilians in Panjshir Valley
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 20 (ANI): Taliban on Monday denied allegations that the group is detaining and torturing civilians in Panjshir Valley and reiterated that the northern province is secure.
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4 IS terrorists killed in northern Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], September 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Iraqi security forces on Tuesday killed four terrorists of the Islamic State (IS) group in an operation in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk, a security official said.
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Afghan President Ghani arrives in Balkh amid escalating violence in northe
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday arrived in Mazar-e-Sharif city in the northern Balkh province, amid escalating violence in the Northern Province.
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Massive fighting underway between Taliban terrorists, Afghan security forc
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 9 (ANI): Massive fighting between the Afghan forces and the Taliban terrorists is underway in the country's northern provinces of Balkh and Takhar since Sunday night, local media reports said quoting provincial officials.
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Suspending work at Dasu Dam in Pakistan after blast kills engineers: Chine
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 17 (ANI): A Chinese company that is constructing the Dasu dam in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Saturday said it decided to suspend the work after a blast in the northern province that killed several engineers.
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China: Trial begins against businessman who criticised Xi govt's COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 16 (ANI): A trial began on Thursday in China's northern province of Hebei against a Chinese anti-government businessman, who has been vocal in criticising Chinese authorities about its handling of the COVID-19.
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