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MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship sinks off coast of Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 3 (ANI): Fire stricken Singapore registered MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship, which caught fire near the Colombo harbor, had sunk off the coast of Sri Lanka during an attempt to tow the vessel to deeper waters.
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Australia pledges assistance for strategic investment, education promotion
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sril Lanka], June 1 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday said that Australia has pledged assistance for strategic investments and promotion in the education sector in the island nation.
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Sri Lankan police to record statements of MV X-Press Pearl crew including
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sril Lanka], May 31 (ANI): A special police team on Monday will be deployed to record statements from the crew members including the captain of the container vessel MV X-Press Pearl.
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Non-stop firefighting efforts on MV X-Press Pearl yield positive results:
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Indian and Sri Lankan authorities' joint efforts to extinguish the massive fire onboard a container vessel off Colombo have yielded positive results with increasing signs of fire being under control, said Indian Defence Ministry on Sunday.
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Joint rescue operation of X-Press Pearl ship container ship continues
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 29 (ANI): The joint operation involving India-Sri Lankan assets to extinguish flames of the X-Press Pearl ship, a container ship anchored at Port of Colombo, that caught fire on May 25, is underway, as per Saturday morning visuals sent by the High Commission of India
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X-Press Pearl ship fire: Relentless efforts of India-Sri Lanka pays off
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 28 (ANI): Relentless joint efforts of India-Sri Lanka in extinguishing the flames on board the X-Press Pearl ship has paid off on Friday.
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Sri Lanka continues fire fighting efforts onboard X-Press Pearl vessel
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sril Lanka], May 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Sri Lanka Navy on Thursday said it was extinguishing the flames on board the X-Press Pearl ship which caught fire near the Colombo Port on May 20.
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Fire on MV X-Press Pearl container 'largely controlled': Indian High Commi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 27 (ANI): The fire on MV X-Press Pearl container off Colombo coast has largely been controlled by Navies and Coast Guards of India and Sri Lanka, said the Indian High Commission in Colombo on Thursday.
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Indian Coast Guard rushes help to douse fire on container ship off Sri Lan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Wednesday rushed its vessels to douse the fire that broke out on container vessel MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo coast in Sri Lanka.
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Biden administration has ignored Pakistan's outreach for rapprochement: Re
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): The United States has ignored Pakistan's hopeful outreach for rapprochement, despite the critical role Islamabad played in persuading the Taliban to negotiate with Washington in Afghan peace settlement.
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Chinese Navy seeks to be more 'port'able
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 19 (ANI): One of China's strengths - as an authoritarian communist state - is its ability to wield a whole-of-nation approach to security, diplomatic and economic affairs around the globe. This is seen clearly in its efforts to develop port infrastructure and to carve out
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North China to bear brunt of 2021 flood season: climate center
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 5 (ANI/Xinhua): North China is expected to see multiple pluvial regions during this year's flood season, with several major river basins forecast to encounter severe flooding, according to the National Climate Center.
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