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China's COVID restrictions spiral into crisis for country, remarkably for
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 16 (ANI): As Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to step into a nearly unprecedented third term in power at the twice-a-decade Party Congress this fall, the COVID-19 controls are sparking a crisis in the country.
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European Union undermining its trade with south-east Asia: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 16 (ANI): After decades of support for globalization and free trade, the European Union (EU), in recent times has started adopting an inward approach which is impacting its trade with south-east Asia in particular, a media report said.
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Sri Lanka's Litro Gas Company Chairman Theshara Jayasinghe resigns
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): As Sri Lanka faces the gas crisis, the chairman of Litro Gas Company, Theshara Jayasinghe has stepped down from his post.
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After PM Modi's call for food relief to be exempt from WTO guidelines, UN
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 15 (ANI): After Prime Minister Narendra Modi told US President Joe Biden that India can send foodgrains to other countries amid the present problem of food stocks if WTO rules are relaxed, a UN report concerning the impact of Ukraine crisis has made a similar recommen
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Devotees throng Meenakshi Temple on 'annual chariot festival' in Madurai
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 15 (ANI): After the COVID-19 pandemic-inducted restriction eased, the annual chariot festival has once again pulled up a huge crowd in the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple this year.
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iPhone maker Pegatron suspends operations at two plants in China due to CO
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Shanghai [China], April 13 (ANI): Taiwanese company Pegatron, a major manufacturer of iPhones for Apple, has suspended its operations at two plants in China, one in Shanghai and the other in Kunshan.
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Srinagar airport registers record daily flights amid tourist rush
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 13 (ANI): The heavy rush of tourists in the Kashmir Valley has made Srinagar airport one of the busiest airports in the country which has been handling flights and passengers over its capacity.
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Diplomatic community in Shanghai bear brunt of COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 12 (ANI): Distress signals have started to emerge from the lock-down or restrictions imposed by the Chinese government in Shanghai in the wake of the COVID-19 resurgence in the city.
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UNAMA expresses concern over restrictions on media in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 9 (ANI): Noting the consistent arbitrary arrests of Afghan journalists by the Taliban, the United Nations Assistant Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed concern over the situation of media in Afghanistan, reported local media.
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Public gallery of Lok Sabha will soon be reopened for visitors: Speaker Om
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 9 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday announced that the common public will soon be able to visit parliament house as they could in the pre-COVID era.
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Zarifa Ghafari, winner of International Women's Rights award, defies Talib
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 9 (ANI): Zarifa Ghafari, the winner of the International Women's Rights award and one of Afghanistan's first woman Mayors of Maidan Shahr who defied the Taliban restrictions on Afghan women, continues to raise voice for the people of her homeland with her radio channel
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US expands export restrictions for Russia, Belarus: Commerce Dept
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States expanded export controls on Russia's and Belarus' access to everything on the US commerce control list to now cover categories such as chemicals, materials processing components, and nuclear-related items, the Commerce Department said
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