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Afghan cinemas to reopen after 1-yr hiatus, roles of women actors suppress
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 28 (ANI): After a hiatus of one year since the Taliban's takeover of Kabul last August, Cinemas in the country are all set to screen movies however the roles for women artists were severely limited, media reports said.
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Scientists warn of frequent, intense heatwaves, drought in China due to cl
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 27 (ANI): Amid the severe heatwave and drought on the Chinese mainland, which has severely affected the agriculture sector putting the harvest under "severe threat," scientists have warned that more frequent and intense heatwaves may grip China due to climate change.
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China maintains deafening silence over Sri Lanka's debt restructuring requ
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 27 (ANI): Even as Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has requested China to restructure its debt amid a severe economic crisis and shrinking foreign reserves, Beijing has chosen to maintain a deafening silence which reveals how disinterested the country is
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Extreme weather in China highlights climate change impacts and need for ea
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 27 (ANI): Extreme weather - record-breaking heatwaves, severe drought, and deadly rainfall - have battered China since June.
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Pakistan: 33 million people affected by the worst flooding in a decade
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 26 (ANI): At least 33 million people have been severely affected in Pakistan which is witnessing the worst flooding in a decade due to heavy rainfall caused by climate change.
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China renews orange alert for high temperatures
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 26 (ANI): China on Friday renewed an orange alert for high temperatures, as sweltering heat waves continue in many regions of the country.
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Jobless Chinese man turns to car boot sales amid worsening economy
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 26 (ANI): Amid the severely impacted economy, a Tianjin-based man poured his life savings of 80,000 yuan (USD 11,785) into selling coffee from the back of his green Suzuki microvan in Beijing.
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Dutch province bans farmers from using surface water amid severe drought:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Farmers in the Dutch southernmost province of Limburg will be banned from using surface water, in particular, river water, for agriculture due to the ongoing drought, national media reported on Thursday.
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China's real-estate economic slump threatens Xi's aspirations for third te
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 25 (ANI): In an attempt to revive the economy hurt by real estate debt problems, the Chinese central bank announced a sudden strong interest rate cut which has given a severe blow to the Chinese economy at a sensitive time for Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping, who is
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India urges its nationals in Sri Lanka to exercise caution, examine curren
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): At a time when Sri Lanka is facing a severe economic crisis and a steep currency depreciation, India on Thursday urged its nationals living in Sri Lanka to exercise caution and examine the currency convertibility and fuel situation in the island nation car
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Freedom of religion under grim state since Taliban seized power in Afghani
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI): Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the country is facing a severe decline in religious freedom as the interim government has failed to safeguard religious minorities, a report by United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (US
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Heavy flooding in Afghanistan causes economic and human losses
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI): Torrential rains in central and southern provinces of Afghanistan, has resulted in the loss of human lives and severe economic damage as flood-related fatalities continue to add to the miseries of Afghan citizens.
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