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Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka from Singapore:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 26 (ANI): Sri Lanka's former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is not in hiding and is expected to return to the country from Singapore, Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said on Tuesday.
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"Not willing to be a slave": Sri Lankan Air Force personnel leaves service
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 24 (ANI): A member of Sri Lankan Air Force left the service claiming that he did not want to be a slave to country's armed forces, media reports said.
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Indonesia mulls rollout of 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], July 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia was mulling the rollout of the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines as the pandemic is predicted to last longer than expected and the antibodies decline after six months of inoculation, Health Ministry spokesman Mohammad Syahril said on Friday
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UN condemns violence in Papua New Guinea elections
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], July 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN team in Papua New Guinea condemns a recent escalation of violence across the Highlands region during the current election period, a UN spokesman said on Thursday.
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Iran says US seeks to cause tensions in Mideast by spreading Iranophobia
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday dismissed US President Joe Biden's recent claims over Iran's nuclear activity as a "failed policy of promoting Iranophobia," which seeks to cause tensions and crises in the region.
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Eight crew members dead in Ukrainian cargo plane crash in Greece
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 17 (ANI): All eight crew members were killed after a Ukrainian cargo plane crashed in northern Greece, Xinhua reported citing an official statement.
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Sri Lanka: Brigadier Anil Somaweera has not been suspended, says Army
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 17 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Army on Sunday said that Brigadier Anil Somaweera of Sri Lanka Light Infantry, who was on duty on July 13 when the Prime Minister's Office was taken over by protesters, has not been suspended.
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Iran extracts 20-pct enriched uranium from Fordow site
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced Sunday that it started the extraction of 20-percent enriched uranium from the Fordow enrichment facility in central Iran, state TV reported.
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Afghan grand assembly 'Loya Jirga' opens in Kabul, women debarred
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI): The first-ever 'Loya Jirga' or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Kabul on Thursday, Xinhua reported citing the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid.
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108 illegal migrants rescued, 5 bodies found off Tunisian coast
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], June 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisia's Maritime Guard rescued 108 illegal migrants and recovered five bodies off the country's coast, Tunisia's National Guard said on Wednesday.
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Iran says "indirect" sanctions talks with US to resume in days
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 27 (ANI/Xinhua): "Indirect" talks between Iran and the United States aimed at removing US sanctions will resume this week, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said here Monday.
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Turkey not to join sanctions against Russia: Erdogan's spokesman
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], June 27 (ANI/Sputnik) - Turkey will not join sanctions against Russia, acting out for its own economic benefit, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Sunday.
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