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Ecuadoran president declares state of emergency in 4 provinces
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso on Wednesday declared a 30-day state of emergency in four provinces of Azuay, Imbabura, Sucumbios and Orellana, citing an escalation of violence in the indigenous protest.
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UN welcomes lifting of state of emergency in Sudan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], June 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations on Tuesday welcomed the lifting of the state of emergency in Sudan.
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Sudan lifts state of emergency countrywide
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], May 30 (ANI): Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Sunday issued a decree lifting the state of emergency in all parts of the country.
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UN official calls for end to state of emergency in Sudan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Head of the United Nations Integrated Transitional Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) Volker Perthes called on Sunday for ending the state of emergency in Sudan and finding a way out of the current political crisis.
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New York City declares state of emergency amid US infant formula shortage
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 23 (ANI/Xinhua): New York City, the most populous city in the United States, has entered into a state of emergency due to the shortage of infant formula supply in the country.
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India 'categorically' denies reports of sending troops to Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 11 (ANI): The Indian High Commission on Wednesday "categorically" denied media reports about New Delhi sending its troops to Colombo, stating that the country is fully supportive of Sri Lanka's democracy, stability and economic recovery.
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Foreign diplomats, rights groups decry Sri Lanka's state of emergency
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Foreign envoys to Sri Lanka and rights groups on Saturday expressed concern over the declaration of a state of emergency by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka cancels leave of security forces after declaration of emergency
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Saturday cancelled the leave of security forces with immediate effect after the declaration of a state of emergency in the island nation.
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EU, US voice concerns over imposition of emergency in Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 (ANI): After the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared an island-wide state of emergency, the envoys of the European Union, the United States, and several other western countries have expressed their concern over the move by the government.
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa likely to resign
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is learnt to have responded positively to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's request to him to quit in the face of the deepening economic crisis along with the imposition of the state of emergency in the island nati
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Sri Lankan Bar Association decries imposition of emergency, says 'stifling
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 (ANI): Expressing grave concern over President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's declaration of a state of emergency, Sri Lankan Bar Association urged him to revoke the decree while pointing out that stifling public protest is not a solution to the crisis.
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Sri Lanka declares state of emergency amid protest over economic crisis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 (ANI): The crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Friday declared a state of emergency after the crippling strike and protest over the external debt for the second time in five weeks.
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