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ADB trims India 2021 growth outlook to 10 pc amid continued Covid-19 conce
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], September 22 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday downgraded its 2021 economic growth outlook for India -- the subregion's largest economy -- to 10 per cent from 11 per cent in 2021.
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Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria attends Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2021
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria attended the Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2021 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
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No hurry to recognise or to establish official relations with Taliban: EU
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 2 (ANI): The European Union is in no hurry to recognise the Taliban nor to establishing official relations with the group, said Gunnar Wiegand, the European Commission's managing director for Asia and the Pacific on Wednesday.
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UNHCR urges Afghanistan's neighbors to keep borders open for potential ref
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is calling upon countries neighboring Afghanistan to be ready to accept refugees as the security situation in the Central Asian country remains precarious, UNHCR Regional Spokesperson for Asia and the Pacific, Cathe
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Indian Navy ships Shivalik, Kadmatt arrive at Guam for MALABAR-21
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt arrived at Guam, an Island Territory of the USA on Saturday as part of their ongoing deployment to nations in South East Asia and the Pacific Ocean.
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Typhoon expected to approach Tokyo on the last day of Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 7 (ANI): A typhoon is expected to approach Tokyo and its neighboring areas from the Pacific on Sunday, the final day of the Tokyo Olympics, reported Kyodo News.
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Study suggests baby marine turtles' stomachs are full of harmful plastic d
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 2 (ANI): The findings of a new marine study show that small juvenile marine turtles from the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean have a very high incidence of plastic ingestion.
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India looks forward to continuing its engagements with Pacific Alliance: M
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 23 (ANI): India looks forward to continuing its engagements with the Pacific Alliance, said the MEA on the 10th anniversary of the alliance.
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ADB establishes high-level advisory group for Covid-19 vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], July 5 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has joined with leading public health experts, vaccine regulators and policymakers to form an advisory group to provide its developing member countries (DMCs) with expert technical and scientific advice on the quality,
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Pacific island nation Nauru rejects Chinese undersea cable network due to
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Honiara, [Solomon Islands], July 5 (ANI): The Pacific island nation of Nauru rejected a low bid of undersea communications network amid security concerns.
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Japan offers vaccines to Taiwan-friendly islands in the Pacific
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 3 (ANI): Aiming to curb Chinese expansionism jointly with the US, Japan has urged leaders from Pacific island nations to unite against the authoritarianism of China by promising COVID-19 vaccine doses and economic assistance to the region.
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Torrential rain may cause landslides, flooding in parts of Japan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 3 (ANI): Following torrential rain along the Pacific coast of Japan, weather officials on Saturday warned of possible landslides, rising rivers and flooding in low-lying areas.
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