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Over 6 million Sri Lankans face food insecurity due to record inflation: U
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 7 (ANI): Some 6.26 million Sri Lankans, or three in 10 households, are unsure of where their next meal is coming from, according to the latest food insecurity assessment from the World Food Programme (WFP), released on Wednesday.
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Research shows new guidelines set to standardize swallowing fluoroscopy
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): Swallowing fluoroscopy is the most common diagnostic test for patients with swallowing problems caused by conditions such as stroke, head and neck cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, or prolonged intubation. In spite of its widespread use, there wasn't any stan
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Nepal Finance Minister Janardan Sharma resigns
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 6 (ANI): Finance Minister Janardan Sharma resigned on Wednesday amid widespread criticism following charges that he had employed two unauthorized persons to tweak tax rates.
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Visionary British theatre and film director Peter Brook passes away at 97
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): Peter Brook, a British theatre and cinema director whose illustrious and important career saw him win widespread praise, has passed away. He was 97.
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Norovirus and other 'stomach viruses' can spread through saliva
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): A class of viruses known to cause severe diarrheal diseases including the one famous for widespread outbreaks on cruise ships can grow in the salivary glands of mice and spread through their saliva, scientists have discovered. The findings show that a new rout
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Pakistan: Opposition alleges Bilawal Bhutto-led PPP of rigging Sindh local
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 29 (ANI): leaders and workers of several Opposition parties in Pakistan on Tuesday staged demonstrations and sit-ins outside election offices accusing Pakistan People's Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari of indulging in rigging and widespread violence in the
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Study shows highly antibiotic-resistant MRSA strain found in pigs can spre
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Cambridge [UK], June 28 (ANI): A new study at the University of Cambridge has found that a highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the MRSA superbug, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, has emerged in cattle over the past 50 years, likely due to the widespread use of antibiotics in pi
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Social groups call for peace ahead of NATO's Madrid summit
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): An anti-North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO) group composed of various members from around the world concluded its congress in Madrid on Saturday, with a declaration calling for widespread peace.
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India-UAE relations are dynamic, robust, widespread: Foreign Secy Kwatra
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be travelling to United Arab Emirates (UAE) on June 28 to pay his personal condolences on the passing away of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the former UAE President and Abu Dhabi Ruler. He will also congratulate Sheik
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Growth slowing but risk of stagflation in India low: Finance Ministry
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): There is a "distinct possibility" of widespread stagflation in the world, but in India, the risk of stagflation is low as the country has adopted prudent stabilisation policies, said a report released by the Finance Ministry on Monday.
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Cong's Hanumanth Rao slams Centre over Agnipath violence, seeks PM Modi's
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 18 (ANI): In the wake of widespread violence over the Agnipath Scheme across the country, Senior Telangana Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should tender his resignation for his incapability to handle the si
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China's influential ex-minister's daughter criticizes Xi Jinping's zero-Co
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 13 (ANI): Youngest daughter of Luo Ruiqing, Luo Diandian criticized the Chinese President Xi Jinping's zero-Covid policy which resulted in widespread condemnation.
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