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Sri Lanka requests IMF for rapid financial aid amidst current economic crisis
Washington/Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Ali Sabry has met IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in Washington and made a request for a Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) amidst the unprecedented economic crisis in…
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UAE provides 30 tons of food supplies to Afghanistan
Dubai: Amid the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the UAE has provided 30 tons of food supplies to the troubled country. The aircraft carrying the food materials arrived in Kabul on Monday.…
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Six people killed, dozens injured as blasts hit near schools in western Kabul
Kabul: Six people were killed and dozens injured as a result of two explosions on the territory of schools in western Kabul, a local source told Sputnik on Tuesday. The first blast…
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Kamala Harris announces ban on anti-satellite missile tests to cut space debris
Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris has declared that the country will no longer conduct destructive, direct ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile testing to reduce space debris and safeguard satellites in low-Earth orbit.…
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Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo’s newborn boy dies
London: The Manchester United star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo took to social media to share a sad news about the tragic death of his baby boy after long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez gave birth…
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‘Mera tohfa, meri marzi’: Imran on Toshakhana controversy
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday responded to the Toshakana controversy and said they were his gifts, so it was his choice whether to keep them, media reports said. “‘Mera…
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Six awarded death penalty for mob lynching of Sri Lankan citizen in Pakistan
Lahore: An anti-terrorism court in Lahore announced the verdict in the mob lynching of Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumara on false allegations of blasphemy in Sialkot last December, awarding death penalty to…
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Arab countries condemn burning of Holy Quran by extremists in Sweden
Arab countries have strongly condemned the burning of the Holy Quran by extremists in Sweden, as a provocation to the feelings of Muslims, a grave insult to their sanctities, and an incitement…
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$7.2 trillion of China’s GDP under lockdown
New York: Nearly 400 million people across 45 cities in China are under full or partial lockdown as part of China’s strict zero-Covid policy. Together, they represent 40 per cent, or $7.2…
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Omicron ups risk of upper airway infections, cardiac arrest in small kids
New York: Because of their small and relatively collapsible airways, young children with Omicron are more vulnerable to upper airway infection such as croup, which if severe can lead to cardiac arrest,…
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‘No surrender’: Ukrainians fight on in Mariupol steel plant
Kyiv: Braced for an all-out Russian assault in the east, Ukraine vowed to “fight absolutely to the end in strategically vital Mariupol, where the ruined port city’s last known pocket of resistance…
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Sri Lanka to take steps to stabilise economy
Colombo: Sri Lankan Treasury Secretary Mahinda Siriwardana said on Monday that the country will take steps to stabilise the economy, including strengthening public finance. Siriwardana made the remarks as the Sri Lankan…
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Now buy movie tickets in US with Dogecoin
San Francisco: Movie theatre chain AMC has announced to accept cryptocurrencies to buy tickets and snacks along with concessions using Dogecoin and Shiba Inu digital coins. The company’s CEO Adam Aron announced…
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Pakistan’s newly-elected PM Shehbaz Sharif to unveil Cabinet on Monday
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to form a new Cabinet on Monday after a week-long delay amid deliberations on how to accommodate all coalition partners, according to a media…
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South Africa’s flood death toll continues to rise
Johannesburg: A total of 443 people died as a result of rains in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province last week while 63 persons were missing, a local official said. “The past days have…
