UN human rights experts on Monday (8) condemned the extensive, prolonged and repeated use of state of emergency measures since April 2, 2022 by Sri Lankan authorities to crackdown on peaceful protesters and prevent them from voicing their…
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Shell-shocked Gazans on Monday (8) sifted through the rubble of three days of deadly conflict between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants as a truce held and life slowly returned to normal
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Riled by Sri Lanka’s request to defer the planned docking of a high-tech Chinese research vessel at the strategic Hambantota Port, China on Monday (8) took a dig at India, saying it was “senseless to pressure” Colombo by citing the issue of…
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UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has launched an appeal for US$10.7 million to deliver lifesaving healthcare to more than 2 million women and girls in Sri Lanka in the next six months
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The Senate passed legislation Sunday (7) that would make the most significant federal investment in history to counter climate change and lower the cost of prescription drugs, as Democrats banded together to push through major pieces of…
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BEIJING - As Sri Lanka continues to remain in the Chinese debt trap, the biggest petrochemical company in China, Sinopec, is likely to start retail operations in the country’s fuel market, Sri Lankan media said citing sources
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Sri Lanka has given approval for India's Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC) to open 50 new fuel stations, a company official said on Monday (8), as part of efforts to reduce severe shortages that have crippled the island nation
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A Sri Lankan court on Monday (8) released on bail top leftist trade union leader Joseph Stalin, whose arrest had sparked international condemnation and widespread protests
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The economic turmoil in Sri Lanka can be traced back to various mismanaged political moves that have snowballed into the massive crisis being witnessed in the country today
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China carried out fresh military drills around Taiwan Monday (8), Beijing said, defying calls for it to end its largest-ever exercises encircling the democratic island in the wake of a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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