Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's economy showed "tentative signs of improvement" but recovery remains challenging and Colombo must pursue painful reforms, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Friday (2)
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China pledged to support Sri Lanka through “difficult times” while renewing its commitment to developing the island country’s largest trading ports through the Belt and Road Initiative as Colombo continues to battle a crippling economic…
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $350 million loan on Monday (29) for bankrupt Sri Lanka, buttressing an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout as the country battles its worst economic crisis.
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Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday (25) that Russia had begun moving nuclear weapons to its territory, which borders the European Union, ratcheting up tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Papua New Guinea and Australia on Sunday (21) as New Delhi seeks to counter mounting Chinese influence in both the Indian and Pacific oceans
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It was meant to be a moment for the history books — the first time a US president visited a Pacific Island country. Papua New Guinea, the host nation, scrambled to mobilize 1,000 security officers; the leaders of 17 other countries agreed…
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A Chinese fishing vessel has capsized in the central Indian Ocean, with its crew of 17 Chinese, 17 Indonesian and five Filipino sailors missing, state media reported Wednesday (17)
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- A Chinese court said it sentenced a 78-year-old American citizen to life in prison Monday (15) on unspecified charges of spying, the latest in a wave of espionage cases that authorities have pursued amid growing wariness of foreign…
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2008 – An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people
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The Canadian government is expelling a Chinese diplomat whom Canada’s spy agency alleged was involved in a plot to intimidate an opposition lawmaker and his relatives in Hong Kong
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