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Sri Lanka’s acting president declares state of emergency

KATHMANDU – Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a nationwide state of emergency with effect from Monday. A ...

Sri Lankan police use tear gas outside PM’s residence to disperse protestors

AGENCY – Sri Lankan police used tear gas outside the premises of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s residence in Colombo to ...

Sri Lanka anti-government protesters break into state TV

AGENCY – Sri Lanka’s anti-government protesters broke into the main state television station Wednesday and briefly took over broadcasts, footage ...

China offers women perks for having babies amid ‘severe’ demographic crisis

AGENCY – In a bid to increase its population and further help the country’s labour force, China is giving incentives ...

Australia raises rates in third swipe at inflation

AGENCY – Australia’s central bank took a fresh swipe at surging inflation Tuesday, raising interest rates for the third time ...

Xi Jinping congratulates Algerian president on 60th anniversary of independence

AGENCY –  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory message to President of the People’s Democratic Republic of ...

Russia-Ukraine conflict affects China’s BRI projects in Central and Eastern European countries

AGENCY – China’s ’17+1 initiative’ was severely impacted following the ongoing war in Ukraine, as most of the Central and ...

China halves quarantine time for overseas travellers

AGENCY – China on Tuesday reduced the length of mandatory quarantine for inbound travellers, in the biggest relaxation of entry ...

Japan swelters as heatwave prompts power crunch warning

AGENCY – apan’s government warned Monday of a power crunch as extreme heat hits the country, with temperature records toppling ...

Village life left in ruins after deadly Afghan quake

AGENCY – Village life has always been tough for Afghans in the rugged mountains of the east, but compared to ...