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Sri Lanka to receive aid package from World Bank as economy worsens

Sri Lanka will get an aid of between $300 million to $600 million from the World Bank in the next four months, the country's finance minister who is in Washington said

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Shanghai to launch new measures against COVID-19

Shanghai will start a series of measures on Friday to cut off COVID-19 transmission chains as soon as possible, local authorities said.Tiered community control measures

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APD | India lacks sincerity and persistence in International relations

Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization). (E-mail: awanzamir@ya

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Shanghai partially lifts community lockdowns to reboot city

Authorities in China's financial hub of Shanghai began to partially lift community lockdowns on Monday.People living in more than 40 percent of Shanghai's residential c

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World No. 1 Scheffler wins first major at Masters after Tiger's return

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler captured his first major title on Sunday by winning the Masters in dominating fashion, holding firm down the stretch to seize the green jac

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World No. 1 Scheffler wins first major at Masters after Tiger's return

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler captured his first major title on Sunday by winning the Masters in dominating fashion, holding firm down the stretch to seize the green jac

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'X' gender marker soon available on passports as part of push for inclusivity

The U.S. State Department announced on Thursday that starting April 11 people applying for U.S. passports will be able to select "X" to mark their gender in a move desi

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Russia to significantly cut military activities near Kyiv, Chernihiv after talks with Ukrainians in Turkey

Russia has decided to significantly cut its military activities around Kyiv and Chernihiv, announced one of its deputy defense ministers after meeting with the Ukrainia

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Russia, Ukraine 'ready to work' with UN nuclear watchdog

Moscow and Kyiv are "ready to work" with the United Nations (UN) atomic watchdog to ensure nuclear safety in Ukraine, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said

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Xi holds virtual summit with leaders of France, Germany

Chinese President Xi Jinping had a virtual summit with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday.Xi pointed out that the combined im

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Death toll nears 6 million as pandemic enters its 3rd year

The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over.The

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China voices concerns for safety of Ukraine's nuclear facilities

China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna Wang Qun on Wednesday expressed concern for the safety of nuclear facilities in Ukraine amid the ongoin

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Australia continues flood relief and rescue efforts as Sydney braces for heavy rains

Military helicopters airlifted stranded people from rooftops of flooded neighborhoods in eastern Australia and a tenth victim was found on Tuesday following days of tor

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Is 'stealth Omicron' BA.2 more dangerous?

The coronavirus mutant widely known as "stealth Omicron" is now causing more than a third of new Omicron cases around the world, but scientists still don't know how it

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Is 'stealth Omicron' BA.2 more dangerous?

The coronavirus mutant widely known as "stealth Omicron" is now causing more than a third of new Omicron cases around the world, but scientists still don't know how it

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Russian forces seize control of Chernobyl nuclear plant, Ukrainian official says

Russian forces have seized control of the Chernobyl power plant in northern Ukraine, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, according to the agency that manage

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APD | Sanctions on Russia will impact the global economy

Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University o