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China’s unsustainable debt to Africa

Africa goes Lanka way. Between 2000 and 2020 alone, China lent a total of $59.87 billion to African countries and has become a largest creditor to Angola, Ethiopia, Zambia and Kenya, reports

April 9, 2023

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Israel extends closure of Gaza Strip, West Bank

Tensions have been high in the region following Israeli police raids at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, triggering clashes with Palestinian worshippers, and sparking a fresh round of cross-border strikes between Israel and

April 9, 2023

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Justice still a pipe dream for 2019 Easter attacks victims

Wickremesinghe on Saturday said that legal proceedings related to the Easter Sunday attacks are being processed independently and impartially…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has assured justice for the

April 9, 2023

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Enforced disappearances still haunt Balochistan

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan is concerned at the state’s widespread use of enforced disappearances to muzzle dissent….reports Asian Lite News The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that

April 9, 2023

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Chances of Pak polls dwindle as anti-terror ops take priority

The NSC’s decision to launch a massive operation may further shrink the chances of elections in Punjab, two days after the government had categorically refused to implement the court order regarding May

April 8, 2023

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Japan: Half of unmarried people don’t want kids

49.4 per cent respondents aged between 18 to 29 years said they are not interested in having children. Nearly half of unmarried people under 30 in Japan said they do not want

April 8, 2023

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Tourism rebounds in Sri Lanka

Around $530 million has been received in the first three months of 2023 Amid the ongoing economic crisis, Sri Lanka has witnessed an increase from tourism earnings with around $530 million being

April 8, 2023

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ISI acknowledges Gulzar Imam’s arrest

That Imam was in Pakistani custody was known since September 2022, reports Rahul Kumar Pakistani spy agency ISI has finally revealed after months of speculation what was known all along – that

April 8, 2023

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N. Korea tests another underwater nuclear drone

The North Korea tested the Haeil-2 underwater strategic weapon system from April 4-7. North Korea remained unresponsive to regular contact via a military hotline for the second day on Saturday, military officials

April 8, 2023

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OIC concerned over Taliban ban on Afghan women

The OIC’s general secretariat said that the barring of females from state organisations is of grave concern. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called upon the de-facto authorities of Afghanistan to

April 8, 2023

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