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Lanka ruling party MP found dead amid protests

Unconfirmed reports claimed that the MP — Amarakeerthi Athukorala — took his own life while hiding in a building in Nittambuwa town…reports SUSITHA FERNANDO Amid the anti-government protests across the islands nation,

May 9, 2022

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Afghanistan to speak with US over Mi-17s in Ukraine

Analysts believe that the lack of recognition of the current Taliban regime by the global community could be one of the obstacles for the US to hand over the aircraft to Afghanistan….reports

May 9, 2022

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Shehbaz orders ban on sugar export

Sharif also directed the concerned authorities to take stringent measures against the smuggling of the commodity….reports Asian Lite News Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has imposed a ban on the export of

May 9, 2022

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Japan joins G-7 against Ukraine invasion, will quit Russian oil imports

About 4% of Japanese oil imports come from Russia. Japan has also announced phasing out Russian coal imports…reports Asian Lite News Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Japan will slowly phase out Russian

May 9, 2022

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Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa steps down amid protests

Now that the Prime Minister has resigned, President Rajapaksa is expected to invite all the political parties in Parliament to form an all-party Cabinet….reports Asian Lite News As the nationwide protest continues

May 9, 2022

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Lanka running out of cooking gas

Lankans have been facing severe gas shortages for months and long queues to buy gas can be seen across the country….reports Asian Lite News Amid the ongoing economic crisis, Sri Lanka’s leading

May 9, 2022

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Pak Army targets Balochs opposing CPEC

The BLA claimed to have killed 100 Pakistani soldiers in the February attacks, even though the Pakistan army maintained that only ten of its men had died…reports Asian Lite News The Pakistani

May 9, 2022

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Curfew in Lankan capital

The crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Friday declared a state of emergency after the crippling strike and protest over the external debt for the second time in five weeks….reports Asian Lite News After

May 9, 2022

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Bulldozers now rolling in CAA stir site Shaheen Bagh

Monday’s demolition drive comes 19 days after a similar drive was conducted in the communal violence-hit Jahangirpuri area of the city….reports Asian Lite News The illegal encroachment, an iron structure in front

May 9, 2022

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Syrian President visits Iran, meets supreme leader

Assad praised Iran for its support for Syria’s resistance, saying his country is ready to expand security, political and economic coordination in a “strategic” relation with Iran….reports Asian Lite News Visiting Syrian

May 9, 2022

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