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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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Breather for Lanka as B’desh extends loan deadline

Bangladesh last Thursday sent emergency medical supplies to Sri Lanka as the island nation faces one of the worst economic crises since gaining independence….reports Asian Lite News As cash-strapped Sri Lanka struggles

May 9, 2022

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Nepal’s Kami Rita climbs Mt Everest for 26th time

After ascending Everest, the rope fixing team led by Kami Rita is successfully descending from the top to the base camp…reports Asian Lite News Nepal’s legendary climber Kami Rita Sherpa, 52, scaled

May 9, 2022

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Don’t drag us into politics: Pak military

The military’s media wing further said that this practice of unsubstantiated, defamatory and provocative statements /remarks is extremely damaging….reports Asian Lite News The Pakistani military on Sunday warned politicians, journalists and analysts

May 8, 2022

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Russia’s oil, gas now flowing to Asia

Russia’s drive to redirect gas flows to Asia is stemming not only from Europe’s quest to stop buying Russian energy, particularly oil products, but is also market-driven…reports Asian Lite News Russian gas

May 8, 2022

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