China, India hold military chief-level talks on border issues
Beijing (Reuters) – China and India held the 20th round of military chief-level talks on Oct.9-10, the Chinese defence ministry
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Afghanistan earthquakes a ‘disaster on top of a disaster’, World Food Programme says
Karachi (Reuters) – The World Food Programme on Wednesday called the recent Afghanistan earthquakes a ‘disaster on top of a
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Sri Lanka says it has deal with China EXIM bank covering $4.2 bln of debt
Colombo (Reuters) – Sri Lanka has reached an agreement with the Export-Import Bank of China to cover about $4.2 billion
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EU, UN, several countries pledge aid to earthquake-striken Afghanistan
Islamabad (Reuters) – Another major earthquake rattled western Afghanistan on Wednesday, just days after one of the world’s deadliest earthquakes killed more
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Another quake strikes western Afghanistan; official says more homes destroyed
Kabul (Reuters) – A strong earthquake rattled Afghanistan’s western province of Herat on Wednesday, forcing authorities to redeploy relief and
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IMF says Sri Lanka debt talks ongoing, unaware of specific deals
Marrakech (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund had not been informed about any specific agreements regarding Sri Lankan debt talks,
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Australia police says pro-Palestinian protest plans ‘unauthorised’
Sydney (Reuters) – Australian police said on Wednesday a pro-Palestinian protest scheduled for the weekend in Sydney will be an
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India to conduct key test in crewed space mission on Oct 21
New Delhi (Reuters) – India will conduct a key test in its ambitious space mission Gaganyaan on Oct. 21, launching
Read MoreWomen, children among 29 killed as artillery hits Myanmar refugee camp – sources, media
(Reuters) – At least 29 people, including women and children, were killed in Myanmar in an artillery strike on a
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Rescue efforts wind down in quake-hit Afghanistan as villages bury dead
Herat (Reuters) – Rescuers on Tuesday scaled back operations in Afghanistan’s devastated northwest as chances of finding survivors diminished 72
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