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August 12, 2025 2:07 PM
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Nepal will allow climbers to scale 97 Himalayan peaks free of charge for the next two years in an effort to draw visitors to its lesser-known mountain regions. Nepal's tourism department said it hopes the initiative will highlight the country's unexplored tourist destinations. Mountaineering g...
August 12, 2025 1:33 PM
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Following the US designation of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its affiliate the Majeed Brigade (TMB) as foreign terrorist organisations, a leading human rights activist Mir Yar Baloch strongly criticised the move, asserting that the Baloch are not terrorists but victims of Pakistan-spons...
August 12, 2025 12:19 PM
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The United Nation's human rights office has condemned the Israeli attack that killed six journalists in Gaza, calling it a grave breach of international law. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that the Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an independent and impartial investigation i...
August 12, 2025 12:12 PM
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that any decisions regarding Ukraine’s future must be made by the Ukrainian people themselves. According to an official statement released by Canada's Prime Minister’s Office, Mark Carney spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the phone and reiter...
August 12, 2025 10:49 AM
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will depart for a three-day visit to the US on August 24, marking his first visit to the US since he took office in early June. He will meet US President Donald Trump to discuss ways to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula and coordinate on denuclearisation, w...
August 12, 2025 9:43 AM
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The US and China have agreed to extend their trade truce until November 10, just hours before new tariffs were set to take effect today. In a joint statement, both countries said they will pause the planned tariff increases for another 90 days. The US will delay raising tariffs to 145 percent on...
August 11, 2025 9:35 PM
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The Department of Sanskrit and Eastern Studies at the University of Kelaniya has, for the first time, inaugurated a special exhibition dedicated to Vāstuśāstra, the ancient Indian science of architecture. Organised in collaboration with the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre of the High Commission of...
August 11, 2025 8:14 PM
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today had a telephonic conversation with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Mr Modi heard Mr Zelenskyy's perspectives on recent developments. In a social media post, Mr Modi said, he conveyed India’s consistent position on the need for an early and peaceful reso...
August 11, 2025 7:48 PM
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Major Asian markets settled mixed today. China’s Shanghai Composite Index added over 0.3 per cent, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose almost 0.2 per cent. On the other side, Singapore’s Straits Times dipped 0.17 per cent while South Korea’s Kospi ended marginally down by 0.1 per cent. Market in Japan wa...
August 11, 2025 7:41 PM
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Crude oil prices rose over half per cent, after falling more than four per cent last week, as investors looked ahead to talks between the US and Russia later this week on the war in Ukraine. Brent Crude was trading over 0.6 per cent up at 67 dollars per barrel, and WTI Crude was also trading 0.6 per...
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