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February 17, 2025 9:01 PM
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake unveiled Sri Lanka’s Budget 2025, focusing on economic recovery, fiscal discipline, and social welfare. The government targets a 5% GDP growth rate, aiming to stabilize the economy after the 2022 financial crisis. Sri Lanka is aiming for tax revenues of 4,590 billi...
February 17, 2025 3:57 PM
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China criticized Canada for sailing a warship that passed through the Taiwan Strait. A Chinese military spokesperson accused Canada of stirring up trouble and undermining peace, and warned that China will counter any threats in the region. Beijing deployed air and naval forces in response. Meanwhi...
February 17, 2025 3:55 PM
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The Ukrainian military has said that Russian forces launched 147 drones during an overnight attack. It said Ukraine's air force shot down 83 of the 147 drones, while 59 drones did not reach their targets. Meanwhile, the Russian military reported that its forces downed 90 Ukrainian drones and a Neptu...
February 17, 2025 12:36 PM
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A new study by the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research has revealed that eating vegetables can reduce the risk of liver cancer by 65 per cent in patients with cirrhosis. Patients who consumed more than 240 grams of vegetables per day will have a reduction in liver cancer risk. H...
February 17, 2025 1:52 PM
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In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city of the country. The rebels faced little resistance from government forces. The capture follows their takeover of Goma in late January, further weakening Kinshasa’s control in th...
February 17, 2025 8:18 AM
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Payal Kapadia's critically acclaimed movie "All We Imagine As Light" failed to fetch an award at the 78th edition of BAFTA. The film competed in the Best Film Not in the English Language category and lost to the French title "Emilia Perez", a Spanish-language French musical crime drama. This was the...
February 17, 2025 8:06 AM
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he is working on the US President Donald Trump's plan to remove and resettle Gaza's population. He called it the only way to secure the region’s future. Netanyahu discussed the plan with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem, who kicked off...
February 17, 2025 7:50 AM
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External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar held meetings with his counterparts from Mauritius, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka on the sidelines of the Indian Ocean Conference in Oman's capital Muscat yesterday. During his meeting with his Mauritian counterpart Dhananjay Ritish Ramful, Dr. Jai...
February 16, 2025 7:21 PM
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The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) countries met in Munich, Germany on Saturday to help bring lasting peace to Ukraine. The G7 Ministers-- consisting Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States, plus the European Union -- promised to work together for the peac...
February 16, 2025 9:17 PM
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At least 48 people were killed and many others were injured in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali. According to local officials, fatal accidents regularly occur in Malian mines where gold prospectors search for the precious metal without authorization. The accident on Sa...
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