international

29 Mar

India, Sri Lanka sign agreement for setting up hybrid power plants in northern Jaffna

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India will set up hybrid power ventures on three islands near Jaffna, effectively replacing the Chinese task cleared using Colombo closing year. New Delhi has long been concerned about China's growing influence in the region. A $12 million project to build wind turbines on three small islands in the Palak Strait between southern India and Sri Lanka was awarded in 2019 to a Chinese company with funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). But work never got off the ground after Indian protests over the Chinese effort closed off its coast, and work on the islands of Nainativu, Analativu and…

28 Mar

International media banned in Afghanistan

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The Taliban in Afghanistan have decided to ban international media outlets from broadcasting over local media. The BBC first stopped broadcasting on Sunday night. The BBC has asked the Taliban to reverse its decision, saying it will affect more than 6 million viewers of its Farsi, Pashto and Uzbek language service programs. The BBC Persian TV channel can still be accessed, but only by 20 percent of Afghans with satellite TV. The Khaama Press quoted, “The BBC’s TV news bulletins in Pashto, Persian, and Uzbek have been taken off air in Afghanistan after the Taliban ordered our TV partners to…

20 Mar

Japan Plans To Invest $42 Bn In India Over Next 5 Years, Report Claims Ahead Of PM Fumio Kishida’s Visit

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is probable to announce a format to make investments USD forty two billion (5 trillion yen) in India over the 5 years, for the duration of his visit to the united states on Saturday, according to a media report. Kishida arrived in New Delhi these days on a two-day visit, suggested Nikkei Asia. During his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Japanese Prime Minister is also poised to agree to an about 300 billion yen loan and an electricity cooperation file regarding carbon reduction is predicted to be signed. Kishida, who will divulge the…

20 Mar

Russia reports it used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine for first time

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Russia used its most modern Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time in Ukraine on Friday to break a weapons storage website in the country's west, the Defense Ministry said. Russia has in no way before admitted using the high-precision weapon in combat, and nation news agency RIA Novosti stated it was once the first use of the Kinzhal hypersonic weapons throughout the combat in pro-Western Ukraine. "The Kinzhal aviation missile system with hypersonic aeroballistic missiles destroyed a giant underground warehouse containing missiles and aviation ammunition in the village of Deliatyn in the Ivano-Frankivsk region," the Russian Defense Ministry said…

16 Mar

After China, South Korea facing surge in Covid Cases

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After China, South Korea is now dealing with its worst Covid-19 outbreak as the usa hit every other milestone, recording over 4,00,000 infection instances on Wednesday. According to the kingdom media, South Korea pronounced 4,00,741 new daily Covid-19 cases, the highest considering that the u . s . said its first Covid-19 case in January last year. Most of these cases have been stated to be locally transmitted. With increased in cases, South Korea's basic caseload has now surged to 7,629,275, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) used to be quoted as pronouncing on Wednesday. On Tuesday, South…

14 Mar

China Is Building 6,000-Bed Hospital In Six Days Amid Surge in Cases

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As China faces its gravest Covid outbreak in two years, the authorities are working round-the-clock to construct a makeshift clinic Jilin city. The facility, which will supply 6,000 beds, is expected to be finished within six days, stated Xinhua. Jilin province, in the country's northeast, recorded over 1,000 new cases for the 2d day in a row, on Monday. China mentioned 3,393 new Covid-19 cases Sunday, the National Health Commission said, extra than double the previous day, as the u . s . a . faces its gravest virus outbreak in two years. The nationwide surge in cases has seen…

14 Mar

India Considers to Purchase Russian Oil, Commodities At Discounted Price

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Russia has supplied India the chance to buy oil and different commodities at discounted prices. The provide is currently being regarded with the aid of the BJP led Central government. India, which imports 80% of its oil needs, typically buys about 2% to 3% of its substances from Russia. But with oil prices up 40% so a long way this year, the government is searching at growing this if it can assist reduce its rising strength bill. "Russia is presenting oil and different commodities at a heavy discount. We will be comfortable to take that. We have some issues like…

13 Mar

US says, NATO will act if Russia hits alliance members

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White House country wide security adviser Jake Sullivan says Russia will face a response from Nato should any of its attacks in Ukraine pass borders and hit contributors of the safety alliance. Russian missiles on Sunday struck a army training base shut to Ukraine's western border with Nato member Poland and killed 35 people. Sullivan tells CBS News' "Face the Nation" that President Joe Biden "has been clear many times that the United States will work with our allies to defend each inch of Nato territory and that ability each inch." Sullivan says a navy assault on Nato territory would…

12 Mar

Mosque in Mariupol city, lodging 80 individuals, bombarded by Russia: Ukraine Minister

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A mosque in Ukraine's Mariupol - which was once sheltering 80 civilians - has been bombed by means of Russian forces, Ukrainian officers stated Saturday. The war-torn japanese European country's foreign ministry tweeted 'the mosque of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and his spouse Roxolana (Hurrem Sultan) in Mariupol was shelled by using Russian invaders'. "More than eighty adults and teens are hiding there from the shelling, along with residents of Turkey," the tweet said. Earlier these days a spokesperson for the Ukrainian embassy in Turkey, citing data from the Mariupol mayor, said 86 Turkish nationals, which includes 34 children, have…

10 Mar

Oil rises after huge slump as market weighs Opec filling Russia supply gap

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Global oil costs fell on Wednesday by way of the most in nearly two years after OPEC member the United Arab Emirates stated it supported pumping greater oilinto a market roiled by way of grant disruptions due to sanctions on Russia after it invaded Ukraine. Brent crude futures settled down $16.84, or 13.2%, at $111.14 a barrel, their largest one-day decline on account that April 21, 2020. U.S. crude futures ended down $15.44, or 12.5%, at $108.70, their biggest day by day decline considering that November. "We desire production will increase and will be encouraging OPEC to consider greater production…