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Japan grants Rs. 2.8bn to install solar power generation systems at Sri Lankan hospitals

Sri Lanka, Feb. 14 -- The Government of Japan, on Wednesday (14 Feb.), provided a grant of JPY 1,230 million (approximately Rs. 2.8 billion) for a project aiming to use renewable energy to stabilize p... Read More


India, UAE ink eight pacts on electricity, digi payments

India, Feb. 14 -- India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday signed eight pacts to bolster cooperation in key areas such as investments, electricity trade and digital payment platforms, as Pr... Read More


UN mission chief in S Sudan calls for ensuring credible elections

United Nations, Feb. 14 -- Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Nicholas Haysom, said on Tuesday that the country can hold honest elections in December if politicians overcome a... Read More


biden eyes 6-wk fighting pause as gaza toll rises

Washington, Feb. 14 -- US President Joe Biden said he's pushing for a six-week pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow for the release of hostages, saying that could lay the groundwork for... Read More


Bilawal says willing to back PM from PML-N

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 14 -- Pakistan was on Tuesday one step closer to getting a new government after senior Pakistan People's Party leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari dropped out of the race for the top job and... Read More


Japanese stocks slump from 34 year high

Mumbai, Feb. 14 -- Japanese stocks slumped from a 34-year high after an upsurge in Treasury yields and the yen's rapid fall beyond 150 against the dollar weighed on the sentiments. The benchmark Nikke... Read More


DAX Little Changed As Early Rate-cut Hopes Fade

India, Feb. 14 -- German stocks were little changed on Wednesday as hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data dented hopes for early rate cuts and geopolitical tensions continued in the Middle East and... Read More


UN Deputy Secretary-General: Attack on Rafah in Gaza could 'lead to slaughter'

Afghanistan, Feb. 14 -- Martin Griffiths, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations for Humanitarian Affairs and Head of the UN Relief and Works Agency has described the "Israeli invasion" of... Read More


US Congresswoman garners support for Uyghur Policy Act

California, Feb. 14 -- A Congresswoman representing California's 40th district, Young Kim, while speaking at a foreign committee meeting, urged the US to take action against the atrocities faced by th... Read More


Who is Mazi Pilip? Trump ridicules 'foolish' GOP candidate after New York special election loss

India, Feb. 14 -- The special House election on Tuesday to replace George Santos in New York's 3rd congressional district saw Republican candidate Mazi Pilip, a little-known Nassau County legislator, ... Read More