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India open to additional $2 billion aid for Sri Lanka with eye on China: Sources 13 Apr 2022 - 05:50 pm
Drivers push their three-wheelers while waiting in a line to buy petrol at a Ceylon Ceypetco fuel station on a main road, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
Wildfire destroys at least 150 structures in New Mexico town 13 Apr 2022 - 05:47 pm
Smoke rises as a wind-driven wildfire, known as the McBride Fire, is seen burning on a ridge in Ruidoso, New Mexico, U.S. in this still image taken from a video obtained from social media April 12, 2022. Video taken April 12, 2022. Courtesy Melissa Gibbs/via REUTERS
China's widening COVID curbs threaten global supply chain paralysis 13 Apr 2022 - 01:16 pm
A resident waiting for a food delivery looks out from behind a gate blocking an entrance to a residential area under lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China REUTERS/Aly Song
Shanghai vows punishment for Covid lockdown violators as cases hit 25,000 13 Apr 2022 - 11:04 am
A resident waiting for a food delivery looks out from behind a gate blocking an entrance to a residential area under lockdown, in Shanghai, China April 13, 2022. Reuters/Aly Song
Sri Lanka PM ready to meet with protesters as debt default looms 13 Apr 2022 - 10:46 am
Demonstrators sit in a protest area, dubbed the Gota-Go village, near the Presidential Secretariat, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 11, 2022. Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Thousands displaced after typhoon Megi hits Philippines 13 Apr 2022 - 10:41 am
A rescuer assists a woman and a child onto a rescue boat, after the tropical storm Megi hit, in Capiz, Philippines April 12, 2022. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via Reuters
China's March exports grow despite virus; imports flat 13 Apr 2022 - 09:21 am
Residents walk on a street in Fengjing town of Jinshan district, as the city eases the lockdown in some areas amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China April 11, 2022. Picture taken April 11, 2022.
Philippine expert says some drug war death certificates falsified 12 Apr 2022 - 07:15 pm
Forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun discusses findings on drug war deaths beside Catholic priest Flavie Villanueva, who counsels drug war victims, during a news conference in Manila, Philippines, April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Pakistan's new government facing severe economic challenges, aide says 12 Apr 2022 - 05:04 pm
Supporters of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) celebrate after Shehbaz Sharif was sworn in as the country's prime minister, in Lahore, Pakistan April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza
India likely to get average monsoon rains in 2022 - Skymet 12 Apr 2022 - 01:11 pm
A man carrying an umbrella runs as he crosses a busy road during rain in Kolkata, India, July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
Australia Minister to make rare Solomon Islands trip, ABC says 12 Apr 2022 - 12:20 pm
File photo: Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison reacts as he speaks to the media during a press conference at Kirribilli House in Sydney, Australia, February 24, 2022. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi via Reuters
Cable-car collision kills two in India, leaves almost 50 trapped mid-air 12 Apr 2022 - 12:06 pm
A rescuer carries a child to a helicopter during a rescue operation after mid-air collision of two cable cars on Sunday trapped nearly 50 people in a dozen cars, in Deoghar district, Jharkhand state, India in this still image taken from a handout video obtained April 12, 2022. Courtesy Indian Air Force/Handout via REUTERS
Philippines rescuers race to find survivors after storm wreaks havoc 12 Apr 2022 - 11:56 am
Rescuers push a woman in a raft on a flooded road, after the tropical storm Megi hit, in Leyte Province, Philippines April 10, 2022. Picture taken April 10, 2022. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
US pulls non-emergency consular staff from Shanghai amid Covid surge 12 Apr 2022 - 10:39 am
A worker in a protective suit keeps watch next to barricades set around a sealed-off area, during a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Shanghai, China April 11, 2022. Reuters/Aly Song
Sri Lanka to temporarily suspend foreign debt payments: Central Bank Governor 12 Apr 2022 - 10:04 am
A woman carries her baby and shouts slogans on the fourth consecutive day of protests against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in front of the Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Sri Lanka PM Rajapaksa jogs war memory to placate citizens as prices surge 12 Apr 2022 - 08:09 am
A protestor performs during a protest against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa near the Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 10, 2022. Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Khan lawmakers quit en masse as Pakistan parliament elects Sharif PM 11 Apr 2022 - 07:52 pm
Pakistan's prime minister-elect Shehbaz Sharif speaks after winning a parliamentary vote to elect a new prime minister, at the national assembly, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 11, 2022. Press Information Department (PID)/Handout via REUTERS
Tropical storm Megi hits Philippines, leaving at least 25 dead 11 Apr 2022 - 05:30 pm
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