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The workers, who launched the Black Week protest on Wednesday, alleged that government had reneged on the pledge to make the ECT operational as a Sri Lankan venture.(AFP)

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Sri Lankan port workers protest against proposed deal with India

Previous Sirisena govt had signed a 'memorandum of cooperation' with India and Japan to develop a deep-sea container...

23 July 2020 10:10 AM GMT

A Long March-5 rocket, carrying an orbiter, lander and rover as part of the Tianwen-1 mission to Mars, lifts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern Chinas Hainan Province. (AFP)

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China launches Mars probe in space race with US

Beijing's space programme has made huge strides in recent years as it tries to catch up with the United States and...

23 July 2020 7:19 AM GMT

Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. (PTI)

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Nepal's ruling communist party meeting fails to resolve Oli-Prachanda...

Prime Minister Oli did not attend the meeting of 45-member Standing Committee held at his official residence at...

21 July 2020 12:17 PM GMT

The Kwanyin temple built on a rocky island in the middle of the Yangtze River is seen flooded as the water level surge along Ezhou in central Chinas Hubei province on Sunday, July 19, 2020. The temple first built in 1345AD has survived numerous floods and been rebuilt over the centuries.(Chinatopix Via AP)

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Yangtze river nears crest again, new floods feared in China

The rains are putting renewed pressure on the massive Three Gorges Dam that straddles the river upstream of Wuhan city...

21 July 2020 9:28 AM GMT

A lab technician wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) takes reagent bottles to perform vaccine tests. (AFP)

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Bangladesh allows late-stage trial of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine

Sinovac has been looking for volunteers outside of China as the number of coronavirus cases there has dwindled

20 July 2020 12:27 PM GMT

The Mars landers hovering, obstacle avoidance and deceleration capabilities are tested at a facility at Huailai in Chinas Hebei province. China will launch their Mars rover and an orbiter sometime around July 23, 2020, in a mission named Tianwen, or Questions for Heaven. (AP)

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China moves rocket into place for its 1st Mars mission

The mission is one of the most ambitious yet for China's space program, which advanced rapidly since its first crewed...

17 July 2020 9:03 AM GMT

A flood affected woman and child take shelter at temporary structure near their submerged house along river Brahmaputra in Morigaon district, Assam, India. (AP)

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Monsoon floods wreaking havoc in other South Asian countries too

As Indian states struggle with floods and collapsing buildings, situations are similar in neighbouring Nepal and...

17 July 2020 7:43 AM GMT

Such a ban, if implemented, could hit the ruling Communist Party from the highest levels down to its rank-and-file and would be certain to draw retaliation against Americans who travel to China. (Representational Image:AFP)

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US targets all Chinese Communist Party members for possible travel ban

Senior officials discussing the matter have begun circulating a draft of a possible presidential order, sources reveal

17 July 2020 5:56 AM GMT

$Supporters of the religious group, Sunni Tehreek Pakistan, carry a banner in Urdu that reads, \we disapprove the construction of Hindu temple in the Pakistani capital with government funds\, during a demonstration in Lahore, Pakistan. (AP)$ World

Religious minorities under attack as Imran Khan pushes for tolerant'...

An opposition politician was charged this week with blasphemy after declaring all religions were equal in the country

16 July 2020 9:34 AM GMT

$Both China and SinoPharm have invested heavily in a tried-and-true technology - an \inactivated vaccine made by growing the whole virus in a lab and then killing it. (Representational Image: AP)$ World