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China's Covid death data underestimate true toll: Report
While the number swamps the few dozen deaths previously recorded in the official tally - which drew widespread criticism both at home and abroad, including from the World Health Organization (WHO) - experts say it's still likely to be an underestimate given the enormous scale of the outbreak and the mortality rates seen at the height of omicron waves in other countries that initially pursued a Covid Zero strategy.
China promises 'some good news' on Sri Lanka's debt restricting
Responding to a query on China's assistance to Sri Lanka's debt restructuring, Chen Zhou has said: "Several Ministries and financial institutes of China are working closely on this issue for quite a long period. I'm confident that Sri Lanka will have good news very soon."
PML-N looks to formulate counter Imran Khan narrative
After Imran Khan announced dissolution of the country's largest province, Punjab's provincial assembly, which is being followed by upcoming dissolution of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provincial assembly; Imran Khan's narrative of now bowing down to the pressure of the country's powerful military establishment, coupled with the popular US-led regime change narrative has helped the party's strong political penetration within the Punjab province and has badly hurt the PML-N's position.
Black box of crashed plane in Nepal found
Spokesperson for the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Premnath Thakur said that that the black box was found on Monday morning in the crash site. The black box is considered crucial in determining the cause of the crash. It contains 'Flight Radar Record' and 'Cockpit View Record'.
Yoon's approval rating falls below 40%: Poll
In the poll, 39.3 per cent positively assessed Yoon's performance, down 1.6 percentage points from the previous week, reports Yonhap News Agency. Yoon's disapproval rating was 58.4 per cent, up 2.5 percentage points over the same period. This marks the first time in five weeks Yoon's approval rating has sunk below the 40 per cent mark since the second week of December 2022.
Ahead of Jaishankar's visit, SL Prez assures to fully implement 13A
Wickremesinghe said that the 13th Amendment, which was proposed to devolve power and solve the ethnic problem between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamils, would be implemented not only in the war-ravaged North but in the Sinhala majority South as well.
Iran to get Russian Su-35 fighters soon
In an interview published by Tasnim news agency, Shahriar Heydari, a member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, revealed that Iran had previously ordered the fighter jets, Xinhua news agency reported. The lawmaker noted that Iran has also ordered a number of defense and missile systems as well as helicopters, most of which will be soon delivered by Russia.
India in best position to be a bridge between debt-ridden developing countries and G20; SL President
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe stressed that India was in the best position to act as a bridge between the developing countries which are facing a debt crisis and the G20 in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds the current chairmanship. The Sri Lankan President made the remarks while addressing the Concluding Leaders' session of a two- day Voice of Global South Summit hosted by India virtually.
Nepal plane crash toll reaches 68
"The bodies of 64 victims have been taken to the Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences in the city," Kaski Police Chief Superintendent Ajay K.C. was quoted as saying by The Kathmandu Post. Academy director Bahadur Khatri said that the procedure to identify the bodies is on." A total of 68 passengers and four crew members were on board the aircraft that crashed between the old airport and the Pokhara International Airport, Sudarshan Bartaula, spokesperson of Yeti Airlines.
Shehbaz Sharif: Embarrassing to ask for more loans
Loans is not a solution to the economic challenges facing the country as they would be returned, The Express Tribune quoted him as saying. Meanwhile, Sharif also thanked Saudi Arabia for the financial support. During the past 75 years, different governments, whether headed by the political leadership or military dictators, could not address the economic issues, he said.
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