North and South Korea exchange gunfire at border: Seoul
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (2nd L) visiting the completed Suchon phosphate fertilizer factory in South Pyongan Province (AFP)
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Month: May 2020
China’s military budget will still rise despite coronavirus
China has made modernising its military and expanding its weaponry a priority. (Courtesy SCMP) China, (Courtesy SouthChina Morning Post) 3
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Nine killed in Indian Kashmir gun battles
A house where suspected militants were holding up is seen in flames during a gun battle with Indian security forces
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NIC last digit directive applicable only for curfew areas – PMD
The government yesterday announced the National Identity Card (NIC) numerical system, which had been introduced for the public to be
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Returnees could self-quarantine in hotels and bear the cost : Army chief
The government has arranged quarantine for returning Sri Lankans from abroad to spend their mandatory quarantine spell at a hotel
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718 Covid-19 cases in Sri Lanka
Ten more persons tested positive for the Covid-19, increasing the total number of patients to 718 today, the Ministry of
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China’s grand e-currency experiment set to begin this month
WION: China has claimed that the country is rolling out its digital currency in four cities starting next week.Owing to
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