FGN50 CHINA-XI-2NDLD YUNUS
Yunus, Xi discuss expanding economic ties; Chinese president assures support to Bangladesh's interim govt Beijing/Dhaka: President Xi Jinping on Friday assured China's support for Bangladesh's interim government, expanding economic ties by relocating manufacturing enterprises to that country and allowing duty-free access to its products, officials said.
FGN39 US-TRUMP-IFTAR
President Trump hosts Iftar dinner at White House amid West Asia conflicts; thanks Muslims for support New York: US President Donald Trump has asserted that his administration is keeping its promises to the Muslim community and is “engaged in relentless diplomacy to forge a lasting peace in the Middle East."
FGN36 WHO-AIR POLLUTION (RPT)
Household air pollution takes centre-stage at WHO conference in Colombia Cartagena (Colombia): Household air pollution from biomass fuels is the lowest-hanging fruit for India's National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), and it is already included as a sectoral priority, said Kalpana Balakrishnan, Director of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health.
FGN67 UK-MAMATA-OXFORD
Protesters disturb Mamata Banerjee's meeting in Oxford University college London: A group of people disrupted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's speech at a college in Oxford University, displaying placards and heckling her over election violence and the R G Kar college rape case in her state.
FGN62 NEPAL-LD PROTESTS
Monarchy supporters torch house, try to break barricades in Kathmandu Kathmandu: The Nepal police on Friday used tear gas and water cannons to disperse pro-monarchy demonstrators who torched a house and tried to break security barricades here, witnesses said.
FGN32 PAK-CHINA-PANDA-BONDS
Pak FM Aurangzeb hints at issuing Panda bonds to tap into China’s extensive capital market Islamabad: Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb hinted that the debt-ridden country may issue Panda bonds in yuan this year to tap into China’s extensive capital market, according to a media report.
FGN61 PAK-CHINA-LOAN (RPT)
Pakistan repays loan worth USD 1 billion to Chinese bank Islamabad: Pakistan has repaid a USD 1 billion commercial loan to the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) with the understanding of getting it refinanced soon, according to a media report.
FGN72 PAK-COUNTER-EXTREMISM
Pakistan govt plans to counter extremist narratives through films, dramas Islamabad: A high-level meeting, chaired by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has decided to counter extremist narratives through films and dramas, reinforcing the national stance against terrorism, Geo News reported on Friday.
FGN11 PAK-FORCES-OPERATIONS
11 terrorists killed in four separate operations in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar: Security forces in Pakistan have killed at least 11 terrorists in four separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 26-27, the military media wing said late on Thursday.
FGN68 THAILAND-7THLD EARTHQUAKE
Powerful earthquake rocks Thailand and Myanmar, killing at least 3 in Bangkok high-rise collapse Bangkok: A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Thailand and neighbouring Myanmar midday on Friday, killing at least three people in Bangkok and burying dozens when a high-rise building under construction collapsed, and prompting Myanmar to declare a widespread state of emergency.
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Source: PTI
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