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INDIA’S COVID VACCINATIONS HIT 2 BILLION, NEW CASES AT FOUR-MONTH HIGH
Reuters - July 17, 2022 The Indian government's COVID-19 vaccinations hit 2 billion on Sunday, with booster doses underway for all adults, as daily infections hit four-month high, official data showed.…
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INDIA ON COURSE TO BECOME WORLD’S FASTEST-GROWING ECONOMY, SAYS RBI
Reuters - July 16, 2022 India's economy has remained resilient in the face of global headwinds and with inflation coming off its recent peak is expected to stay on course to…
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INDIAN TECH FIRMS CONTRIBUTED NEARLY $200 BN TO THE US ECONOMY, MORE THAN THE COMBINED ECONOMIES OF 20 US STATES
Business Insider - July 13, 2022 The Indian tech firms supported 1.6 million jobs in total and contributed $198 billion to the US economy. The industry also spent $1.1 billion to…
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THE ‘WORST VARIANT’ IS HERE
CNN - July 14, 2022 Nearly two-and-a-half years since the coronavirus pandemic began, the most infectious and transmissible variant yet has arrived. Repeated Covid-19 waves have left millions of people dead,…
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SRI LANKA PRESIDENT GOTABAYA RAJAPAKSA, WHO FLED THE COUNTRY, RESIGNS
NDTV - July 14, 2022 Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned after landing in Singapore since he fled the island nation on Tuesday. People in the capital Colombo burst firecrackers…
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PROTESTERS STORM SRI LANKA PM’S OFFICE AS CROWDS TEAR-GASSED
BBC - 13 July 2022 Protestors erupt in joy after taking over prime minister's office Demonstrators who have taken over the prime minister's office have erupted in joy, taking selfies,…
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HEATHROW TELLS AIRLINES TO STOP SELLING SUMMER TICKETS
BBC - 13 July 2022 Heathrow Airport has told airlines to stop selling summer tickets, as the UK's biggest airport struggles to cope with the rebound in air travel. The…
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SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT GOTABAYA RAJAPAKSA FLEES THE COUNTRY ON MILITARY JET
BBC - 13 July 2022 Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country on a military jet, amid mass protests over its economic crisis. The country's air force confirmed…
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WORLD POPULATION DAY: INDIA WILL OVERTAKE CHINA IN 2023, SAYS THE UN
BBC - July 12, 2022 India is set to become the world's most populous country next year, overtaking China with its 1.4bn people, according to UN figures. By this November,…
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IMF CLOSELY MONITORING SITUATION IN SRI LANKA; HOPES FOR POLITICAL CRISIS RESOLUTION TO RESUME BAILOUT DEAL TALKS
The Indian Express - July 10, 2022 The IMF on Sunday said that it was closely monitoring the ongoing developments in Sri Lanka and hoped that the political crisis will be…
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