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    Ranil Wickremesinghe Proposes Global Levy for Funding Climate Change

    The Sri Lankan President proposed a 10 percent levy on the annual profits of global tax evasion assets deposited in tax havens be charged...
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    India- Bangladesh Meet to Build Capacities of Civil Servants

    The National Centre of Good Governance has successfully conducted 71 Capacity Building Programs for 2660 Bangladesh Civil Service Officers from 2014 to 2024. The two sides...
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    UN Rights Office Urges Sri Lanka to Reveal Fate of the Disappeared

    The report outlined the extensive psychological, social and economic impact on the families, particularly on women who often become the primary breadwinners in challenging...
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    Sub-Committee for GRAP Directs Agencies to Take Dust Abatement Measures

    The sub-committee for GRAP has undertaken a comprehensive review of the air quality scenario in the National Capital Region and has directed concerned Pollution...
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    Poultry Industry Leaders Unite Over Industry Principles to Reduce the Need to Use Antimicrobials

    Collectively, these organizations reach over 100 countries and represent over 40 per cent of global poultry meat production spanning all sectors of poultry production...
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    Principal Scientific Adviser Chairs Meeting to Discuss Biomass Cultivation on Degraded Land

    Industry experts and key government officials from various ministries provided their inputs on various schemes under their departments for biomass cultivation and production of...
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    Discrimination Against Nepali Dalits Needs Urgent Action, Says Amnesty Report

    The State of Nepal falls short to protect Dalits, the report says, adding that distrust in the police and justice system goes together with...
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    Afghanistan

    Over 300 Dead as Floods Batter Afghanistan

    Taliban authorities sent helicopters to try to assist civilians overnight after receiving reports that over 100 people were stranded. Over 300 people have died as...
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