Sri Lanka’s inflation, measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI), dropped to 35.3 per cent in April, data showed on Friday. In March, CCPI-based inflation was 50.3 per cent, the Department of Census and Statistics said in a press release. The year-on-year inflation of the food group dropped to 30.6 per cent in April […]
Global sales of electric cars are set to soar by 35 per cent in 2023, expanding overall car market share to close to a fifth, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday. In its annual Global Electric Vehicle Outlook, IEA said it sold more than 10 million electric cars worldwide in 2022. It added […]
Tunisian coast guards have retrieved 31 bodies of illegal immigrants off the country’s coasts late Sunday night, Tunisian National Guard said Monday. “Coast guard units retrieved 31 bodies, including two women and two children, off the coasts of Sfax, Mahdia and Gabes provinces,” Houcemeddine Jbabli, Tunisian National Guard’s spokesman, said in a statement. Preliminary examinations […]
The Egyptian authorities evacuated on Sunday 436 Egyptian nationals from Sudan as fierce fighting continues in the neighbouring country. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said authorities evacuated the nationals via land in coordination with the Sudanese authorities. According to the statement, the Egyptian diplomatic missions in Khartoum, Port Sudan, and Wadi Halfa area […]
The Head of the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) in Chad says it expects more refugees to flee across the border from Sudan. About 10,000 to 20,000 Sudanese have already crossed the border into Chad a week after the fighting began in Khartoum and other areas of the country. “We are expecting more waves, […]
The Sudanese Army, on Saturday, pledged it would help secure evacuation of foreign diplomats and nationals amid Sudan’s deadly clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). According to an Army statement, its General Commander, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, received calls from leaders of a number of countries requesting the evacuation of their nationals […]
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has condemned “in the strongest terms” the indiscriminate bombings and shelling in Sudan. The ACHPR, an African Union (AU) organ, said it is following, with deep concern, the grave unfolding situation in Sudan. “Reports reaching the African Commission reveal that the outbreak of fighting between the […]
Rescue efforts continued, on Thursday, for six artisanal miners reported missing after a quartzite mine collapsed in southern Rwanda, a local official said. The accident occurred in the Kinazi sector of Huye District on Wednesday evening, according to Annonciata Kankesha, the district’s Vice Mayor in charge of social affairs. “The victims were operating in an […]
Tunisian President, Kais Saied, on Tuesday, met with visiting Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad, as both countries resume diplomatic relations. This is according to a statement released by the Tunisian presidency. “During the meeting, Saied affirmed Tunisia’s firm keenness to resume the strong and historical ties of brotherhood and cooperation between Tunisia and Syria,” reads […]
Myanmar exported 361,213 tons of rice in the first quarter of 2023, as compared to 398,745.39 tons registered during the same period last year. The Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) announced on Tuesday in Yangon. From January to March this year, the Southeast Asian country also exported 260,535 tons of broken rice. This is as against […]