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December 19, 2018 6:39 AM

EU to reduce new car emissions by 37.5 per cent by 2030

The European Union (EU) forged ahead today with plans to slash carbon dioxide emissions from new cars and vans by 2030. <br />''  <br />''EU member countries and the European Parliament struck the ambitious deal late Monday th...

December 18, 2018 7:51 PM

Sri Lankan Parliament debates abolition of Executive Presidency

Sri Lankan Parliament on Tuesday debated abolition of Executive Presidency as the tug of war between President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe continued. <br />''<br />''<br />''The Unit...

December 18, 2018 7:49 PM

Nepal: Former PM Tulsi Giri passes away at 93

Former Prime Minister of Nepal Tulsi Giri passed away at his residence in Kathmandu on Tuesday. He was 93. <br />''<br />''Dr. Giri was suffering from liver cancer for a long time and he was recently discharged from the hospital.&n...

December 18, 2018 5:59 PM

New Zealand to phase out plastic shopping bags

In New Zealand, regulations for mandatory phase-out of single-use plastic shopping bags will take effect from July 1, 2019. <br />''<br />''<br />''Retailers will no longer be able to sell or give away single-use pl...

December 18, 2018 5:56 PM

Ruling AL, Opposition BNP unveil polls manifestos in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ruling Awami League and jailed ex-premier Khaleda Zia's BNP, on Tuesday unveiled their manifestos ahead of the crucial December 30 General election.<br />''<br />''Unveiling the ruling Awami League&#0...

December 18, 2018 2:39 PM

Vijay Mallya to face bankruptcy proceedings in UK High Court next year

<span style="color: #222222;">Embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya will face bankruptcy proceedings in the UK High Court next year. A consortium of Indian banks in their attempt to recoup unpaid debt worth over one billion pounds has filed the case. &...

December 18, 2018 7:03 AM

Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe to form new political alliance

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that they will form a new political alliance in the name of "National Democratic Front" and will register it to contest the next general elections. Mr Wickremsinghe, who was reappointed prime minister on Sunday, said this while addres...

December 17, 2018 5:26 PM

US conducts 6 airstrikes against Somalia extremists, 62 killed

In Somalia, 62 extremists from the al-Shabab rebel group were killed after the United States military's Africa Command carried out six airstrikes in the Gandarshe coast area. <br />''<br />''<br />''In a statem...

December 17, 2018 12:23 PM

Germany to compensate hundreds who fled Nazis as children

<span style="color: #222222;">Germany has agreed to one-time payments for survivors, primarily Jews, who were evacuated from Nazi Germany as children, many of whom never saw their parents again.  </span><br />'' &...

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