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March 20, 2023

IMF approves $2.9B bailout for cash-strapped Sri Lanka

The International Monetary Fund has approved Sri Lanka’s request for a $2.9 billion bailout, the country’s president said, raising hopes for an easing of the island nation’s dire economic crisis.The IMF’s board also confirmed on Monday it has signed o…

Hong Kong Falls in International Civic Rights Index

Hong Kong and its civil society environment have been downgraded by an international rights group nearly three years since China imposed a national security law on the city.CIVICUS Monitor, a global research group that tracks and rates fundamental fre…

China wants to work with Russia for a ‘multi-polar world’: Xi

China’s President Xi Jinping has said that Beijing will work with Russia to “promote a multi-polar world.”On his ninth trip to Russia since being first elected as president in 2013, Xi on Monday said: “China will work with Russia to uphold true multil…

China’s Xi Visits Russia’s Putin in Rare Show of Support

Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a three-day visit to Moscow Monday seen as a rare show of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, increasingly isolated over his war on Ukraine. The visit also comes at a time when Russia and China are eager t…

Australian ex-soldier arrested over alleged Afghanistan war crime

An Australian former soldier has been arrested over allegations that he murdered a man while deployed in Afghanistan.The arrest on Monday comes more than two years after a damning internal investigation found 39 civilians and prisoners had been “unlaw…

ChiNext Index opens lower Monday

The ChiNext Index, tracking China’s Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, was down 0.10 percent to open at 2,291.39 points Monday.The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and other indices, reflects the performance of stocks l…

Major stock market indices worldwide

The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Monday.IN ASIAThe Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,253.93 points, up 3.38 points, or 0.10 percent.The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 11,289.96 points, up 11.91 points, or 0.11 p…

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