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By K J M Varma FGN24 LANKA-INDIA-VIRUS-TRAVEL Indians travelling to Sri Lanka advised to comply with new Covid protocols Colombo All Indian nationals travelling to Sri Lanka have been advised to follow the countrys revised Covid-19 protocols, the Indian High Commission here said on Saturday.FGN38 UK-UKRAINE-2NDLD MILITARY SUPPORT UK to supply tanks to Ukraine as Russian missiles hit Kyiv London British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday promised to provide tanks and artillery systems to Ukraine, amid renewed missile attacks by Moscow targeting the Ukrainian capital and other cities.

FGN37 VIRUS-CHINA-2NDLD DEATHS China reports nearly 60,000 COVID deaths since last month Beijing: China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 coronavirus deaths in hospitals across the country over the last 30 days, amid criticism from the WHO that Beijing was heavily under-reporting the magnitude of the pandemic. By K J M Varma FGN7 US-JAPAN-LD QUAD Will ensure Quad continues to be force for good: Joint statement by US, Japan Washington: The US and Japan have said that in association with India and Australia, they will ensure that the Quad continues to be a force for good or the benefit of the Indo-Pacific, amid China's growing military muscle-flexing in the strategically vital region. By Lalit K Jha FGN34 LANKA-JAPAN-DEBT-TALKS Sri Lanka concludes debt restructuring talks with Japan: President Wickremesinghe Colombo: Sri Lanka has concluded debt restructuring talks with Japan and will continue to hold such meetings with India this month, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced on Saturday, as the cash-strapped country looks to carve a path out of its worst financial crisis.

FGN10 CHINA-BHUTAN-BORDER China, Bhutan agree to expedite negotiations to resolve border dispute Beijing: China and Bhutan have reached a ''positive consensus'' to push forward the implementation of the agreement to expedite negotiations to settle their border dispute through a three-step roadmap. By K J M Varma FGN24 LANKA-INDIA-VIRUS-TRAVEL Indians travelling to Sri Lanka advised to comply with new Covid protocols Colombo: All Indian nationals travelling to Sri Lanka have been advised to follow the country's revised Covid-19 protocols, the Indian High Commission here said on Saturday.

FGN38 UK-UKRAINE-2NDLD MILITARY SUPPORT UK to supply tanks to Ukraine as Russian missiles hit Kyiv London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday promised to provide tanks and artillery systems to Ukraine, amid renewed missile attacks by Moscow targeting the Ukrainian capital and other cities.