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Cricket-Sri Lanka name Jayasuriya as head coach

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's cricket board on Monday named Sanath Jayasuriya as the national team's head coach until the end of the Twenty20 World Cup in 2026. The 55-year-old, a former captain and World

Atos: Still aiming for government deal on strategic assets as initial offer expires

PARIS (Reuters) -IT firm Atos is still aiming to reach a deal with the French state on the sale of its most strategic activities such as cybersecurity and super-computing, it said on Monday, after an

ASEAN must play key role in resolving Myanmar crisis, Thai PM says

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Monday the regional bloc ASEAN must play a key role in ending the protracted civil war in Myanmar, ahead of a summit of the

Nigeria reports 359 cholera deaths in first nine months of year

LAGOS (Reuters) - More than 350 people have died from cholera in Nigeria in the first nine months of this year, a 239% jump from the same period last year, data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease

Explainer-What is the ‘farmgate’ scandal involving South African President Ramaphosa?

By Tannur Anders JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Three suspects accused of breaking into South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's game farm in 2020 and stealing millions of foreign currency in cash will

Debt service burden forcing poor to make tough choices, UN official says

HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Many of the world's poorest countries are having to cut other investment in order to service debts, United Nations Development Programme administrator Achim Steiner said

Soccer-Popovic’s ‘winning mentality’ can help Australia: Goodwin

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's players were sad to see Graham Arnold depart as coach but are hopeful of improving under Tony Popovic's "winning mentality", winger Craig Goodwin said. Arnold

Cricket–Pakistan 122-1 v England after fifties by Masood and Shafique

(Reuters) - Pakistan captain Shan Masood combined with opener Abdullah Shafique in a burgeoning 114-run stand to steer the hosts to 122 for one at lunch on the opening day of the first test against

Former Taiwan president Tsai to make sensitive Prague visit

By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Former Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen will visit the Czech Republic this month, Taiwan's presidential office said on Monday, a sensitive visit for a

Ratan Tata of India’s Tata Group says rumours about his health unfounded

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Indian conglomerate Tata Group, said on Monday that he was undergoing age-related medical investigations and that rumours circulating about his

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Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.