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Sri Lanka donates 590,000 USD for children in Gaza

Colombo, Aug 8 (UNI) Sri Lanka donated another 590,000 US dollars to the Children of Gaza Fund established by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to help children displaced due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip, said a statement on Thursday.

The official handing over of the cheque to the Palestinian government took place on Wednesday at the Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka, the statement issued by the President's Media Division (PMD) said.
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Beijing, May 13 (UNI) China has decided to offer a visa-free policy to five countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, and will expand the policy to cover more regional countries in due course, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday.

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Palestine lifts ban on Al Jazeera's operations in Palestinian territories

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Ramallah, May 13 (UNI) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas lifted on Monday a months-long ban on the operations of Al Jazeera television, allowing the Qatar-based media outlet to resume activities in the Palestinian territories starting Tuesday, according to local media.

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Over 50 children died of hunger in Gaza due to blockade of enclave: WHO

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Gaza City, May 13 (UNI) About 500,000 people in the Gaza Strip are suffering catastrophically from hunger, and 57 children have died from malnutrition since the Israeli blockade of the enclave began on March 2, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

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