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Over 600,000 tourists arrive in Sri Lanka so far in 2024

Colombo, Mar 30 (UNI) Over 600,000 tourists have arrived in Sri Lanka by March 27 this year, the latest statistics by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) showed.
The data released on Saturday showed that 608,475 tourists have arrived in Sri Lanka in the period, and 181,872 tourists have arrived in Sri Lanka between March 1 and March 27.
Russia, India, Germany, Britain, China and France are key source markets, according to the data.
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Erdogan says wants to launch 'softening process' in Turkish politics

03 May 2024 | 5:58 PM

Ankara, May 3 (UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he wanted to launch a "softening process" in Turkish politics after talks with opposition leader Ozgur Ozel.

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Fire with toxic smoke breaks out at Diehl defence company plant in Berlin

03 May 2024 | 5:47 PM

Berlin, May 3 (UNI) A fire with toxic smoke has broken out at a metallurgical plant of German defence industry company Diehl Metal Applications GmbH that specialises in the production of IRIS-T air defence systems, the B.Z.-Berlin newspaper reported on Friday.

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Three killed, 8 injured in blast in SW Pakistan

03 May 2024 | 5:27 PM

Islamabad, May 3 (UNI) At least 3 people were killed, and eight others injured on Friday in a blast in Khuzdar district of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, police said.

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10 killed in bomb explosion in eastern DRC

03 May 2024 | 5:18 PM

Kinshasa, May 3 (UNI) At least 10 people were killed and several others injured in a bomb explosion on Friday morning at a camp for displaced people near Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to local sources.

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Pak witnesses at least 77 attacks resulting 70 fatalities in April

03 May 2024 | 4:56 PM

Islamabad, May 3 (UNI) Following a brief lull in March, militant attacks in Pakistan surged once again in April, with at least 77 verifiable incidents resulting in 70 fatalities, an Islamabad-based think tank said in a recent report.

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