World and International News – 15 March 2022

china battles worst covid outbreak for two years as cases double

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. Yoga will soon be introduced in schools in Saudi Arabia as part of the sports curriculum due to its significance for mental and physical health, the president of the Saudi Yoga Committee, Nouf Al-Marwaai, said.

2. India and Canada held Foreign Office Consultations (FOCs) here on 14 Mar Monday and reviewed the progress of bilateral cooperation in domains such as political, security, trade and investment and education and science and technology.A Ministry of External Affairs release said the FOCs provided a timely opportunity to exchange assessments on regional, multilateral and global issues

3. The Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC), the Sri Lankan subsidiary of India’s oil major Indian Oil Corporation has hiked the retail prices of petrol and diesel with effect from 11 Mar due to the significant depreciation of the Sri Lankan Rupee, the third time the firm has increased fuel prices in a month.

The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated twice in the span of seven days by Rs 57 against the US Dollar. the price of petrol has shot up to Rs 254 per litre and diesel to Rs 214 respectively,

🌎WORLD NEWS🌍

1. Electricity supply has been restored at Ukraine’s retired Chernobyl nuclear power plant that was seized by Russian forces in the first days of the invasion, energy officials in Kyiv said.

2. The UK will continue providing weapons to Ukraine, PM Boris Johnson’s spokesman said.

3. Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Monday ended the requirement to use protective masks in public starting Tuesday, March 15. Citing improving COVID-19 situation in the Russian capital

4. Bangladesh tops the list in South Asia in terms of women on board of listed companies, says a study conducted by International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).

5. A 6,000-bed makeshift hospital is under construction in China’s Jilin City to cope with a resurgence of COVID-19 as China battles its worst COVID-19 outbreak in two years. The 6,000-bed facility is expected to be completed within six days, reported Xinhua. Jilin province recorded over 1,000 new cases for the second day in a row, on 14 Mar Monday

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