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<strong>Turkey isn’t ratifying Finland and Sweden to join NATO</strong> - Asiana Times

Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg visited the country amid the earthquake. The two leaders also discussed Turkey ratifying the deal for Sweden and Finland. Turkey has been hesitant to ratify for Sweden to join. But, Turkey is fine to ratify the deal for Finland. Finland’s prime minister Sanna Marin reacted to turkey’s stance and said that the two countries share a good relationship on the sidelines of a Munich security conference. Prime minister Sanna Marin also said that we started the process together and would like to join together. This statement comes after the turkey president said that we will be…

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Sri Lanka Power Ministry announces 66% hike in Power prices to get the IMF bailout - Asiana Times

On Thursday, the power and energy ministry of Sri Lanka announced the 66% hike in power prices. The move comes after the requirements mentioned in the 2.9-million-dollar bailout by IMF. This is crucial for next month’s Executive board meeting of the IMF. Also, China’s backing for the Bailout is also required. Last year, the long queues of the Sri Lankans for petrol brought light to the economic crisis in the island country. The Economic crisis was compounded by major reforms adopted under the previous government. This was followed by a major outburst of the public to the streets demanding the…

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