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KATHMANDU, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) — Nepal’s hydropower plants and irrigation facilities were badly damaged in floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfalls in recent days, with an estimated initial loss of 4.35 billion Nepali rupees (32.6 million U.S. dollars). Addressing…

COLOMBO, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka’s navy arrested 11 Indian fishermen for poaching in the country’s territorial waters on Friday, the navy said in a statement on Saturday. The arrests were made during a special operation to chase away…