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Sri Lanka to be first country in Asia to come under IMF’s governance diagnostic exercise
Colombo: Sri Lanka will be the first country in Asia to undergo a governance diagnostic exercise by the IMF which will assess corruption and governance vulnerabilities in the…
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After Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank shuts down amid banking turmoil in US
Image Source : FILE Signature Bank shuts down amid banking turmoil in US…
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Lebanon’s Famous Baalbek Festival Back, Despite Economic Collapse In Country
Lebanon’s renowned Baalbek festival is back, held in front of a live audience for the first time since 2019, despite the country’s economic meltdown and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Sri Lanka seal five-match ODI series against Australia
The last game on Friday will be more like preparation for the Test series
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Sri Lanka Crisis: Sri Lankan police arrest 1,500 people in connection with May 9 violence
Sri Lankan police have arrested at least 1,500 people so far in connection with the violent clashes between anti- and pro-government protesters in the country earlier this month that…
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More pain in Sri Lanka before any resolution to crisis
Running out of petrol, medicines and foreign reserves, once-booming Sri Lanka is in a mess. And the measures needed to pull its economy out of the unparalleled crisis are likely to…
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Mahinda Rajapaksa: Sri Lanka’s fleeing ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, family take refuge at naval…
In the wake of the widespread violence in Sri Lanka that left five people dead, former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family on Tuesday took refuge at a naval base in…
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on Monday, hours after his supporters attacked anti-government protesters outside embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office,…
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Ukraine’s wheat harvest may fall by 35%, raising fears of global shortage
Image Source : PTI/ FILE PHOTO Last year, Ukraine produced about 33m tonnes of wheat, of which, it exported about 20m tonnes, making it the sixth-largest exporter globally. Wheat…
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