Debt-stricken Sri Lanka marks independence day as new president pledges to rebuild the country
Debt-stricken Sri Lanka has marked its 77th independence anniversary with a military parade, while the country’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, pledged to heal Sri Lanka's economic ...
Where a Strongman Failed, Women Are Now Fueling a Democratic Revival
A leftist movement in Sri Lanka that took power after an economic collapse is seizing a rare opportunity to rally more women ...
At big-business forum, Sri Lankan president pledges to enforce IMF austerity
The president hailed big business as “the engine of growth for the economy” and outlined sweeping privatisation and ...
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An opportunity to settle Sri Lanka’s ethnic problem
If the political discourse in Sri Lanka is any indication, elections to the local authorities may take place sooner rather than later. There is nothing wrong in holding the elections to the local ...
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Australia pads up in the opening Test to a Sri Lanka that has beaten political and economic toil
The second day of the second Test in June 2022 when Australia last visited these shores was the day when the people of Sri Lanka took back ... besieged by extreme political turmoil and the worst ...
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Sri Lanka on the ropes after Australia batting blitz rewrites records
Sri Lanka was staring down the barrel at 44-3 after Australia achieved its largest ever total in Asia - 654-6 declared - on day two of the first test on Thursday. Fatigued after spending five and ...
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Australia in command as Smith, Khawaja punish Sri Lanka on rain-hit opening day of first test
Australia's batters feasted on Sri Lanka's bowling, racking up milestones and dominance on a rain-curtailed opening day of the first test in Galle on Wednesday. The tourists finished on a ...
This week in history: February 3-9
Sri Lankan civil war; mass evacuation in Haicheng earthquake; McCarthy gives first anti-communist speech; Nepal abolishes ...
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Trump tests his power. Can he do these things?
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. His administration has offered to pay millions of federal workers to not work ...
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Senate Democrats block International Criminal Court sanctions bill in response to Netanyahu warrant
Senate Democrats on Tuesday voted to filibuster a GOP-led bill to sanction International Criminal Court officials. The measure was designed to punish the ICC for issuing arrest warrants for top ...