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Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after President flees
Add a CommentCrisis-hit Sri Lanka declared a nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country on a military jet in the face of a public revolt against his government for mishandling the country’s economy, the Prime … Read more →
Mass burial on Sri Lanka’s day of mourning
Add a CommentThe first mass funeral has begun in Sri Lanka as the country marks a day of mourning for the victims of Sunday’s bomb blasts. The death toll of the attacks on churches and hotels has increased to 310, police said … Read more →
Sri Lanka removes ban on alcohol for women
Add a CommentSri Lanka is to allow women over the age of 18 to buy alcohol legally for the first time in more than 60 years. The government said that it was amending a 1955 law that it agreed was discriminatory against … Read more →
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