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Jul- 2017 -14 July
FED FALLOUT
Global stock markets were mostly higher on Thursday with the Dow edging to another record, boosted by remarks from Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen that investors
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7 July
REGIONAL MARKETS
Asian markets headed into the weekend on a negative note Friday following a selloff on Wall Street, US jobs data coming in below par and a dive in oil prices…
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3 July
VIRAL EPIDEMIC
Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of soldiers to destroy mosquito breeding grounds as the country battles the spread of deadly dengue fever that has killed a record 215 people this year,
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Jun- 2017 -30 June
PRODUCTION INDEX
An indicator of Chinese manufacturing activity beat forecasts in June but analysts warned that Friday’s surprising result belied a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy.
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19 June
MARKET UPDATE
Asian markets on Monday built on last week’s gains following another record on Wall Street, while the euro edged up on news
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5 June
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The global economy is set to post solid growth this year, amid improving world trade and better performance by large emerging markets, but key risks
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2 June
REGIONAL MARKETS
Asian markets headed into the weekend with another round of gains Friday, following a record close for all three major New York indexes as traders welcomed
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May- 2017 -29 May
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Sri Lanka’s monsoon toll climbed to 164 with the discovery of more bodies of people buried in landslides triggered by intense rains, the
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22 May
POST-WAR AGENDA
Sri Lanka’s President announced Saturday new investigations into alleged secret detention centres as part of a drive to find tens
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19 May
MARKET UPDATE
Asian traders headed into the weekend on a nervous note Friday as a pickup in US stocks and positive data were offset by worries about a crisis
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