ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
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PROTESTERS STORM SRI LANKA PM’S OFFICE AS CROWDS TEAR-GASSED
BBC - 13 July 2022 Protestors erupt in joy after taking over prime minister's office Demonstrators who have taken over the prime minister's office have erupted in joy, taking selfies,…
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HEATHROW TELLS AIRLINES TO STOP SELLING SUMMER TICKETS
BBC - 13 July 2022 Heathrow Airport has told airlines to stop selling summer tickets, as the UK's biggest airport struggles to cope with the rebound in air travel. The…
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SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT GOTABAYA RAJAPAKSA FLEES THE COUNTRY ON MILITARY JET
BBC - 13 July 2022 Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country on a military jet, amid mass protests over its economic crisis. The country's air force confirmed…
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WORLD POPULATION DAY: INDIA WILL OVERTAKE CHINA IN 2023, SAYS THE UN
BBC - July 12, 2022 India is set to become the world's most populous country next year, overtaking China with its 1.4bn people, according to UN figures. By this November,…
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IMF CLOSELY MONITORING SITUATION IN SRI LANKA; HOPES FOR POLITICAL CRISIS RESOLUTION TO RESUME BAILOUT DEAL TALKS
The Indian Express - July 10, 2022 The IMF on Sunday said that it was closely monitoring the ongoing developments in Sri Lanka and hoped that the political crisis will be…
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SRI LANKA HOPES TO INSTALL NEW GOV’T AFTER DAY OF CHAOS AND RAGE
Al Jazeera - 10 July 2022 There is calm on the streets of Sri Lanka, a day after protesters stormed the president’s residence and set fire to the prime minister’s house,…
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AS SRI LANKA’S LEADER AGREES TO STEP DOWN, PROTESTERS SING ON THE STREETS. BUT THE FUTURE IS UNCERTAIN AND THE ECONOMY IS WRECKED
CNN - July 10, 2022 Sri Lanka woke on Sunday to an uncertain future, with both its President and Prime Minister set to step down after thousands of protesters stormed their…
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SRI LANKA’S MISERY SHOULD BE WARNING TO US ALL ON GLOBAL FOOD, FUEL AND FINANCE CRISIS
Modern Diplomacy - July 9, 2022 Countries already under pressure from the economic fall-out of the COVID-19 pandemic, risk seeing the same economic turmoil and human misery as Sri Lanka, with…
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SRI LANKA LIVE UPDATES: POLITICAL LEADERS SAY THEY ASK PRESIDENT TO STEP DOWN
The New York Times - 9 July, 2022 The request came as protesters entered his residence and office, and thousands more descended on the capital to register their fury over…
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SRI LANKA PM ‘WILLING TO RESIGN’ AFTER PRESIDENT’S HOUSE STORMED
Aljazeera - 9 July, 2022 Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is willing to resign to make way for an all-party government, his office says in a statement which follows angry protesters…
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