ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

SHANGHAI TARGETS 1 JUNE TO RETURN TO NORMAL

Shanghai set out plans on Monday for the return to normal life from June 1 and the end of a painful COVID-19 lockdown that has

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GLOBAL WHEAT PRICES SOAR

The price of wheat has jumped on international markets after India banned the export of the staple cereal

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SRI LANKA DOWN TO LAST DAY OF PETROL

Sri Lanka's new prime minister said on Monday the crisis-hit nation was down to its last day of petrol, as the country's power minister

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SRI LANKA DOWN TO LAST DAY OF PETROL

Reuters: 16 May 2022 COLOMBO, May 16 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's new prime minister said on Monday the crisis-hit nation was down to its last day of petrol, as the country's…

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SOMALIA GETS NEW PRESIDENT

Somalia's former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected president after a final vote that was only open to the country's MPs

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MILLIONS HIT HARD AS COOKING GAS COST SOARS IN INDIA

India too is now suffering from a lack of cooking gas as prices for the country’s commodities increase

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THERE WON’T BE A HUNGER CRISIS

BBC: 14 May 2022 Sri Lanka’s newly sworn in Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe, has told the BBC his government is dealing with the country’s economic crisis and soaring food prices.…

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WORSE YET TO COME: SRI LANKA’S NEW PM

In his first interview since taking office, Sri Lanka's new Pime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe told BBC he would families get three

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MUSK PUTS ON HOLD US$ 44 BILLION DEAL FOR TWITTER

Elon Musk on Friday put his US$ 44 billion deal for Twitter temporarily on hold, citing pending details in support of calculation that

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RECORD NUMBER OF POLLUTERS SET CO2 EMISSIONS TARGETS

A record number of big polluters are committing to cutting CO2 emissions, a UN-backed report has said

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