ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
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May- 2022 -19 May
JP MORGAN BACKS SRI LANKA BONDS
US investment bank JPMorgan backed Sri Lanka's crisis-hit government bonds on Wednesday, saying recent political changes in the
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18 May
WORLD BANK AGREES TO ETHIOPIAN GRANT
Ethiopia and the World Bank have signed a pact for a grant of US$ 300 million to assist reconstruction and recovery in conflict-hit areas
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18 May
JAPAN ANNOUNCES LIMITED ‘TEST TOURISM’ FROM MAY
Japan said it would start conducting ‘test tourism’ in the form of limited package tours in May as a way of gathering information prior
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17 May
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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17 May
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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16 May
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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16 May
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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16 May
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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16 May
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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14 May
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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