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WANDERLUST READER TRAVEL AWARDS

After more than 3 million votes were cast by 168,000 passionate, globetrotting readers, the results for the 23rd Annual Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards are now in. Destinations, tour operators and travel…

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10 REASONS BOTH HARRIS AND TRUMP CAN BE HOPEFUL OF VICTORY

With just one day to go, the race for the White House is deadlocked – both at the national level and in the all-important battleground states

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FORMER ACADEMIC NAMED SRI LANKA’S THIRD FEMALE PRIME MINISTER

Sri Lanka’s new president has chosen his prime minister – selecting a woman for the third time in the country’s history

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SRI LANKA’S NEW PRESIDENT ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE PROMISES CHANGE

Sri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation

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AFTER ECONOMIC CRISIS, SRI LANKA SWEARS IN MARXIST PRESIDENT ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in

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SRI LANKA’S MARXIST-LEANING DISSANAYAKE WINS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, LOCAL TV SAYS

Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, won the presidential election for the debt-ridden island nation, local TV said on Sunday, citing Election Commission figures.

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VOTING ENDS IN SRI LANKA TO CHOOSE A PRESIDENT AND A WAY OUT OF YEARS OF TURMOIL

Associated Press – September 21, 2024 Voting has ended Saturday in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the…

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SRI LANKA CLINCHES $12.5 BILLION BOND REWORK DEAL IN PRE-ELECTION DASH

Reuters – September 19, 2024 Sri Lanka reached a draft deal with creditors to restructure $12.5 billion of international bonds, it said on Thursday, in a major boost to the…

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SRI LANKA’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION TO TEST ECONOMIC GREEN SHOOTS

Reuters – September 19, 2024 LONDON/COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s election this coming Saturday has raised doubts over when its long-awaited debt deal with bondholders will be finalised, if it keeps…

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CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT IS SET TO DOUBLE THAT OF FOSSIL FUELS – HERE’S HOW DEVELOPING NATIONS CAN ALSO BENEFIT

Global investment in clean energy is set to double the amount going to fossil fuels this year. But developing nations are being left out of the renewable energy transition. The…

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