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Nov- 2024 -15 November
PARTY OF SRI LANKA’S NEW MARXIST-LEANING PRESIDENT WINS TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY IN PARLIAMENT
The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a two-thirds majority in parliament, according to official election results Friday
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7 November
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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4 November
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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Sep- 2024 -24 September
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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23 September
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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23 September
AFTER ECONOMIC CRISIS, SRI LANKA SWEARS IN MARXIST PRESIDENT ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE
Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in
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22 September
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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21 September
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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20 September
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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20 September
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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