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Sri Lankan cafe owner feeds and shelters stranded tourists
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Sri Lankan cafe owner feeds and shelters stranded tourists

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The tourists came to see the magical waterfalls and mountain views of the lowland jungle…
Stocks rally as restrictions ease and death rates drop
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Stocks rally as restrictions ease and death rates drop

Asian equity markets rallied Monday as traders looked past a staggering jump in US job losses to focus on governments…
Sailors become biggest cluster of infections in Sri Lanka
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Sailors become biggest cluster of infections in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sailors at a Sri Lankan naval base have become the biggest cluster of coronavirus infections…
Sri Lanka falls silent for victims on Easter attacks anniversary
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Sri Lanka falls silent for victims on Easter attacks anniversary

Survivors of last year’s devastating Islamist suicide bombings in Sri Lanka held a private anniversary service Tuesday because of a…
Sri Lanka imposes curfew as South Asia steps up coronavirus battle
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Sri Lanka imposes curfew as South Asia steps up coronavirus battle

COLOMBO/RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) — Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide weekend curfew on Friday as South Asian countries escalated efforts to…
The global spread of the new coronavirus: Where is it?
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The global spread of the new coronavirus: Where is it?

The new coronavirus that emerged in central China at the end of last year has now killed nearly 1,800 people…
‘I’m still scared’ – Asia remembers tsunami that killed 230,000
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‘I’m still scared’ – Asia remembers tsunami that killed 230,000

PHANG NGA, Thailand (Reuters) — Communities across Asia commemorated the more than 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on…
Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka’s new president
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Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka’s new president

Sri Lanka’s new president and scourge of the Tamil Tigers Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday urged minorities unnerved by his election…
UN suspends Sri Lanka peacekeepers over new army chief appointment
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UN suspends Sri Lanka peacekeepers over new army chief appointment

The United Nations has suspended Sri Lankan troops from peacekeeping duties after Colombo ignored repeated warnings and appointed a general…
Sri Lanka probes elephant cruelty at Buddhist parade
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Sri Lanka probes elephant cruelty at Buddhist parade

Sri Lanka Friday ordered an investigation after a skeletal 70-year-old elephant was paraded at a high-profile Buddhist pageant in a…
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