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Sri Lankan medicine shortage a death sentence for some, doctors say
By Sunil Kataria COLOMBO (Reuters) - A shortage of medicine caused by an economic crisis in Sri Lanka could soon...
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Thousands queue for petrol, gas in Sri Lanka amid warnings of food shortages
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Thousands of people queued for cooking gas and petrol in Sri...
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Argentine President touts tax hikes to curb food inflation, lacks Congress support
By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said on Friday that higher food export tariffs would...
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Pandemic and explosions worsen Equatorial Guinea prospects, IMF says
DAKAR (Reuters) - Equatorial Guinea's ailing economy has been dented by the pandemic and a series of deadly dynamite explosions...
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Sri Lanka appoints nine new cabinet members
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka appointed nine new cabinet members on Friday, among them ministers for the critical portfolios of...
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Sri Lanka fuel shortage set to ease; police clash with protesters
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's central bank has secured foreign exchange to pay for fuel...
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Sri Lanka’s fuel, gas shortages set to ease, central bank governor says
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central bank has secured foreign exchange to pay for fuel and cooking...
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Sri Lanka parliament reconvenes, PM warns of critical shortages
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's parliament reconvened on Tuesday for the first time since...
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Sri Lanka names new PM in bid to address growing crisis
By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka appointed a new prime minister on Thursday, as its embattled...
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Explainer-How Sri Lanka spiralled into crisis
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's economic crisis has turned into deadly violence. Eight people died and over 200 were...
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Sri Lanka prime minister resigns, curfew imposed after clashes
By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's prime minister resigned on Monday to make way for a...
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Thousands of Sri Lankans rally over government handling of crisis
By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of Sri Lankan opposition parties rallied on Sunday...
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Visitors trickle back, but climbing mecca Nepal seeks more
By Gopal Sharma and Manoj Kumar KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal is putting a 21st-century spin on a tourism sector dominated...
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Sri Lanka teachers, bank workers join mass walkout over economic crisis
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO (Reuters) - Many schools in Colombo were shut and several train stations deserted...
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Sri Lankan veterans protest against president who led them during war
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO (Reuters) - Missing both legs and an arm, former special forces soldier Thushara...
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IMF urges Sri Lanka to tighten monetary policy, raise tax to address debt woes
(Reuters) - Sri Lanka must tighten monetary policy, raise tax and adopt flexible exchange rates to address its debt crisis,...
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Sri Lanka says India, World Bank consider $2 billion bridge finance
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's finance minister said on Friday that its neighbour India and the World...
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One dead after police fire on protesters in Sri Lanka amid bailout talks with IMF
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan police fired live ammunition to scatter protesters on Tuesday,...
Read moreNepal’s top court gives temporary reprieve to central bank governor – lawyer
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's Supreme Court issued a provisional order on Tuesday putting a temporary stay on...
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Pakistan’s new finance minister faces tight time frame to tackle crises
By Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's new prime minister has appointed 57-year-old economist and businessman Miftah Ismail as...
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