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Russia’s state-owned miner to default on eurobond payment

  RUSSIA’s state-owned diamond miner said that it cannot make a payment on a eurobond after Washington imposed blocking sanctions, the Interfax news agency reported. The...

Embattled Sri Lanka prime minister appeals for ‘patience’ from protesters

  Sri Lanka’s prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa pleaded for “patience” Monday as thousands continued to take to the streets to protest his family’s rule, with...

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hikes rates as protests spiral

CASH-STRAPPED Sri Lanka’s central bank hiked interest rates by a record 700 basis points on Friday (8) as police fired tear gas at hundreds...

Bangladeshi man’s murder in US exposes apps’ safety gaps

  TWO years after fleeing political persecution in Bangladesh, Salauddin Bablu was stabbed to death in Manhattan by a man who stole the electric bike he...

Stranded Ukrainians find comfort in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

  AS THE sun dips below the Indian Ocean waves, Ukrainian tourist Viktoria Makarenko and her daughter light incense every evening at a temple in...

India starts supplying rice to Sri Lanka

INDIAN traders are exporting 40,000 tons of rice to Sri Lanka in the first major food aid since Colombo secured a credit line from...

Sri Lanka president loses majority amid crisis

SRI LANKA’S president lost his parliamentary majority on Tuesday (5) as former allies urged his resignation, following days of street protests over the island...
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