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Sri Lanka’s new PM struggles to form unity government

Shawdesh Desk: Sri Lanka’s new prime minister was struggling Friday to forge a unity government and forestall an imminent economic collapse after a senior opposition figure refused to helm the

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Sri Lanka’s new PM struggles to form unity government

Shawdesh desk: Sri Lanka’s new prime minister was struggling Friday to forge a unity government and forestall an imminent economic collapse after a senior opposition figure refused to helm the

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25 injured after passenger plane veers off runway in southwest China

Shawdesh desk: Twenty-five people were injured after a passenger plane veered off the runway during take-off and caught fire at an airport in southwest China’s Chongqing at around 8 a.m.

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Global Covid cases top 519 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 519 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU),

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Sri Lanka president set to name new PM

Shawdesh Desk: Beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was set to name a new prime minister Thursday to try to steer Sri Lanka out of its dire economic crisis after days of violence,

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Amid crisis, Sri Lanka president vows to curtail own powers

Shawdesh Desk: Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa pledged Wednesday to give up most of his executive powers but stopped short of yielding to demands for his resignation over the

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Moscow urged to annex Kherson, claims Kyiv bombed Russia town

Shawdesh Desk: Pro-Kremlin authorities in Ukraine’s Kherson on Wednesday urged President Vladimir Putin to annex the region, as Moscow accused Kyiv of shelling a Russian city in the latest flashpoint

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Bill Gates tests positive for COVID-19, says experiencing ‘mild symptoms’

Shawdesh desk: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Tuesday that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. Mr Gates tweeted that he was isolating himself until he

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