Fire-ravaged ship sinks, prompting Sri Lankan pollution fear
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A container ship carrying chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s capital on Thursday nearly a monthContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka : Dolphins, turtles killed by fire-ravaged ship
Dozens of turtles and dolphins were killed by intense heat and chemical poisoning from a container ship that burned forContinue Reading
Sri Lanka arrests Russian captain over ship fire pollution
The Russian skipper of a container ship that caught fire and burned for almost two weeks before sinking off SriContinue Reading
Sangakkara and Flower inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara and Zimbabwe’s Andy Flower were among 10 new inductees into the International Cricket Council’s Hall ofContinue Reading
Sri Lanka seeks $40 million in damages over ship fire
Sri Lanka is seeking $40 million in damages from the operator of a ship that left massive pollution when itContinue Reading
Sri Lanka probes possible oil slick off sinking ship
Sri Lanka announced an investigation Thursday into a possible oil slick reported off its west coast where a container shipContinue Reading
Sri Lanka cargo ship disaster: Large oil spill visible in satellite images- Sky News
Sri Lanka cargo ship disaster: Large oil spill visible in satellite images A large oil slick surrounding the damaged container shipContinue Reading
South Asian nations turn to China, Russia for vaccine help
Sri Lanka began injecting pregnant women with a Chinese coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday and Nepal resumed inoculations with a China-madeContinue Reading
Sri Lanka to tour England after pay-row ban threat
Sri Lanka’s players have set aside a pay dispute with national cricket chiefs until the England tour is over, afterContinue Reading
Sri Lanka receives one million doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccines
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka has received one million doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccines amid the island nation’s recentContinue Reading
