#SriLanka president strengthens Rajapaksa dynasty in new government
AFP•August 12, 2020 -Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa named two more relatives to a new government unveiled Wednesday, further consolidatingContinue Reading
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Covid-19: UK economy plunges into deepest recession since records began
Britain has entered the deepest recession since records began as official figures on Wednesday showed the economy shrank by moreContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appoints new Cabinet Ministers and State Ministers
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed a 28 member cabinet and 39 state ministers after an overwhelming majority under theContinue Reading
Coronavirus: #Australia records deadliest day but fewer new infections
Australia has recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic amid a second wave of infections in Melbourne. Victoria stateContinue Reading
Beirut explosion: Death toll rises to 200 as protests continue
More than 200 people are believed to have been killed by Tuesday’s devastating explosion in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, itsContinue Reading
Former Sri Lanka PM Ranil steps down as leader of UNP
The Leader of Sri Lanka’s United National Party, Ranil Wickremesinghe stepped down from the party leadership on Monday, after heContinue Reading
Rajapaksa sworn in as PM in #SriLanka, cementing family rule
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the prime minister for theContinue Reading
Rajapaksa brothers win by landslide in #SriLanka’s election
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa brothers secured a landslide victory in the country’s Parliamentary election, accordingContinue Reading
‘No Words’: After Enormous Explosion Rips Beirut, A Search For Answers
Beirut is reeling and Lebanon is in grief after a powerful explosion tore through the capital’s port area on Tuesday.Continue Reading
Rajapaksa family set to consolidate power in #SriLanka after virus-hit polls #lka
Sri Lankans voted in large numbers Wednesday despite the coronavirus pandemic as the ruling Rajapaksa brothers sought to expand theirContinue Reading
