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Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election ...
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Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters reject old guard
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to data ...
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Sri Lanka closes schools as floods hammer the capital
A man wades through his flooded neighborhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man pushes his motorbike along a flooded road in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, ...
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Train hits and kills 2 wild elephants in Sri Lanka as 2 of its fuel-carrying tankers derail
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In one of the worst wildlife tragedies in Sri Lanka, a train transporting fuel collided with a herd of wild ...
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Mendis and Perera power Sri Lanka to first T20 series win over the West Indies
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sri Lanka’s Kusal Perera , right, and Kusal Mendis celebrates after winning the third Twenty20 cricket ...
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King and Lewis quick 50s lead West Indies to a 5-wicket win over Sri Lanka in T20 series opener
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. West Indies’ Brandon King and Evin Lewis bump fists during the first Twenty20 cricket match between Sri ...
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Lewis century powers West Indies to consolation ODI win against Sri Lanka
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Evin Lewis’ unbeaten 102 steered West Indies to a consolation victory ...
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Sri Lankan president votes in first poll since economic collapse
The election will determine the course of Sri Lanka’s recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe cast his vote in the country’s ...