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Djokovic, Nadal launch French Open bids as Swiatek puts streak on line
AFP, Published on 23/05/2022
» PARIS: Defending champion Novak Djokovic and 13-time French Open winner Rafael Nadal start their Roland Garros campaigns on a star-studded Monday, while women's favourite Iga Swiatek begins her quest for a second title in three attempts.
Somali leader among four frontrunners in presidential vote
AFP, Published on 16/05/2022
» MOGADISHU - Explosions were heard near Mogadishu's airport Sunday at the start of voting in long-overdue Somali presidential elections as the troubled Horn of Africa nation battles an Islamist insurgency and the threat of famine.
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka lifts curfew for Buddhist festival
AFP, Published on 15/05/2022
» COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities lifted a nationwide curfew Sunday for an important Buddhist festival, but celebrations were muted as the island nation's new premier struggled to find his footing and tackle a worsening economic crisis.
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka set for new PM, unity government
AFP, Published on 12/05/2022
» COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's president was set to name a new premier Thursday to replace his brother, who was banned from leaving the country after his supporters launched violent attacks on a protest against the country's dire economic crisis.
Sri Lanka's economy on brink of collapse as troops quell unrest
AFP, Published on 11/05/2022
» COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's economy will "collapse" unless a new government is urgently appointed, the central bank chief warned Wednesday, as security forces fanned out on the streets to restore order after spasms of mob violence.
Curfew in Sri Lanka after day of deadly unrest
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» COLOMBO: Sri Lanka deployed thousands of troops and police Tuesday to enforce a curfew after five people were killed in the worst violence in weeks of protests over an unprecedented economic crisis.
Sri Lanka imposes curfew in capital after 20 injured in clashes
AFP, Published on 09/05/2022
» COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police imposed a curfew on Monday after clashes between rival political camps, as anger builds over the island’s worst economic crisis since independence.
'King of streets': Last skateboarder on Ukraine front
AFP, Published on 06/05/2022
» KRAMATORSK (UKRAINE) - The baby-faced teenager in baggy shorts races his skateboard past the bombed burger joint and hit Peace Square just as air raid sirens rolled over the Ukrainian front.
Sri Lankan town under curfew after police kill protester
AFP, Published on 20/04/2022
» RAMBUKKANA, Sri Lanka: Police enforced a curfew on Wednesday in a Sri Lankan town where an anti-government demonstrator was killed, a death that triggered international condemnation just as the crisis-hit country seeks an IMF bailout.
Sri Lanka town under curfew, foreign concern over killing
AFP, Published on 20/04/2022
» COLOMBO: Police kept up a curfew in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday, a day after the killing of an anti-government demonstrator in escalating protests across the island triggered international condemnation.