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Schools to stay shut in Colombo for two more days: Sri Lanka’s Education Minister
Schools in Colombo, Sri Lanka will be shut on Monday and Tuesday, following the multiple bomb blast…
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Sri Lankan government declares curfew after a seventh blast near Colombo
The death of over 156 people in the serial blasts on Easter Sunday had barely sunk in, there was…
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Sri Lanka blasts: Death toll rises in multiple explosions targeting churches, hotels
At least six attacks took place targeting churches and hotels, and as of 2: 30 pm IST, a seventh…
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Easter Sunday Blasts: Deadly explosion kills 207, Sri Lankan Prime Minister urges people to stay united and strong
As of 1 pm, more than 400 people were wounded and hospitalized, reported Reuters. The blasts…
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World leaders including Pope Francis, Donald Trump, and Barack Obama offered their support after Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka claimed hundreds of lives
People attending Easter services in churches in Kochchikade, Negombo, and Batticaloa were targeted …
Julia Naftulin
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Sri Lanka Easter bombing suspects are in a gun battle with the military after a raid on a makeshift bomb factory, local media report
Soldiers went in to investigate an explosion in the town of Ampara Sainthamaruthu, Batticaloaeaster…
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock
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The tragic blasts on Easter Sunday is just the start of a long weary summer for Sri Lanka's tourism industry
Five-star hotels were among the main targets of the bombing that included Cinnamon Grand, Shangr…
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Sri Lanka has temporarily blocked access to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp after a series of bombings left over 200 dead, fearing the spread of misinformation
An in-depth article at The New York Times explores the ways social media can fan the flames of ethn…
Andy Kiersz
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Sri Lanka said it won't go into lockdown yet, despite a "COVID bomb" in the country where bodies are piling up and there's a backlog of mass cremations
The Sri Lankan government held mass cremations last weekend after Colombo's main hospital ran out o…
Matthew Loh
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Jennifer Lawrence will star in true-crime mafia movie 'Mob Girl,' as she tries to rebound from a string of major flops
The highest-rated movie of those on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes is Darren Aronofsky's "mother…
Travis Clark
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The 10 most important things in the world right now
5. US Senator Bernie Sanders hinted that he may soon officially drop out of the Democratic presiden…
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10 things you need to know before European markets open
There is a nuclear clue in the probe into the Paris attacks. Belgian investigators searching houses…
Ben Moshinsky
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Sri Lanka is running out of food, medicine, gas, and money but the tourists just keep coming
"I was just there, didn't even notice. I had an amazing three weeks," one woman wrote on Facebook i…