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Sri Lanka closes schools and limits work amid fuel shortage
People have been waiting for days at a time to get fuel at stations around the island nation.
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People have been waiting for days at a time to get fuel at stations around the island nation.
In the past few days, eight people have died and more than 200 have been injured in violent attacks in which mobs set fire to buildings and vehicles.
Sri Lanka is suffering its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948.
The Indian Ocean island nation is on the brink of bankruptcy and has suspended payments on its foreign loans.
Around 20 elephants have died over the last eight years after consuming plastic trash in the dump.
Captain Andy Balbirnie top-scored with 41 as his side were beaten by 70 runs.
There were heavy downpours in ten out of the country’s 25 districts.
The five countries will go on the list from Tuesday morning.
The Singapore-flagged MV X-Press Pearl started sinking off Colombo after authorities extinguished a fire that raged on the vessel for 12 days.
Muslims make up about 9% of the 22 million people in Sri Lanka.
Local authorities were braced for mass deaths as seen in Tasmania in September.
The deaths came as three cornered suicide bombers blew themselves up and others were shot.
More than 250 people were killed in the suicide bombings on Easter Sunday.
Two sons of a wealthy Sri Lankan spice trader are among the suspected suicide bombers.
Hundreds were killed in a series of bomb blasts in the country on Easter Sunday.
After a decade of peace, I had hoped that our troubles were behind us, writes Dil Wickremasinghe.
More than 320 people were killed in the Easter blasts.
Eight explosions struck churches and hotels in the capital Colombo on Easter Sunday.
No Irish citizens are believed to be among the dead or injured in yesterday’s fatal attacks.
The government is investigating whether the group had “international support”.
Eight people have now been arrested over the attacks.
BBC Spotlight Northern Ireland travelled to the Maldives to investigate the claims against the North Antrim MP.
Police said bodyguards for a Sri Lankan cabinet minister allied to Wickremesinghe opened fire inside a government ministry.
The controversial DUP MP is currently the subject of a holiday expenses scandal involving the government of Sri Lanka.
The suspension follows Paisley’s failure to declare two family holidays that were paid for by the Sri Lankan government.
The trips included ‘business-class air travel and helicopter flights’.
The 31 Rohingya refugees were rescued by the Sri Lankan navy five months ago after they were found drifting in a boat off the island’s northern coast.
The man is reportedly a courier for an organised smuggling ring.
Paul McLean was on a beach and it’s believed he stumbled into an area infested with crocodiles.
The Daily Telegraph claimed Paisley did not declare gifts received from a foreign government.
Shaminda Eranga experienced heart discomfort during yesterday’s ODI in Malahide.
John Bracewell’s side are in action against Sri Lanka today.
Topshop says Ivy Park has a “rigorous ethical trading programme”.
The rumours emerged after the boy’s father died of tuberculosis and kidney failure.
And now it’s being used to store rice after airlines abandoned it in their droves.
Gardaí believe people may have information relevant to their investigations.
It’s raining fish! Hallelujah, it’s raining fish…
The two-match series concludes in Dublin on Thursday,
Phil Simmons’ side face the World Twenty20 champions in Clontarf this morning.
Australian gambling mogul James Packer is involved in the plans to build three super-luxury resorts, complete with casinos.