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                                <title><![CDATA[ A cry for Gaza, and for our loss of humanity ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amal de Chickera ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ We need to educate ourselves on the histories of the conflict and the experiences of those who have fought for justice and peace on all sides. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Drought dents Sri Lanka's economic hopes, farmers' livelihood ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 06:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The island's economy was crushed by its worst financial crisis in over seven decades, caused by a severe shortage of foreign exchange reserves that triggered widespread unrest and ousted its former president. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ A year later, Sri Lanka's tentative economic recovery eludes the poor ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 08:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The central bank expects the economy to resume growth this quarter after six quarters of contraction - faster than expected by many economists - while overseas remittances are surging and tourist numbers are rising. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Sri Lanka could exit bankruptcy by September, says president ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 09:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Sri Lanka launched a much-anticipated domestic debt restructuring framework that seeks to rework part of its the island nation's US$42 billion domestic debt. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ India extends US$1 billion credit line for Sri Lanka by a year ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 09:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The credit line, part of about US$4 billion in emergency assistance extended by India during the peak of Sri Lanka's financial crisis early last year, was scheduled to end in March. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Debt-stricken Sri Lanka to receive first tranche of IMF bailout funds ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 07:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Economic mismanagement coupled with the impact of the pandemic left Sri Lanka severely short of dollars for essential imports, tipping the country into its worst financial crisis in seven decades. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ China promises Sri Lanka deal on debt treatment in coming months ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in more than seven decades and a shortage of dollars has disrupted imports of essentials. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Sri Lanka workers defy strike ban to protest rescue plan ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 07:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ President Ranil Wickremesinghe is facing a public backlash over steep tax hikes and spending cuts imposed to secure a sorely needed International Monetary Fund bailout. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Sri Lanka outlaws strikes as anti-tax protests spread ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 07:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Anger towards President Ranil Wickremesinghe is growing as his government slashes spending and hikes taxes to secure an IMF bailout after more than a year of economic and political upheaval. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Electricity bill increase pushes crisis weary Sri Lankans to the brink ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 09:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The power price increase is the latest measure to clinch a loan to tackle a crisis that evolved from the confluence of the pandemic battering its tourism-reliant economy, rising oil prices and populist tax cuts. ]]></description>
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