December 2021

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's inflation hit a record 11.1% in November, official figures showed Wednesday (22), and authorities warned a worsening economic crisis could prompt further food rationing. The island's tourism-dependent economy was…
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By Julie Turkewitz, Pascale Bonnefoy and John Bartlett Gabriel Boric rose to prominence in Chile 10 years ago as a shaggy-haired student leading massive demonstrations for free quality public education. He ran for president this year,…
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By Jeffrey Gettleman, Kate Conger and Suhasini Raj NEW DELHI — Nidhi Razdan was all set to travel to Harvard University to start a new job, and a new life, when she received a stunning email. A famous Indian news anchor at the apex of…
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By Anton Troianovski, Ivan Nechepurenko and Valerie Hopkins MOSCOW — Stepping onto a podium in heavy boots and military fatigues at a ceremony outside Moscow, six teenagers accepted awards for an increasingly important discipline in…
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LONDON - The ruler of Dubai was on Tuesday (21) ordered to pay his former wife and children around £550 million ($730 million) in what is thought to be the highest divorce settlement set by an English court. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid…
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COLOMBO – The expert committee appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to investigate the recent space gas-related explosions, confirmed to Tuesday (21) that a change in the composition of butane-to-propane in the liquid petroleum gas…
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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka raised fuel prices Tuesday (21) and warned of possible petrol rationing with importers struggling to pay for oil, in a worsening economic crisis that has also sparked food shortages. The move comes just days after…
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By Benjamin Weiser, Rebecca Davis O’brien and Colin Moynihan NEW YORK — A federal jury in Manhattan began deliberations late Monday in the sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the former socialite charged with conspiring with…
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By Michael S. Schmidt and Luke Broadwater WASHINGTON - When the House formed a special committee this summer to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol assault, its stated goal was to compile the most authoritative account of what occurred and make…
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By Megan Specia PULLOUGH — For two hours on Sunday mornings, they come to the pub with all that ails them. A small boy with a rash. A farmer with ringworm. A man with a throat infection. They are here to see Joe Gallagher, who owns this…
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