Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices as US delegation arrives
Sri Lanka hiked fuel prices on Sunday, creating further pain for ordinary people as officials from the United States arrived for talks aimed at alleviating the island's dire economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka hiked fuel prices as US delegation arrives
Sri Lanka hiked fuel prices on Sunday, creating further pain for ordinary people as officials from the United States arrived for talks aimed at alleviating the island's dire economic crisis.
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Rich heritage buried under impoverished Gaza Strip
While workers laboured on a large construction site in the Gaza Strip, a security guard noticed a strange piece of stone sticking out of the earth.
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China still searching for next Yao Ming, 20 years after NBA debut
Basketball Hall of Famer, business magnate, cultural ambassador -- no Chinese athlete carries a richer legacy than Yao Ming, whose towering 7ft 6in frame (2.29 metre) stormed into the NBA 20 years ago.
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Summer means suffering: how workers survive intense Gulf heat
Like millions of other migrant labourers in the Gulf, one of the world's hottest and driest regions, construction worker B. Sajay does not welcome summer.
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Despite strong summer start, Europe's aviation industry frets
Air traffic is booming this summer, but after European vacations are over will passenger demand hold up?
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Farrell says Ireland fired up by New Zealand taunts
New Zealand's attempts to rattle Ireland before the first Test may backfire, with the tourists' coach Andy Farrell saying his side have been made stronger by "backhanded compliments".
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Inflation a thorn in the side of Bulgaria rose oil makers
Business is not a bed of roses for Bulgaria's rose oil makers these days.
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Energy shock tests G7 leaders' climate resolve
Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations will be under pressure to stick to climate pledges in Bavaria from Sunday, as Russia's energy cuts trigger a dash back to planet-heating fossil fuels.
Read moreRussians 'fully occupy' Severodonetsk, shift focus to Lysychansk
Russia's army has "fully occupied" the key Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk after weeks of fighting, its mayor said, as Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to send nuclear-capable missiles to Belarus within months.
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