Calls mount for Sri Lankan government to quit
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Calls mount for Sri Lankan government to quit

COLOMBO (UCAN): Amid ongoing protests in Sri Lanka over economic mismanagement, rising fuel costs and…

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Sri Lanka bishops warn of failed state
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Sri Lanka bishops warn of failed state

COLOMBO (UCAN): Sri Lanka’s president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, declared a state of emergency on April 1…

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Mass cremations as Covid-19 cases surge in Sri Lanka
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Mass cremations as Covid-19 cases surge in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (UCAN): Mass cremations have begun in Sri Lanka to clear a backlog of bodies…

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Covid-19 thwarts Madhu pilgrimage in Sri Lanka
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Covid-19 thwarts Madhu pilgrimage in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (UCAN): Mary Nirmala, a Sunday school teacher from Negombo, visited the Shrine of Our…

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Sri Lankan Church calls for ban on extremist groups
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Sri Lankan Church calls for ban on extremist groups

COLOMBO (UCAN): Catholic leaders in Sri Lanka urged the country’s government to ban Muslim extremist…

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