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Sri Lankans run out of petrol, and patience

May 18, 2022

Amid Sri Lanka's worsening economic crisis, the new prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has warned that the country has to face "unpleasant and terrifying facts." And Sri Lanka's political crisis is also far from over.

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