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Less than a week into his job, Wickremesinghe said he was forced to print money to pay salaries, which will put pressure on the national currency. The government is scrambling to get dollars on the open market to pay for three ships full of crude oil and fuel oil that have been anchored in Sri … Read more
The fast food chain said operating in Russia was “no longer tenable or in line with McDonald’s values” due to the “humanitarian crisis”. In a statement, McDonald’s also said its decision to cease operating its stores there was due to the “unpredictable operating environment” in the country. The company is one of more than 1,000 … Read more
SSomalia’s former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected president on Sunday after receiving 214 votes from lawmakers in a poll open only to parliamentarians. But many hope the vote will end a political crisis that has lasted more than a year, when then-President Mohamed Abudallahi’s term ended in February 2021 without an election. Mohamud, 66, … Read more
WASHINGTON- President Biden will once again build on the message that launched his presidential campaign as he seeks comfort in another city riven by racial violence on Tuesday, with a White House official saying the president will describe the shooting of Saturday’s killing mass in Buffalo as a test “for the soul”. of our nation. … Read more
Kelsey Burkhalter Golden decided to donate the burgers. A two-year-old boy in Texas, USA, ordered more than two dozen cheeseburgers from a local McDonald’s outlet using his mother’s phone. The woman learned of the act after checking her phone. Kelsey Burkhalter Golden told KHU11 that his son Barrett placed the order on food delivery platform … Read more
By seeking to phase out Russian energy supplies, Europe will only hurt itself, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the oil sector was undergoing a “tectonic shift”, but claimed that Europe would commit “economic suicide” with its sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine. By seeking to phase out … Read more
Audio released by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry appears to show a disillusioned Russian soldier telling his mother about his commander’s desperate attempt to quit the war Video loading Video unavailable The video will start automatically soon8Cancel play now Russian state TV makes chilling threat to Britain A Russian rebel commander turned a gun on himself to … Read more
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will reflect on the dark legacy of the residential schools scandal in Canada as they begin their tour of the country later. Prince Charles and Camilla visit the Commonwealth realm on a three-day trip to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Charles is expected to speak of … Read more
US rock band Eagles of Death Metal were halfway through their set when Islamist militants bombarded the Bataclan concert hall in Paris with gunfire, gunning down revelers, frontman Jesse Hughes told a crowd on Tuesday. French court. Guitar tech Eden Galindo’s first thought had been that the PA system was exploding, but Hughes said he … Read more
An Italian judge has ordered the trial of family members of an 18-year-old Pakistani woman who disappeared last year after refusing an arranged marriage and was allegedly killed ByThe Associated Press May 17, 2022, 2:42 p.m. • 2 minute read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article ROME — An Italian judge on Tuesday ordered … Read more