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People look at a dead pilot whale Tuesday on the beach in Panadura, Sri Lanka. Rescuers and volunteers raced to save more than 100 pilot whales stranded on Sri Lanka's western coast.
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Sri Lankan Navy, Villagers Save 120 Whales After Mass Beaching

Nov 03, 2020
The Sri Lankan navy and local villagers rescued more than 100 short-finned pilot whales that became stranded on a beach south of the capital, Colombo.
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World
China has built a massive international shipping port a few miles from the old fishing port of Hambantota, Sri Lanka.
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In Sri Lanka, China's Building Spree Is Raising Questions About Sovereignty

Dec 13, 2019
A Chinese state-owned operator took control of a port on a 99-year lease after Sri Lanka defaulted on its loans. An adviser to Sri Lanka's president said the government wants China to "give it back."
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World
Security personnel stand guard at St. Anthony's Church on April 24 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The church was among three targeted in this year's Easter Sunday attacks.
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Before Sri Lanka's Easter Attacks, Muslims' Warnings About Terrorism Went Unheeded

Dec 12, 2019
Mohammad Taslim tried to warn authorities about other Muslims who'd been radicalized. He was shot soon after. Two men he flagged are now under arrest for links to Sri Lanka's Easter terrorist attacks.
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Ilagan Udaya Kumari (from left), 50, whose husband went missing; Analaxmi Ariaratnam, 70, whose son disappeared; and Sangara Pilay Vanalogini, 53, whose son went missing. Mothers and other relatives of some of the tens of thousands of people who disappea
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Sri Lanka's Front-Runner Strikes Fear Among Tamils Who Blame Him For Disappearances

Nov 14, 2019
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the civil war-era defense secretary, is considered a hero to many majority Buddhists but the prospect of his winning Saturday's presidential election terrifies some minorities.
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Sri Lankan soldiers lower the national flag in Colombo on Sunday. President Maithripala Sirisena banned face coverings under an emergency law that went into effect Monday.
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Sri Lanka Bans Face Coverings After Easter Sunday Attacks

Apr 29, 2019
The move by President Maithripala Sirisena was meant to help authorities identify people, part of a new security push after a wave of bombings left the country reeling.
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Religion
Kyle Fox, 4, and his father Brady Fox hold a sign at a Sunday vigil held to support the Chabad of Poway synagogue. A teenager opened fire at the synagogue near San Diego on Saturday, killing one and injuring three others.
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Poway Shooting Latest In Series of Attacks On Places Of Worship

Apr 28, 2019
Over the past few months shootings and bombings have targeted churches, mosques and synagogues spanning three continents.
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Asia
Police officers patrol the area around Dawatagaha mosque ahead of prayers on Friday in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka's Military Reports 15 Deaths In Shootout During Search For Bomb Suspects

Apr 26, 2019
A spokesman says bodies, including children, were found in a house where soldiers pursued suspects tied to Islamist militants. The U.S. government urged Americans to reconsider travel to Sri Lanka.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to reporters at a news conference on Wednesday. She announced New Zealand and France will lead a global effort to end the use of social media as a tool to promote terrorism.
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Global Effort Begins To Stop Social Media From Spreading Terrorism

Apr 24, 2019
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said her country and France will lead a meeting with world leaders next month. Social media is now a "centerpiece" for terrorist outreach, an expert says.
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A woman is overcome with emotion as she attends the funeral of a person killed in the Easter Sunday attack on St. Sebastian's Church, on Wednesday in Negombo, Sri Lanka.
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Bombers Who Carried Out Attacks In Sri Lanka Were 'Well-Educated,' Official Says

Apr 24, 2019
The picture emerging of the perpetrators of Sunday's attacks that killed more than 350 people is one of relative privilege. The country's defense minister says one bomber had studied in the U.K.
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Mourners gather during a mass funeral at St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo on Tuesday, following a series of coordinated bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.
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Mass Funerals Begin In A Grieving Sri Lanka

Apr 23, 2019
Mourners and religious leaders gathered to say goodbye to more than 300 people who died in a string of bombings on Sunday at churches and hotels. Among the dead are 45 children.
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Relatives place flowers after the burial of three family members who died in an Easter Sunday bomb blast at St. Sebastian Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday.
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Sri Lankan Official Says Bombings Are Retaliation For New Zealand Massacre

Apr 23, 2019
Two Islamist groups have been blamed for the attacks. The government is facing criticism for failing to prevent the attacks — or even alert possible targets — despite getting prior intelligence.
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A Sri Lankan soldier stands guard near the site of a car explosion after police tried to defuse a bomb near St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on Monday, the day after a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka's Easter Bombings Bring Renewed Violence To A Long-Troubled Country

Apr 22, 2019
Here are some key things to know about Sunday's deadly attacks, the group that Sri Lanka blames for perpetrating them — and the country's complicated history.
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Sri Lankan security personnel inspect the debris of a van after it explodes on Monday near St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo. More than 300 people died and more than 500 others were wounded after Sunday's attacks on churches and hotels.
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After Sri Lanka Attacks, Islamist Group Blamed And Victims Named

Apr 22, 2019
Sri Lankans mourned the deaths of more than 300 people who were caught in Easter Sunday's coordinated church and hotel bombings. Officials blamed the National Thowfeek Jamaath, a local militant group.
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Goats and Soda
Marini de Livera, a pro bono lawyer from Sri Lanka, was honored at the U.S. Department of State on Thursday.
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She's A Lawyer ... A Thespian ... And Now A State Department 'Woman Of Courage'

Mar 08, 2019

The U.S. Department of State has honored Sri Lanka's Marini de Livera for her innovative combination of drama and legal work to aid women and children.

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Ranil Wickremesinghe, seen behind the lectern, speaks to his supporters at the prime minister's official residence Sunday in Colombo. His reinstatement as prime minister concludes weeks of political chaos prompted by his firing.
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Celebrates His Reinstatement As 'Triumph Of Democracy'

Dec 17, 2018
Seven weeks after President Maithripala Sirisena sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe, the ousted premier got his job back. The move caps what has been a surprising showdown in the island nation.
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Members of the Sri Lankan parliament shout slogans in support of former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during a parliament session in Colombo on Wednesday that ousted his successor, Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka's Newly Appointed Prime Minister Ousted In No-Confidence Motion

Nov 14, 2018
Just three weeks after being sworn in, Mahinda Rajapksa faced a hostile parliament with a majority of lawmakers still loyal to his predecessor, Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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Asia
Supporters of ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe shout in joy Tuesday outside the Supreme Court building in the capital, Colombo.
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Sri Lankan Supreme Court Blocks President's Bid To Dissolve Parliament

Nov 13, 2018
Controversy has roiled Sri Lanka since Maithripala Sirisena fired his prime minister and suspended Parliament. He also aims to replace lawmakers entirely — but Tuesday's ruling has stayed that plan.
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World
Sri Lanka's newly appointed prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, waves to supporters Monday in the capital, Colombo. The man he intends replace, Ranil Wickremesinghe, demanded that lawmakers be allowed to end his standoff with the country's president.
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'One Of The Darkest Hours': Sri Lanka Roiled By Prime Minister's Abrupt Dismissal

Oct 29, 2018
President Maithripala Sirisena fired and replaced his former ally with a controversial former leader, Mahinda Rajapaksa. But lawmakers have rejected what they call a subversion of the constitution.
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The Two-Way
A Sri Lankan mobile phone user on Wednesday holds up a Twitter message indicating that Facebook has been banned in the capital, Colombo.
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Sri Lanka Declares Emergency Amid Buddhist Attacks On Minority Muslims

Mar 07, 2018
The violence, which began on Sunday, was reportedly triggered by a road-rage incident in which a Sinhalese Buddhist driver was beaten to death by a Muslim youth.
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Goats and Soda
A worker sprays a neighborhood on the outskirts of Colombo in Sri Lanka with a fog used to ward off mosquitoes. The country is facing an outbreak of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease.
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'Neglected Tropical Disease' Is Striking In Sri Lanka

Jul 26, 2017
A dengue fever outbreak has left some hospitals so full that they're turning away patients.
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The Two-Way
A Sri Lankan man walks through floodwaters in Kaduwela, Sri Lanka, on Friday. More than 90 people were reported dead after unusually heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka.
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Monsoon-Triggered Mudslides, Floods In Sri Lanka Kill More Than 90 People

May 26, 2017
Evacuations are underway, with helicopters and boats trying to reach stranded communities. More than 100 more people are missing, the country's disaster management center says.
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The Salt
Cows, which provide organic manure for the estate, wander the property freely and occasionally trample tea plants.
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PHOTOS: In Sri Lanka's Tea Paradise, A Social Enterprise Is Brewing

Feb 28, 2017
The island nation is one of the world's biggest exporters of tea, an industry that employs a sizable part of the population. We visit one organic tea farm that shares revenues with its workers.
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The Salt
A sampling of a variety of <em>kithul </em>syrups brands, which range in color and viscosity.
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Sri Lanka's 'Kithul' Palm Syrup: An Ancient Sweetener In Need Of Saving

Jan 26, 2017
Sri Lanka's most popular sweetener is disappearing, due to the destruction of rainforests, inconsistent yields, intensive labor and a fading workforce. And turning the tide isn't going to be easy.
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The Salt
Ruth Campbell Bigelow, the creator of Constant Comment.
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The Story Behind The 'Tea And Oranges' In Leonard Cohen's Song 'Suzanne'

Nov 15, 2016
Cohen's friend Suzanne Verdal fed him a black tea with pieces of orange rind in it. That tea is Constant Comment, sold by the Bigelow Tea Co. First sold in the 1940s, it remains popular even today.
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The Salt
A woman shows how homemade <em>rottis,</em> or coarse, coconut-flecked flat breads, are made.
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Cookbook Tells The Story Of Sri Lanka's Civil War Through Food

Oct 09, 2016
Handmade trains its lens on 34 women from across the war-torn north, interweaving their stories of struggle and survival with recipes representative of the region's distinctive cuisine.

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