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The Guardian - World
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: who is Sri Lanka’s new leftist president?
JVP leader has positioned himself as opposite to political elites but not all have greeted his win with optimism. As he was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president on Monday morning, Anura Kumara ...4 hours ago -
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Marxist-leaning president takes power in Sri Lanka, a country long led by dynasties
Sri Lanka’s leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families which is emerging from its ...6 hours ago -
Financial Times - World
Sri Lanka swears in leftist election winner as president amid concerns over IMF deal
Anura Kumara Dissanayake pledges to ‘heed the best advice’ after years of economic mismanagement8 hours ago -
ABC News - World
Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president
Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis8 hours ago -
BBC News - Top stories
The man taking knives off the streets
Faron Paul is a campaigner who helps young people in London get rid of their knives.12 hours ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Sri Lanka swears in new left-leaning president
Anura Kumara Dissanayake is sworn in as Sri Lanka's ninth executive president in a simple ceremony.15 hours ago - Sri Lanka -
Financial Times - Business
World’s biggest banks pledge support for nuclear power
Financial institutions including BofA, Morgan Stanley and Goldman back COP28 goal of tripling capacity by 205016 hours ago -
ABC News - World
Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard
Previous leaders have been accused of pushing the nation toward economic ruin.16 hours ago -
NBC News - Top stories
Sri Lankans elect Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy
Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following the South ...Yesterday -
Financial Times - Business
Neo-Marxist Dissanayake upsets odds to win Sri Lanka presidency
Outsider rides anti-establishment wave with pledge to root out dynastic corruption while abiding by $3bn IMF bailoutYesterday -
The Guardian - World
Sri Lankan leftist candidate Dissanayake claims presidential election
Second-round victory viewed as widespread rejection of the old political elite amid economic crisis. The Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, in what ...Yesterday -
The New York Times - World
Sri Lanka Elects Leftist Leader Dissanayake as President
Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s strong showing reveals voter weariness with leadership that has led to a national economic crisis and crushing hardship for many people.Yesterday -
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Left-leaning leader wins Sri Lanka election in political paradigm shift
Anura Kumara Dissanayake beat his rivals after a historic second round of vote counting.Yesterday -
ABC News - World
Marxist lawmaker Anura Dissanayake claims victory in Sri Lanka's presidential election
Marxist lawmaker Anura Dissanayake claims victory in Sri Lanka's presidential electionYesterday -
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Sri Lanka's new president: Political outsider makes remarkable turnaround
The newly-elected president signals a pivot away from the unpopular old political order.Yesterday - Sri Lanka -
ABC News - World
Vote count underway in Sri Lanka's presidential election after years of turmoil
Vote counting is underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as it seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis and political upheaval2 days ago -
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Votes being counted in Sri Lanka's first election since protests ousted president
The cost of living is at the front of many voters' minds in what is expected to be a close race.2 days ago -
The New York Times - Top stories
The Incumbent, the Marxist and the Heir: Sri Lanka’s Tight Race for President
The country will hold its first presidential election on Saturday since its strongman president fled the country two years ago. Here are the main contenders.2 days ago -
NBC News - Top stories
Heavily indebted Sri Lanka votes in election to decide economic future
Millions of Sri Lankans were casting their votes on Saturday to elect a president who will face the task of bolstering the South Asian country’s fragile economic recovery following its worst ...2 days ago -
Financial Times - Business
The history of the power lunch, without men
In the golden age of midday hedonism, some sisters were doing it for themselves2 days ago -
The New York Times - Lifestyle
The Power of a Smaller Breast
Breast reduction is all the rage in cosmetic surgery. Are women asserting their independence or capitulating to yet another impossible standard of beauty?2 days ago -
The New York Times - World
Biden Will Take Cancer ‘Moonshot’ Global at Summit in Delaware
The president will join the leaders of Australia, India and Japan to announce a new initiative for reducing cervical cancer in the Indo-Pacific, a region with especially high rates of the disease.3 days ago - Joe Biden -
The New York Times - Lifestyle
Prada Takes on Fashion’s Algorithm Echo Chamber
Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons take on the style echo chamber. Fendi celebrates choice.3 days ago -
Financial Times - World
Leftist takes on Sri Lanka’s elite in first vote since president was chased from palace
Frontrunner Dissanayake promises crackdown on ‘corrupt’ politicians and calls for revisiting deals with IMF and bondholders3 days ago