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President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policy, has instructed the Treasury Secretary to provide provisions only for essential government services. MORE..

8 Feb 2023 (4:45 PM)

Families in southern Turkey and Syria spent a second night in the freezing cold on Wednesday as overwhelmed rescuers raced to pull people from the rubble two days after a massive earthquake that killed more than 9,600 people. MORE..

8 Feb 2023 (5:16 PM)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday conceded "shortcomings" after criticism of his government s response to the massive earthquake that has killed over 15,000 people in Turkey and Syria. MORE..

9 Feb 2023 (8:58 AM)

With hope fading to find survivors, stretched rescue teams toiled through the night in Turkey and Syria, searching for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake. The death toll rose Wednesday to more than 11,000 in the deadliest quake worldwide in more than a decade. MORE..

8 Feb 2023 (7:16 PM)

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sri Lanka today acknowledged a recent contribution of CHF 800,000 (approximately US$802,000) from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) at a special event held at the Embassy of Switzerland to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. MORE..

9 Feb 2023 (12:04 AM)