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Sri Lankan prime minister says that the nation’s economy has collapsed

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June 23, 2022 News from NPR, World

Women wait in line to buy kerosene in in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 11, 2022.

Sri Lanka’s debt-laden economy has “collapsed” after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity, the prime minister told lawmakers Wednesday.

(Image credit: Eranga Jayawardena/AP)

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