Sri Lanka votes for new parliament

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Sri Lanka Votes in a Parliamentary Election That's Key for Its New Marxist-Leaning President
Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election that's key for their new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through on promises of economic recovery
Sri Lanka votes for new parliament as economic recovery hangs in balance
Sri Lanka began voting in a snap election on Thursday which will determine if the island nation wants to empower its new, leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to push his pro-poor policies as it recovers from a financial meltdown.
Alert: Voting begins in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that is key for its new, Marxist-leaning president
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Factbox-How Sri Lanka Elects Its New Parliament
Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a majority in parliament to back his policies in the island nation struggling to recover from a crushing financial crisis.
Sri Lankans to vote for change in parliament poll, discarding decades of dynastic politics
Sri Lanka votes to elect a new parliament this week in a snap general election called by its Marxist-leaning president who wants a fresh mandate in the legislature to drive economic reforms in the debt-ridden island nation.
Sri Lanka president eyes parliament win in snap election
Sri Lanka votes Thursday in a second national election in as many months with a deeply divided opposition struggling to recover from a crushing defeat at presidential polls.
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Anura Kumara Dissanayake got elected as the president in September, however, his National People's Power (NPP) coalition gained only three of 225 seats in the parliament.
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US and Israel warn of potential attack on tourist locations in Sri Lanka
or any symbol that discloses your religion or nationality.” Neither of the alerts goes into more specifics about the nature ...
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Troops deployed to Jewish community center in Sri Lanka surfing town after U.S. warns of possible attack in area
It urged citizens currently in Sri Lanka to "avoid openly exhibiting anything that could identify you as Israeli, such as t-shirts with Hebrew writing, or any symbol that discloses your religion ...
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US, Israel issue Sri Lanka attack alert after 'terrorist' threat against tourists
Those already present in Sri Lanka should "avoid externalizing Israeli identity symbols in the public sphere, including avoiding movement with Hebrew shirts or symbols that betray origin and ...
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3 Arrested in Sri Lanka Over Possible Threats Against Israeli Tourists
including clothing with Hebrew writing or religious symbols, and to avoid gathering in groups. Britain also updated its travel advisory for Sri Lanka, citing a heightened terrorist threat.