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Sri Lanka Economy Will Collapse If No Government Within 2 Days: Central Bank
[Colombo] --- Sri Lanka's economy will "collapse beyond redemption" unless a new government is appointed within two days to restore political stability, Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said Wednesday. He said the latest wave of mob violence derailed the bank's recovery plans, and the resignation of the prime minister on Monday and the lack of a replacement were complicating matters. He said political stability was vital to implementing economic reforms aimed at addressing the country's debt crisis and the acute shortage of foreign exchange to import essentials. "If there is no government in the next two days, the economy will completely collapse and no one will be able to save it," he said. "The country was fast going down a slope when I took over just over a month ago. I thought we were able to apply the brakes, but with events of Monday the brakes no longer work," he said. The central bank chief added, "Within a week or two the economy will completely collapse. No one will be able to save Sri Lanka at that stage. My being here as governor will not help...I will resign if there is no immediate action to form a government." Shortly after taking over last month as the bank's chief, Weerasinghe announced defaulting on Sri Lanka's $51 billion external debt saying the country had no money to pay its creditors. He almost doubled interest rates and allowed the rupee to depreciate rapidly to ensure better foreign exchange liquidity in the commercial banks. Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since independence from Britain in 1948 after it ran out of dollars to import even the most essentials. There had been long queues for fuel and food causing severe hardships for the nation's 22 million people, prompting them to protest against the government. "If we don't have political stability, very soon we will run out of what little petrol and diesel left. At that point people will get on the streets to protest peacefully or violently," Weerasinghe added. This week, the crisis took an ugly turn with nine people killed in violence and more than 200 injured. Angeline Jolie Runs For Cover In Ukraine's Lviv Amid Suprise Visit
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[Mykolaiv] --- A Russian rocket hit the regional administration building in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv on Tuesday, killing at least seven people and wounding 22, local authorities said.  An image showed a large hole in the side of the building Eighteen of the wounded were pulled from the rubble by rescue workers, who continue to work at the scene, the emergencies service said in an online post An image shared by regional governor Vitaliy Kim showed a large hole in the side of the building. On Tuesday, Reuters witnesses saw the destruction from a distance and ambulances and fire engines heading to the scene. The area was cordoned off. "They destroyed half of the building, got into my office," Kim said. UK weather - Brits hit the beach for 20C scorcher today before -3C cold snap with SNOW next week
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