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Month: April 2023

Sri Lanka seeks $17 billion debt reduction by restructuring

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president has asked its parliament to approve a four-year International Monetary Fund program to restructure the country’s $17 billion in foreign debt. Lawmakers began a three-day debate Wednesday on President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s proposal to accept the IMF program. If approved, it would dictate

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One of 4 Mississippi jail escapees is found dead in a burned home where shots were fired at police, officials say

WAPT, HINDS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, UNSOURCED SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE, CNN By Sara Smart, Amy Simonson and Holly Yan, CNN One of four Mississippi jail escapees who police believe fired at a law enforcement officer from a home Wednesday has been found dead after a fire in that residence, the Hinds County sheriff said. Dylan Arrington, one

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