A kidney stone larger than a baseball was removed from a patient in Sri Lanka earlier this month, and officials just confirmed the mass broke multiple world records because of its immensity. The patient, a retired soldier, was identified as 62-year-old Canistus Coonge, AFP reported. Doctors performed surgery on Coonge on June 1 at the […]
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Why is there an economic crisis in Sri Lanka?
A state of emergency has been declared in Sri Lanka, and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country. His departure follows months of mass protests over soaring prices and a lack of food and fuel. The country’s foreign currency reserves have virtually run dry, and it has already missed debt interest payments. The price of […]
Sri Lanka is out of gas
Sri Lanka’s energy minister has issued a stark warning over the country’s fuel stocks as it faces its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years. On Sunday, Kanchana Wijesekera said the nation only had enough petrol left for less than a day under regular demand. He also said its next petrol shipment was not […]