Sri Lanka swears in new President amid worst economic crisis in decades
Colombo, Sri Lanka Reuters Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new President on Thursday, a day after winning a vote in parliament and urging the island nation to come together to find a way out of its worst economic crisis in decades. The six-time Prime Minister succeeded Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled […]
Updated: US President Biden takes over nation in crisis, urges end to ‘uncivil war’
Last Updated 4.30pm (AEDT)Washington DC, US Reuters Joe Biden was sworn in as President of the United States on Wednesday, offering a message of unity and restoration to a deeply divided country reeling from a battered economy and a raging coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans. Standing on the steps of the […]