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File Photo: Sri Lanka's Cabinet late on Monday approved a proposal for public sector workers to be given leave every Friday for the next three months. Agency photo

Bankrupt Sri Lanka slashes fuel prices

AFP :Crisis-hit Sri Lanka slashed fuel prices on Monday, the second cut in as many weeks, after the World Bank warned that the economy will shrink an unprecedented 9.2% this year.The energy ministry said...

File photo: A driver walks near his burned car after Russian military strike, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in central Kyiv, Ukraine recently. Agency photo

Ukraine war Several explosions heard in Kyiv

AFP :Several explosions were heard Monday morning in Kyiv, exactly a week after Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital, AFP journalists said.Three blasts occurred between 6:35am and 6:58am (0335 GMT and 0358 GMT)....