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May 17, 2022

Sri Lanka has officially run out of fuel

From the BBC World Service: Sri Lanka is now a country with an empty tank, as the worst economic crisis in its independent history continues to spiral. Also, what the White House’s shift in approach to Cuba could mean for the island’s economy, and we hear memories of McDonald’s in Moscow as the golden arches get set to be packed up for good in Russia.

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Motorists queue up to buy fuel at a Lanka IOC fuel station in Colombo on May 2, 2022. - A strike by owners of fuel tankers over the weekend renewed Sri Lanka's long queues for diesel and petrol on May 2 as pumps ran dry, compounding the island nation's economic and energy crisis.
Motorists queue up to buy fuel at a Lanka IOC fuel station in Colombo on May 2, 2022. - A strike by owners of fuel tankers over the weekend renewed Sri Lanka's long queues for diesel and petrol on May 2 as pumps ran dry, compounding the island nation's economic and energy crisis.
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