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Sri Lanka faces food shortages as prices and unemployment soar

November 2, 2023

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Many people in Sri Lanka are going hungry as prices and unemployment soar and essentials are in short supply. The country is experiencing its worst economic crisis since independence from Britain more than 70 years ago. Al Jazeera's @Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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