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Kayleigh Fraser, a Scottish woman living in Sri Lanka, who has been campaigning for activists protesting over the country's economic crisis

Scot documenting protests in Sri Lanka has passport seized by authorities

Protesters walk around and spend time at the ongoing protest site a day after storming into president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, July 10, 2022. Sri Lanka’s opposition political parties will meet Sunday to agree on a new government a day after the country’s president and prime minister offered to resign in the country’s most chaotic day in months of political turmoil, with protesters storming both officials’ homes and setting fire to one of the buildings in a rage over the nation’s economic crisis. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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People buy vegetables at a market after authorities relaxed the ongoing curfew for a few hours in Colombo on Thursday.

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US restaurant Popeyes is opening UK branches - here’s what they serve

RBS is tying to find Carole's safe deposit box, similar to another one she owns and keeps at the RBS St Andrew's Square branch. Thelma Hardacre is seen here beside a cruise liner in Naples and, left, together with her husband Fred at their wedding. Pictures: Carole Mowat

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Green quest in war-torn nation

Tamil Tigers attack ambassador

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'Breather' on debt for tsunami nations

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