By the time the episode wraps up, two more contestants have tapped out. The History Channel’s Alone season nine episode eight begins with six survivalists remaining in the Labrador wilderness. It said it was deeply concerned about the impact of the economic crisis on the people.‘Alone’ season 9 competitor Karie (Photo by: Brendan George Ko / The History Channel) "We hope for a resolution of the current situation that will allow for resumption of our dialogue on an IMF-supported program," the global lender said in a statement. The International Monetary Fund, which has been in talks with the Sri Lankan government for a possible $3 billion bailout, said today that it was monitoring the situation closely. The speaker had outlined proposals from a meeting of political parties yesterday that would include parliament picking an acting president within a week. These claims could not be verified.ĭetails of a transition of power were not yet clear. Mr Rajapaksa had left on Friday as a precaution before the planned demonstration, two defence ministry sources said. Neither Mr Rajapaksa nor Mr Wickremesinghe were in their residences when the buildings were attacked. Police used tear gas to disperse protesters Local news channels showed a huge fire and smoke coming from his home in an affluent Colombo suburb. Mr Wickremesinghe, a six-time premier also seen as part of an uncaring ruling elite, agreed to step down, his office said. "I therefore request the public to respect the law and maintain peace." Mr Rajapaksa's "decision to step down on 13 July was taken to ensure a peaceful handover of power," Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said in a video statement last night. The fertiliser ban was reversed in November. It has been compounded by large and growing government debt, rising oil prices and a ban on importing chemical fertilisers last year that devastated agriculture. Sri Lanka's economic crisis developed after the Covid-19 pandemic hammered the tourism-reliant economy and slashed remittances from overseas workers. The nation of 22 million people is short of food and fuel, and inflation hit a record 54.6% in June. Some took selfies of the polished interiors, a striking contrast to the misery many have endured. The prime minister's residence was set on fire This morning, protesters were still milling about in the president's residence, parts of which had been smashed. Thousands had descended on the seaside city demanding Mr Rajapaksa resign after months of mismanaging the crisis, a dramatic escalation of largely peaceful anti-government protests on the island that sits near key shipping lanes. Mr Rajapaksa, a hero of the quarter-century civil war against Tamil rebels, plans to resign on Wednesday, the parliament speaker said. Others set fire to the private home of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who also agreed to resign to make way for an all-party government. Protesters, many wrapped in the Sri Lanka flag, barged into his whitewashed colonial-era residence yesterday, jumped into the swimming pool and sat on a four-poster bed. Calm has returned to the streets of Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo this morning and protesters are jubilant as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed to resign after his house was stormed amid outrage over the southern Asian nation's collapsing economy.
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