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1. Sri Lanka's inflation continues to increase and reaches nearly 60% as the economic crisis worsens.
   2022-07-05 21:06:03 (First version)
2. Sri Lanka's inflation continues to increase and reaches nearly 60% as the country's economic crisis worsens.
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