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UN warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka

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Nominations for Sri Lanka's presidency are being finalised, ahead of a vote in parliament to elect a new leader in the island nation. But on the streets of Colombo, residents have lined up in their thousands to apply for passports and visas to leave the country, with the UN warning of a worsening food crisis.
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