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Latest News, Live Updates Today July 23, 2024: Sri Lanka apologises for ‘forcing’ cremations of Muslim Covid victims

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Latest news on July 23, 2024: Sri Lanka's government Tuesday formally apologised to the island's Muslim minority for forcing cremations on Covid victims, disregarding WHO assurances that burials in line with Islamic rites were safe. (Representational picture)
Latest news on July 23, 2024: Sri Lanka's government Tuesday formally apologised to the island's Muslim minority for forcing cremations on Covid victims, disregarding WHO assurances that burials in line with Islamic rites were safe. (Representational picture)

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