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Letter written before Titanic sinks sells for nearly $400,000 at auction

A postcard written by one of the Titanic’s most famous survivors just days before it sank has sold for £300,000 ($399,000) at auction. In a note to the seller’s great-uncle dated April 10, 1912, first-class passenger Archibald Gracie wrote of the ill-fated steamer: “She is...

CBSL Governor and Treasury Secretary Represent Sri Lanka at Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable

The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, and Treasury Secretary, Mr. K M M Siriwardena, participated in the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable (GSDR) held on 23 April 2025 in Washington, DC, on the sidelines of the Spring Meetings...
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Letter written before Titanic sinks sells for nearly $400,000 at auction

A postcard written by one of the Titanic’s most famous survivors just days before...

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