Top headlines: Sri Lanka suspends external debt, Adani 6th richest in world

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Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has become world's sixth-richest person by overtaking Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, according to reports. Sri Lanka's central bank has said that it has become "challenging and impossible" to repay external debts. Read more such top headlines and other information in the section below.

Sri Lanka suspends external debt payments, says needs money for essentials

Sri Lanka's central bank said on Tuesday it had become "challenging and impossible" to repay external debt, as it tries to use its dwindling foreign exchange reserves to import essentials like fuel.
 

The island nation's reserves have