reserve

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The cyclone struck as Sri Lanka was emerging from its worst-ever economic meltdown in 2022, when it ran out of foreign exchange reserves to pay for essential imports such as food, fuel and medicines.

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Under Myanmar's current constitution, 25 percent of parliamentary seats are reserved for the armed forces.

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A military-drafted constitution still gave him a central role in politics, though, with a quarter of parliamentary seats and essential cabinet positions reserved for his officers.

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"The Yellow Line is a new border line -- serving as a forward defensive line for our communities and a line of operational activity," he said to reserve soldiers in Gaza.

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Could it be about oil, of which Venezuela has more proven reserves than any other country in the world?

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