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一 | Sri Lanka on Tuesday opened its fuel import and retail sales markets for firms belonging to oil-producing countries, a measure which the government hopes may ease crippling shortages that have paralyzed most of the economic activity in the island nation.,The move will also end the duopoly of state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), controlling 80% of the fuel market, and Lanka IOC, a unit of Indian Oil Corporation.,The cabinet approved the proposal hours before a high-level delegation left for Qatar and Russia to arrange fuel for immediate needs.,Minister of Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said the firms would be able to operate without Forex requirements from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and other banks.,“This exemption of Forex requirements will be permitted for the first few months of operations,” the minister said.,The cabinet has asked the CPC to provide its logistics, stocking, and distribution service to the foreign firm, suggesting that the government would privatize a debt-ridden state-run firm which controls around 80 percent of the market.,However, the refinery business will remain with the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, which was operating with a monthly loss of approximately $90 million last year.,On Monday, the government restricted fuel sales to port, health services, and food transport until 11 July, citing the "unprecedented state of finance and foreign exchange crisis.”,“All other sectors are requested to stay at home and provide services online in this difficult time,” Bandula Gunawardena, the government spokesman, said.,Last Wednesday, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the economy had “completely collapsed,” showing the inability to purchase fuel as shortages of essentials and electricity worsen.,The government is in talks with Qatar, Russia, and India to arrange for fuel until the forex crisis gets resolved. The island nation has also planned a credit conference with the participation of India, China, and Japan to arrange for loans for food and fuel purchases.,A negotiation with the International Monetary Fund is in progress and will likely be finalized by July.,Want to know more? Check out our Koo & Telegram accounts!,Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/sputniknews,Sputnik India: https://t.me/sputniknewsindia。

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没有最惨，只有更惨。

三 | 相信这是看完昨日凌晨曼联比赛的人最直观的感受，客场0比4被布伦特福德“羞辱”，这让曼联瞬间成为体育热搜榜“榜一大哥”，一连串尴尬到耻辱的纪录被打破。

四 | 滕哈格自己都说，真想把这11名首发球员都换掉。但换了他们曼联能用谁呢？赛季之初就遭遇这样的窘境，恐怕留给荷兰人的时间不多了。首轮不敌布莱顿之后，曼联全队上下的压力本就不小，一方面来说，主场输球且踢得浑浑噩噩，这本身就不太说得过去，另外一方面，有关转会方面的困扰仍未散去，比如C罗到底走不走，德容和拉比奥特到底来不来。难怪有媒体分析表示，目前尚处在“内忧外患”之中的曼联恐怕近期难有上佳的发挥，但殊不知，这失利过于惨痛了。20分钟就被对手梅开二度，同时门将还出现“黄油手”，这种情况下曼联半场0比4落后，似乎是可以理解的。这绝不完全是技战术层面的失误，而是球队在心理层面已经被对手打崩，这还是在C罗以及拉什福德都重新回到首发的前提下。这样的“红魔”都能被对手踢得溃不成军，半场比赛就缴械投降，不知道荷兰人还能有什么灵丹妙药来治疗一下病入膏肓的曼联。

滕哈赫是1921年来，首位遭遇开局2连败的曼联主帅；布伦特福德成为英超历史上，第3支在半场就打入曼联4球的球队。此前的两队是热刺(2020年10月)和利物浦(2021年10月)；上次曼联在顶级联赛35分钟就丢掉4球，还要追溯到1990年5月2日，当时他们客场对阵诺丁汉森林，25分钟就0比4落后；曼联自1960-1961赛季以来，首次在顶级联赛前2场就丢掉6球以上。这些数字中，还有一个有点令人哭笑不得。

五 | 曼联现在排名英超垫底。上一次曼联在英超垫底还是在1992年8月，当时他们在开赛后首轮1比2输给谢菲尔德联队，第二轮又3球输给埃弗顿，在22队中排在最后，但那个赛季曼联最终获得了首届英超联赛的冠军，20年之后，曼联再次上演类似的剧情，那么赛季结束时曼联的排名会是第几呢？不管几个月后最终的排名会是多少，至少现在，曼联是垫底的队伍，滕哈格作为第一责任人，自然是脱不了干系，荷兰人说：“球队只有团结在一起，才能解决目前的问题。教练必须要给球员信念，球员自己也要有信念才行。这场比赛布伦特福德球员更具饥渴感，对方从一开始就做好了准备。我半场换3人是为了给球队注入新鲜血液，但如果有可能，真想把其他8人也换了。球队犯下不少错误，很多错误不应该犯。