2021

WorldFlood waters in Chennai following incessant rainfall in the region.Tags: Print EditionINDIA: A total of 14 people and 157 cattle have succumbed in the incessant rain in Tamil Nadu for the past five days. According to Tamil Nadu…
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WorldTags: Print EditionGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel wears her protective mask after a news conference following a meeting with the leaders of the country’s 16 federal states to discuss COVID-19 measurements in Berlin, Germany.…
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WorldCovaxin is developed by Bharat Biotech.Tags: Print EditionINDIA: Covaxin, the first Covid-19 vaccine developed in India, is “highly efficacious” and presents no safety concerns, according to a study published in the Lancet…
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WorldChinese President Xi JinpingTags: Print EditionCHINA: China’s Communist Party delivered Xi Jinping a breakthrough on Thursday that will help secure his political future — by rewriting history. Senior party officials in a…
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WorldUN chief Antonio Guterres Tags: Print EditionSCOTLAND: Promises by governments to cut carbon emissions "ring hollow" as long as they continue to funnel trillions of investment to oil, gas and coal projects, UN chief Antonio…
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PoliticalTags: Print EditionBudget 2022 does not address the price hike in many essential food items and other goods, National People’s Power leader MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake said. It also provides no compensation for farmers who…
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PoliticalTags: Print EditionPreface Honourable Speaker, I present today the 76th Budget of the independent Sri Lanka. This is the second budget of the Government of His Excellency the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and my maiden budget…
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PoliticalTags: Print Edition* The minimum period a Member of Parliament must serve to obtain the pension extended from five (5) years to 10 years. * The construction of new office space for state use will be suspended for two 2 years…
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PoliticalFinance Minister Basil Rajapaksa delivering the 2022 Budget.Tags: Print EditionFinance Minister Basil Rajapaksa presented Budget 2022 in Parliament yesterday in the presence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister…
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LocalSandasen MARASINGHECamelia Nathaniel and Amali MallawaarachchiTags: Print EditionThe Budget 2022 presented by the government is an attempt to deceive the people, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said yesterday (12). Premadasa…
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