2021

WorldSwedish campaigner Greta Thunberg addressing youth protesters at a march in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Saturday. Tags: Print EditionSCOTLAND: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg branded the UN climate talks in Glasgow so…
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WorldPolicemen and rescue workers walk with a detained man on Saturday in Seubersdorf, southern Germany, after several people were wounded in a knife attack on a high-speed train.Tags: Print EditionGERMANY: German Federal Police on…
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WorldTags: Print EditionCOVID-19coronavirusUS: A trial of Pfizer Inc's experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 was stopped early after the drug was shown to cut by 89% the chances of hospitalization or death for adults at risk of…
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WorldTags: Print EditionCOVID-19coronavirusUK: In a first such development, cases of the Alpha variant of Sars-CoV-2, the virus which causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), have been detected in pets, with two cats and a dog…
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WorldPeople gather in the aftermath of a fuel tanker explosion in Freetown on Saturday.Tags: Print EditionSIERRA LEONE: At least 108 people were killed and 92 others injured in a fuel tanker explosion here late Friday, Sierra Leone's…
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WorldBrazil’s President Jair BolsonaroTags: Print EditionBRAZIL: Twenty-one scientists awarded one of Brazil's highest honours, the National Order of Scientific Merit, rejected their medals Saturday after President Jair Bolsonaro…
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WorldNorth Korean soldiers at work in the live fire drill. Tags: Print EditionKOREA: North Korea conducted an artillery fire drill Saturday that could target its rival Korea’s heavily populated capital after Washington and Seoul kicked…
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WorldUS President Joe Biden reacts as he delivers remarks on the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and the rule that will allow the passage of the Build Back Better Act in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington,…
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WorldThe gene, LZTFL1, changes the way lungs respond to the virus. Tags: Print EditionUK: In a new study, scientists have identified a gene found in South Asian people, that doubles the risk of lung failure and death from COVID-19.…
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Modern machinery worth Rs 250 mn addedBusinessShirajiv sirimane in JaffnaTwo Research Scientists, at the world’s only Palmyrah Research institute in Chavakachcheri, Jaffna. Pictures by Saliya Rupasinghe.Tags: Print EditionThe defunct…
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