2021

Earth, Wind & Fire are to release a reimagining of their hit ‘You Want My Love’. The Grammy-winning icons have teamed up with acclaimed producer Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds and singer-songwriter Lucky Dave for a new version of…
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It’s always a pleasure to have a chit chat with talented individuals, and interesting to see their perspective of life. I should say that Mario Ananda is one such young man. He is way more intelligent and mature than his age, and he’s…
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Akkaraipattu Police apprehended a 44-year-old man over the illegal possession of 16 white tortoises recently. The arrest was was made when the suspect was intercepted on the Ampara – Akkaraipattu Road, while he was travelling by…
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HAITI: The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti climbed to 1,297 on Sunday, a day after the powerful temblor turned thousands of structures into rubble and set off frantic rescue efforts ahead of a potential deluge from…
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US: The US aid spending watchdog for Afghanistan warned last month that the US military had little or no means of knowing the capability of the Afghan National Defense and Security forces (ANDSF) when required to operate independently…
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FIJI: A “no jab, no job” COVID-19 policy went into effect in Fiji on Sunday, with unvaccinated public servants forced to go on leave as the Pacific nation joined a number of countries in imposing similar mandates.A stubborn outbreak of…
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THE PHILIPPINES: The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday confirmed the first case of the Lambda coronavirus variant in a 35-year-old female. “The case was asymptomatic and recovered after undergoing the 10-day…
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AUSTRALIA: Australia’s biggest city of Sydney recorded its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, while residents in Melbourne face a nightly curfew and a further two weeks of lockdown amid a surge in infections.…
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US: As COVID-19 surged last year, Governments worldwide touted the hope of “herd immunity,” a promised land where the virus stopped spreading exponentially because enough people were protected against it. That’s now looking like a…
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UN,UK: The UN called on the Taliban to exercise restraint Sunday, and particularly to protect the rights of women and girls, after the militants entered Kabul and cemented their grip on the country. UN Secretary-General Antonio…
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