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WorldTags: Print EditionUS: Steven Spielberg has said that ET was inspired by his own parents’ divorce. Speaking on Thursday (21 April) at an event to mark 40 years since the classic film was released, the director discussed his…
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WorldPerformers from the Sao Clemente samba school parade on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday.Tags: Print EditionBRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro’s top samba schools began putting on…
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Four migrant boats sink off Tunisia;12 dead, 10 missingWorldSome of the African migrants who were rescued after their boats sank off Tunisia on their way to Italy.Tags: Print EditionLEBANON, TUNISIA: A child died and 45 people were…
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WorldWashington DC residents being taken to safety after the shootings and (R) the weapon used by the sniper. Tags: Print EditionUS: At least four people, including a 12-year-old girl, were shot when a gunman unleashed a flurry of…
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WorldTags: Print EditionCOVID-19coronavirusSWITZERLAND: In the middle of last year, the World Health Organisation began promoting an ambitious goal, one it said was essential for ending the pandemic: fully vaccinate 70 per cent of the…
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BusinessTags: Print EditionSri Lanka is in the midst of an economic crisis of unprecedented proportions today. Leading up to the crisis, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka kept the US Dollar frozen for a considerable period. This was when…
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BusinessKimarli Fernando, Chairperson, SLTDA and David Lau, Regional Vice President West Asia and Africa, Singapore Airlines and other officials after signing the MoU.Tags: Print EditionSingapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a Memorandum…
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BusinessUrsula von der LeyenTags: Print EditionPresident of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen will visit India on April 24-25 eyeing to push an economic, security and connectivity agenda amid efforts to balance China’s…
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BusinessTags: Print EditionThe Government’s failure to allocate fuel quotas to the Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs), together with continuous power disruptions and uninformed policymaking, is bringing Sri Lanka’s commercial…
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BusinessTags: Print EditionThe Organisation of Professional Associations of Sri Lanka (OPA Sri Lanka) has condemned the Rambukkana incident and calls for a full, transparent investigation and immediate intervention of the law…
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