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Easter Sunday attacks:Law & OrderDilshan TharakaTags: Print EditionThe order regarding the release of former IGP Pujith Jayasundara from the case filed against him over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday terror attacks was…
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WorldThe Minaret of Jam.Tags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: An 800-year-old minaret considered one of the finest examples of Islamic architecture in Afghanistan was damaged by two earthquakes this week and is in danger of collapse, an…
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WorldAfghan boys carry firewood in Herat. High unemployment and the high Cost of Living have increased the vulnerability to the weather for large sections of the Afghan population.Tags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: More than half a…
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WorldPeople clear debris off the street in Nuku'alofa, Tonga on Thursday following Saturday's volcanic eruption near the Pacific archipelago.Tags: Print EditionTONGA: Tongans could finally make phone contact with their…
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WorldLabour Leader Sir Keir Starmer (L) with Bury South MP Christian Wakeford, who defected from Boris Johnson's Conservatives to the Labour Party.Tags: Print EditionUK: Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced…
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WorldFormer German Chancellor Angela MerkelTags: Print EditionGERMANY: Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has turned down the offer of a job at the United Nations, her office said on Wednesday, a month after she stepped down as…
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WorldTags: Print Edition  SWITZERLAND: The International Committee of the Red Cross was the victim of a massive cyberattack in which hackers seized the data of more than 515,000 extremely vulnerable people, some of whom had fled…
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WorldTags: Print EditionUS: Superbug infections killed 1.2 million people in 2019, according to a study published Thursday, which authors described as the most comprehensive assessment of the impact of antimicrobial resistance to date.…
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WorldUS President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala HarrisTags: Print Edition    US: US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris would be his running mate in the 2024 presidential election if he stood…
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WorldTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: The Covax scheme for ensuring COVID-19 vaccines reach poorer countries said Wednesday it needed US$5.2 billion (RM21.8 billion) within the next three months to fund jabs for the world in 2022. Covax…
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