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Law & OrderSithara Senani and Shavini MadharaTags: Print EditionColombo Additional Magistrate Lochani Abeywickrama yesterday issued an order directing the Bribery Commission’s Director General to hand over to the CID the documents…
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WorldMadagascar’s Secretary of State for Police Serge Gelle (Second from Left in dark sweater), being congratulated after surviving helicopter crash ordeal.Tags: Print EditionMADAGASCAR: A Madagascan Government Minister has said he…
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WorldA couple sits in a restaurant in London on Tuesday. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that his Government reserves the “possibility of taking further action” to protect public health as Omicron spreads across the…
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WorldA man cleans a COVID-19 care centre in New Delhi, India on Tuesday.Tags: Print EditionINDIA: India told State Governments yesterday to be proactive and on the lookout for surges of the Omicron coronavirus variant after cases…
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WorldTags: Print EditionUS:Nearly $100 billion at minimum has been stolen from COVID-19 relief programmes set up to help businesses and people who lost their jobs due to the pandemic, the U.S. Secret Service said on Tuesday. The…
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WorldTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna does not expect any problems in developing a booster shot to protect against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and could begin work in a few weeks, Chief…
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WorldTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: The World Health Organisation (WHO) approved a COVID vaccine made by US pharma giant Novavax for emergency use, after the European Union medicines regulator gave it the green light. Novavax is the…
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OMICRON ALERT: WorldTags: Print EditionINDIA: The rapid spread of Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease is likely to dampen Christmas and New Year festivities in many parts of the world as governments are discussing whether to…
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WorldChristmas shoppers in Dublin City Centre, Ireland.Tags: Print EditionBELGIUM, SWITZERLAND ,NEW ZEALAND ,UK: The World Health Organization’s European head on Tuesday warned countries to brace for a “significant surge” in COVID-19…
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BusinessJayanthi CoorayVignettes from the eventTags: Print EditionThe online education system that was introduced prior to the COVID pandemic was fine tuned and streamlined during the pandemic rising its significance and value, said…
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