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WorldTags: Print EditionNEW ZEALAND: New Zealand on Thursday said it will ban young people from buying cigarettes for life, one of the toughest approaches in the world to curbing smoking deaths as part of a wider plan that focuses on…
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WorldUS Capitol Police on duty.Tags: Print EditionUS: US Capitol Police arrested a congressional staffer on Thursday after he walked into a legislative building with a gun in his bag, leading to a brief lockdown in a Capitol Hill…
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WorldA truck that was transporting migrants is seen rolled over after a traffic accident that killed migrants from Central America in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico on Thursday.Tags: Print EditionMEXICO: A cargo truck jammed with people who…
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WorldUS President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin at odds over Ukraine.Tags: Print EditionRUSSIA: Russia said on Thursday that escalating tensions over Ukraine could lead to a repeat of the Cuban missile crisis, when the…
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WorldTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND,AUSTRALIA,GERMANY: Wealthy countries may start to hoard Covid-19 vaccines again, threatening global supplies as they seek to shore up stocks to fight the new Omicron variant of the virus, a senior…
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PoliticalTags: Print EditionParliament Secretary General Dhammika Dasanayake said the Committee on Parliamentary Business decided to commence Sittings for 2022 on January 11. The Committee on Parliamentary Business was held on Thursday…
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PoliticalNimal WijesingheAnuradhapura additional district group corrFormer Minister Tissa Karaliyadda speaking at the meeting.Tags: Print EditionDuring the last Presidential Election, several top persons now in the Government visited…
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LocalTags: Print EditionThe Sri Lanka Army’s Medical Corps began rolling out the Pfizer booster shots for those above 30 years and completed their second COVID vaccine three months back at the Viharamahadevi Park yesterday. Picture by…
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LocalSandasen MARASINGHECamelia Nathaniel and Amali MallawaarachchiTags: Print EditionThe Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) revealed in Parliament yesterday that the Kerawalapitiya LNG agreement was signed not with New Fortress but with…
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Sandasen Marasinghe and Amali MallawaarachchiLocalTags: Print EditionOpposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday (10) criticised the government for taking action to encourage migrant workers to remit funds using formal channels.…
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