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WorldThe WMO announced new mortality records due to tropical cyclones, tornadoes, lightning and hailstorms.Tags: Print EditionSCOTLAND: Extreme weather events - including powerful heat waves and devastating floods - are now the new…
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WorldLocals prepare for the arrival of tourists in Phang Nga Bay, northeast of Phuket, Thailand.Tags: Print EditionTHAILAND: Tens of thousands of travellers are expected to arrive in Thailand today as the country reopens to tourists…
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WorldFirefighters working to rescue civilian firefighters buried in a cave after a collapse in Altinopolis, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Tags: Print EditionBRAZIL: Nine firefighters died on Sunday in Brazil's Sao Paulo state after the roof…
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WorldPeople escape through windows of a Tokyo train line following a knife, arson and acid attack, in Tokyo, Japan.Tags: Print EditionJAPAN: A 24-year-old man dressed in Batman’s Joker costume attacked passengers on a Tokyo train line…
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WorldTags: Print EditionThe 100-km long body of ice, which has been experiencing rapid melting, was formally named by researchers at the University of Leeds to mark the 26th Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on…
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WorldPeople stand with empty oxygen canisters as they wait to fill them up outside a factory in Yangon amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in Myanmar. Tags: Print EditionMYANMAR: The number of Covid-19 cases in Myanmar increased to 500,073…
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WorldUN Secretary-General Antonio GuterresTags: Print EditionITALY: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is giving a mixed verdict on the climate change agreements reached at the Group of 20 summit, saying he hopes for more ambitious…
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The heart disease treatment unit in the Millennium City building of the South Colombo Teaching Hospital was opened on Sunday. It was the late Director Dr. Gunawardena who in 2006 laid the foundation stone for the massive…
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The Cultural Centre of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Colombo had organized a Meelad un Nabi Celebration and Holy Quran Competition Awards Ceremony, which were held at the Cultural Center recently. It was held under the…
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Udaya Kumara Officer-in-Charge, Vocational Training Institute, Amunukumbura,  Chandana Ranaweera Arachchi, Director of the Department of Social Services, Badra Warsapperuma, Director of Nutrinnovate Lanka, Upul Wanninayake, Head of…
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