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RUSSIA: At least 16 people are dead and seven others injured after an L-410 plane crashed near a near the town of Menzelinsk in the Republic of Tatarstan of central Russia on Sunday, the emergency services were cited as saying by local…
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FRANCE: Cases of depression and anxiety surged by more than a quarter globally during the first year of the pandemic, especially among women and young adults, a major study showed. In the first worldwide estimate of the mental…
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IRAQ: Iraqis voted on Sunday in parliamentary elections held months ahead of schedule as a concession to a youth-led popular uprising against corruption and mismanagement. But the voting was marked by widespread apathy and a…
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INDIA: Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest person, joined Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in the world’s most exclusive wealth club with a fortune of at least $100 billion. The chairman of India’s Reliance Industries Ltd. entered the rarefied…
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QATAR: The United States said on Sunday the first face-to-face meeting between senior U.S. and Taliban officials since the hardline group retook power in Afghanistan was "candid and professional" and that the U.S. side reiterated that…
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The National Movement for Consumer Rights Protection (NMCRP) lashed out at milk importers and called them a bunch of Sherlock’s and also accused the government of being lenient on them. Chairman NMCRP Ranjith Withanage said that while…
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Sri Lanka has been ranked among the top 5 from among 20 best countries to visit in the world by Conde Nast Traveler Magazine on Readers’ Choice 2021. Portugal is in the first place while New Zealand, Japan are in second and third place…
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As per the “6-month Road Map for Ensuring Macroeconomic and Financial System Stability” presented by the Central Bank recently, the International Sovereign Bond (ISB) exposure is to be gradually reduced to around 10% of Gross Domestic…
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For the first time the Bandaranaike International Airport together with the Department of Immigration and Emigration will soon implement a scheme to establish a paperless and touch-less service for Border Control bringing the airport…
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Chairman BOI Sanjaya Mohottala,  Tharaka Balasuriya, State Minister of Regional Cooperation, and   Ashok Pathirage Chairman SriLankan Airlines, and other members of the Sri Lankan delegation pose for a photo with Agnès Roquefort -…
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