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WorldMark ZuckerbergTags: Print EditionFacebook is no stranger to the limelight. While the company has repeatedly come under fire over the past few years for its role in disseminating misinformation, especially related to the 2016…
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WorldTags: Print EditionLeading global coal and gas supplier Australia has pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Prime Minister Scott Morrison however said the plan would not include ending Australia’s fossil fuel…
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WorldTags: Print EditionStuck in a village in southern India for nine months and unable to return to his job in Saudi Arabia, Sugathan PR is hoping the World Health Organization (WHO) will approve the Indian COVID-19 shot Covaxin,…
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WorldModerna COVID vaccinesTags: Print EditionThe African Union (AU) intends to buy up to 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna Inc in an arrangement brokered in part by the White House which will defer delivery of some…
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WorldTags: Print EditionThe European Medicines Agency (EMA) – the European Union’s top medicines watchdog – has started a review of a potentially ground-breaking antiviral pill to treat COVID-19. The agency announced on Monday that it…
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WorldFloods in KeralaTags: Print EditionA rise in extreme weather events in India – from droughts and floods to heatwaves and hailstorms – is fuelling climate migration as the nation’s poorest are forced to abandon their homes, land…
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WorldTags: Print EditionPatients experiencing post-acute COVID syndrome (PACS, also known as “long COVID”) may have symptoms for at least 12 months after initial COVID-19 infection, significantly and negatively impacting their…
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The upcoming Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2021, is prepared to host a lineup of contemporary dialogues under this year’s theme ‘Springboard for revival: Opportunity to reset’. Day One of the event will commence with a session…
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The Sri Lanka - Russia Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce held its 18th Annual General Meeting as a virtual event recently. Alexey Budanov, Charge d’affaires from the Embassy of Russia was the Chief Guest. The…
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Floods are among the most common disaster events in Sri Lanka, and small and medium sized enterprises are some of the most vulnerable businesses. SMEs are the backbone of the national economy that drive the economic growth, employment…
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