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WorldCanSinoBIO's vaccineTags: Print EditionCHINA: An inhalable COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s CanSino Biologics has shown an increase of 250- to 300-fold in neutralising antibody levels as a booster shot, the media…
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WorldNew Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda ArdernTags: Print EditionNEW ZEALAND: New Zealand counted its most new coronavirus cases of the pandemic Tuesday as an outbreak in its largest city grew and officials urged vaccinations as a…
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WorldFormer US Secretary of State Colin PowellTags: Print EditionUS: Tributes are being paid to former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who has died of Covid-19 complications aged 84. The former top military officer died on Monday…
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An Indian fishing trawler has sunk after allegedly colliding with a Sri Lankan Navy vessel that was driving out poachers from Sri Lankan waters. The incident has taken place on Monday night and rescuers are still searching for…
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The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) is not behind the struggle of teachers and principals but stands with them in the vanguard, JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva said. Silva was responding to a question by a journalist at the…
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The Government has no plan to rebuild the collapsed economy and it has turned the Central Bank (CB) into a money printing machine and the result would be high inflation, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said. He asked the…
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The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) has lodged a complaint with the Security Forces demanding an inquiry into the large-scale environmental damage being caused in the Kumbukkan Oya area in Moneragala. Environment…
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Co-Cabinet Spokesman Plantation Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana yesterday said that the Government has implemented a number of programmes to promote tea and other cultivations and urged the people to keep faith in the Government at the…
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Bangladesh kept their chances alive of making it to the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Super 12 with a 26-run victory over Oman at Al Amerat in Muscat yesterday. After compiling a modest 153 in 20 overs, Bangladesh got their act…
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Scotland almost secured their place in the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Super 12 stage when they defeated Papua New Guinea (PNG) by 17 runs in their second qualifying match played in Al Amerat, Muscat, Oman yesterday. Scotland,…
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