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WorldA man rides a motorbike on an empty street near a railway station in Mandalay, central Myanmar. Streets were seen empty in Mandalay on Friday as people participated in a “silent strike” to mark International Human Rights…
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WorldFrance’s Mont Blanc. Tags: Print EditionFRANCE: A treasure trove of emeralds, rubies and sapphires buried for decades on a glacier off France’s Mont Blanc has finally been shared between the climber who discovered them and local…
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WorldA COVID-19 campaign in Johannesburg, South AfricaTags: Print EditionCOVID-19coronavirusSOUTH AFRICA: Less than half of the African continent is amenable to mandatory vaccinations for COVID-19, according to a study by a group of…
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WorldA lethal evening of tornadoes ripping by the US Midwest and south has leveled homes, with over 100 individuals feared dead. Here, tornadoes which hit the State of Kentucky.Tags: Print EditionUS: Dozens of devastating tornadoes…
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WorldUS President Joe Biden making his debut late-night show appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.Tags: Print EditionUS: US President Joe Biden on Friday used his first late-night television talk show appearance as US…
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WorldThe Black Summer bush fires of 2019 and 2020 were the worst in Australia’s recorded history.Tags: Print EditionAUSTRALIA: Australia battled twin natural disasters Friday, with bushfires cutting through a picturesque west coast…
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WorldSantas wait at a bus stop as they take a break from the classroom during Santa School at The Ministry of Fun in London on Saturday.Tags: Print EditionUK: British authorities have foiled seven late-stage terror plots over the…
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WorldTags: Print EditionNEW ZEALAND: A New Zealand man has been labeled “unbelievably selfish” after he received up to 10 COVID-19 vaccines in one day. The news website Stuff said the man, who has not been named and is now under…
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Calls to list SLIC subsidiariesReform critical to debt sustainabilityBusinessShirajiv SirimaneAdvocata Institute Advisor Prof. Rohan Samarajiva leading the discussionTags: Print EditionThe 55 “Strategically Important” listed…
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BusinessTags: Print EditionSwiss brokerage Credit Suisse expects the economy to continue to show positive surprises and record up to 9 per cent growth in the next fiscal. For the current financial year too, the brokerage anticipates…
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