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CHINA: Chinese astronauts successfully performed the country's first tandem spacewalk on Sunday, working for seven hours on the outside of the new Tiangong station in orbit around Earth. Tiangong's construction is a major step in…
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THE PHILIPPINES: A military plane carrying at least 85 people “missed the runway” and crashed in the southern Philippines on Sunday, the Armed Forces chief said. So far 40 people have been rescued from the burning wreckage of the…
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US: Search efforts for possible survivors in the rubble of a partially collapsed apartment block near Miami have been suspended ahead of the controlled demolition of the rest of the building. Teams are preparing to bring down the…
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JAPAN: Rescuers in a Japanese holiday town hit by a deadly landslide searched for survivors Sunday, climbing across cracked roofs and checking cars thrown onto engulfed buildings as more rain lashed the area. Two people have been…
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UN: Voicing concern over many countries failing to vaccinate their people, WHO Chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday called for vaccinating at least 10 per cent of the population of every country by September as he emphasised…
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CHINA: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the international community to build a “Great Wall of Immunity” to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. “We should face the imminent challenges together,” Mr Wang, who is also a member of…
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CANADA: The Canadian military was on standby to help evacuate towns and fight more than 170 wildfires fuelled by a record-smashing heat wave and tinder-dry conditions as the Government in Ottawa warned of a “long and challenging…
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The Bourse ended the week on a negative note this week with ASPI decreasing by 62.59 points (or 0.80%) to close at 7,746.56 points, while the S&P SL20 Index also decreased by 71.88 points (or 2.36%) to close at 2,970.75 points.…
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Dr C. C. Janaki Amarasinghe, Chairperson of DJ Products, a leading company in the field of food, spices and handloom textile products clinched two silver awards at the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ Awards organized by the Federation of…
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Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) announced major progress in its efforts to safeguard workers and revitalize the industry, with approximately 30% of the total workforce having received their first dose of COVID vaccines, as of…
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