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JAPAN: Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday he will not run for re-election as party leader this month, effectively ending his tenure after just one year, his party’s secretary general said. Suga announced his intention to…
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US: Flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least 44 people in the New York area overnight into Thursday, including several who perished in basements during the “historic” weather event officials blamed on…
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NORTH KOREA: Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s leader, has ordered officials to execute a tougher epidemic prevention campaign in “our style” after he turned down some foreign Covid-19 vaccines offered via the United Nations-backed…
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SWITZERLAND: Mu was first identified in Colombia in January 2021, and since then, there have been “sporadic reports” of cases and some larger outbreaks in South America and Europe. The World Health Organisation has said that it…
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AFGHANISTAN: The Taliban is expected to adopt the Iranian model of the political system for governance. Talks have been ongoing between the top Taliban leadership in Kandahar for the last 4 days with a government formation announcement…
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US, AFGHANISTAN: The US military negotiated a secret arrangement with the Taliban that resulted in members of the militant group escorting clusters of Americans to the gates of the Kabul airport, CNN reported. One of the…
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Buddhilini de Soyza’s photo ‘The Great Swim’ (L) and Gagana Mendis Wickramasinghe’s picture titled “Lockdown chicks”
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Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr Harsha de Silva yesterday questioned as to who made the decision to administer the Pfizer vaccine to the 20-30 year category in the Hambantota District. “Is Hambantota 20-30 year category top priority…
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State Minister of Finance Ajith Nivard Cabraal yesterday dismissed all allegations that there is a food shortage in the country, pointing out that the country has sufficient stocks of food for the foreseeable future and beyond.…
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The Government on Thursday imposed Maximum Retail Prices (MRPs) for sugar and rice with immediate effect. Accordingly, Maximum Retail Price of Keeri Samba is Rs. 125 per kilogram, White or Red Samba – Steamed or Boiled (excluding…
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