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The Attorney General on Thursday (07) requested the Court of Appeal to dismiss, without hearing the Writ Petition filed by former Southern Province (SP) Rajitha Keerthi Tennakoon against the appointment of former Finance State Minister…
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A suicide bomb attack on worshippers at a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz killed at least 50 people Friday, in the bloodiest assault since the US Forces left the country. Scores more victims from the minority community…
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US: US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced of reaching an agreement with the Republicans to extend the federal Government’s debt limit into December. “We have reached an agreement to extend the debt ceiling through…
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RUSSIA: Russia will invite the Taliban to international talks on Afghanistan scheduled for October 20 in Moscow, the Kremlin's envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said Thursday. In response to a question from Russian journalists…
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SWITZERLAND: The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine, the first against the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 400,000 people a year, mostly African children. The decision…
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SWITZERLAND: The World Health Organization has started shipping Covid-19 medical supplies into North Korea, a possible sign that the North is easing one of the world’s strictest pandemic border closures to receive outside help.…
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SWITZRLAND: The number of newly reported cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) worldwide fell last week, indicating a steady downward trend, the World Health Organisation (WHO) informed on Wednesday. According to the WHO's…
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AUSTRALIA: Australia's largest city will emerge from a 106-day lockdown on Monday, as Sydney authorities confirmed coronavirus vaccination targets had been met. Stay-at-home orders will be lifted for the Harbour City's…
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SWITZERLAND: The World Health Organization (WHO) announced an initiative to vaccinate 40 per cent of the population of every country against COVID-19 by the end of 2021 and 70 per cent by mid-2022, by prioritizing vaccine delivery to…
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Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Diana Gamage yesterday said she has not been officially notified by the party regarding an alleged decision to expel her from the SJB. Gamage said she had come to know about such a decision only…
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