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UK: British military personnel in fatigues began delivering fuel on Tuesday to ease an acute trucker shortage that triggered panic buying at the pumps, though Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied the world’s fifth largest economy was…
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US: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday (US time) responded to claims that showed the social media giant in a negative light by saying that the accusations that it puts profit over user safety are “just not true”. A former…
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AFGHANISTAN: A top British envoy held talks with senior Taliban officials in Kabul on Tuesday -- the first since foreign forces evacuated from Afghanistan -- as the country’s new masters seek a path out of international isolation.…
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US: More oil from a massive offshore spill washed up on the southern California shore on Monday, with beaches closed and fish and birds washing up on shore as officials investigated whether a ship anchor striking a pipeline could have…
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FRANCE: Dynamite fishing and pollution -- but mostly global warming -- wiped out 14 percent of the world’s coral reefs from 2009 to 2018, leaving graveyards of bleached skeletons where vibrant ecosystems once thrived, according to the…
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AFGHANISTAN: Fearing a crackdown on music by the country’s new leaders, a total 101 members of Afghanistan’s top musical institute landed in Doha on Sunday evening, Ahmad Sarmast said. The group, about half of them women and…
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India’s Adani Group’s recent West Container Terminal (WCT ) development deal at the Colombo port is a positive move for Sri Lanka’s economic growth, says veteran maritime expert Rohan Masakorala who is also the CEO of the Shippers’…
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MV Thalassa Patris, 370-meter long container ship own by Evergreen Line interrupted her voyage from Singapore to Europe via Suez in the Lacadive sea north of Maldives, and sailed to Colombo, when the crew members discovered a cargo…
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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Ankara Chamber of Commerce, Turkey virtually signed a historical Memorandum of Understanding to further enhance trade, investment and tourism between Sri Lanka and Turkey on the 29 September,…
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‘Driving your talent strategy’, the second session at the upcoming Sri Lanka Retailers Forum 2021 will focus on the crucial element of talent management and how retail can be positioned as an attractive employment sector. The session…
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