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Colombo Chief Magistrate Buddhika C. Ragala yesterday ordered former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardana to be released from eight cases filed by the Bribery Commission against him during the tenure of the Yahapalanaya Government.…
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AFGHANISTAN: At least 40 people have been killed with 150 more missing in northern Afghanistan after flash floods ravaged an area northeast of the capital Kabul, officials said on Thursday. A rescue operation was on to find the…
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UK: A slice of one of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding cakes is up for auction 40 years after the nuptials watched around the world. The iced slice came from one of the 23 official wedding cakes marking the July 29,…
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US: New York is offering $100 dollars to every citizen who gets their first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 at any of the city-run vaccination sites, according to reports citing statements made by Mayor Bill de Blasio. The…
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SOUTH AFRICA: A majority of South Africans have said they are unlikely to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and almost half of them believe prayer is more effective against the virus, according to a survey. While 21% of the 1,600…
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AUSTRALIA: Australia's biggest city Sydney posted a record one-day rise in local COVID-19 cases on Thursday and warned the outbreak would get worse, as authorities sought military help to enforce a lockdown of 6 million people poised…
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ISRAEL: Israel will start offering a third dose of COVID-19 vaccinations to people aged over 60, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Thursday, one of first countries to provide a booster shot. The jabs will begin on Sunday as…
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US: Governments around the world raced to head off a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta variant, with US President Joe Biden offering new incentives to vaccine holdouts and Israel authorizing booster shots. The World…
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Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Chairman and former President Maithripala Sirisena said that the party had a clear policy on contemporary politics of the country and as its views have been presented to the Government from time to time.…
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The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday vehemently condemned all forms of sexual harassment against children and child labour. Speaking to media SJB, National Organizer Tissa Attanayaka said SJB does not condone any form of…
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