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AUSTRALIA: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has ruled out COVID-19 vaccinations at a federal policy level, asking employers to make their own decisions in terms of enforcing jabs for high-risk workers. Morrison said on…
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US: The seven-day average for new daily COVID-19 infections has surpassed 100,000 in the US, returning to levels not seen since the winter surge. Cases and hospitalisations have skyrocketed in the last month, driven by the highly…
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UK: Moderna's booster shots against COVID-19 have shown robust antibody responses, according to results of Phase 2 clinical trials published on Thursday. In the trial, Moderna tested a 50-microgram dose of three vaccine booster…
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US: New Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang has called on the two countries to join hands to combat the still-spreading COVID-19 pandemic. "How about our two countries working together on solutions, e.g. more…
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SWITZERLAND: The world will see 5.3 million reported deaths and 12 million excess fatalities by December as the Delta variant drives a surge in COVID-19 cases, according to projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and…
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Around 20% of the medical drugs used in Sri Lanka are currently being manufactured locally saving billions and the intention of the government is to increase this up to 50% said Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa. He made these…
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Diversified Sri Lankan conglomerate Sunshine Holdings PLC (CSE: SUN) continued to demonstrate resilience amidst prevailing macro-economic conditions after reporting an impressive top-line growth of 54% YoY. The Group recorded…
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Taking into consideration the national need of the hour SriLankan Airlines has uplifted another batch of Sinopharm vaccines amounting to 4 million doses to the country on three dedicated cargo flights. The consignment arrived from…
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National Movement for Consumer Rights Protection (NMCRP) in a letter addressed to Minister of Trade and Cooperative Affairs Dr Bandula Gunawardena says that if Laugfs Gas Company is not selling Gas to refund the money taken for…
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Sri Lanka’s construction sector in particular apartment developers faces numerous challenges due to certain import restrictions on tiles, aluminium and rising global prices of steel and copper. These factors are putting a strain on the…
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