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WorldAs COVID-19 cases spike again in the UN's host city of New York and a growing number of staffers are sick or are quarantined, the world body said that it couldn't accommodate a big gathering at present. Tags: Print…

SportsTags: sportsCricketSA wicketkeeperQuinton de KockTest CricketSouth AfricaThe South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock has retired from Test cricket with immediate effect.   The shock announcement from the 29-year-old came…

WorldTags: Print EditionCOVID-19coronavirusUK: A US woman was quarantined in an aeroplane bathroom for three hours after testing positive for COVID-19 halfway through a flight from Chicago to Iceland, according to media reports. Marisa…

LocalTags: Sri LankaADRA and Oxfam through their jointly implemented Assisting Communities in Creating Environmental and Nutritional Development (ACCEND) project which is funded by the European Union (EU) recently handed over two solar…

WorldTags: Print EditionCOVID-19coronavirusAUSTRALIA/SOUTH KOREA: New Year celebrations around the world have been called off as the coronavirus casts gloom over festivities for a second year but Australia was determined to enjoy the…

LocalTags: Sri Lanka The Ministry of Environment has taken steps to provide a tractor to dispose of garbage collected at the Kataragama Sacred Area and an electric golf cart to transport elderly pilgrims to the Kataragama Sacred Area.…

WorldUS President Joe Biden speaks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin from his home in Wilmington, Delaware, US on Thursday. Tags: Print EditionUS,RUSSIA: President Joe Biden on Thursday warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir…

SportsDhammika RatnaweeraIndia's Angkrish Raghuvanshi (56) and Shaik Rasheed (31) who were involved in an unbroken 96 run stand for the second wicket.Tags: Print EditionIndia under 19 team made a fine team effort to retain the…

WorldOne of the gutted houses in the Colorado wildfires. The fires are thought to have started by sparks from fallen electricity cables.Tags: Print EditionUS: More than 500 homes have burned and tens of thousands of people were…

LocalTags: Sapugaskanda Oil RefinerySapugaskandaSri LankaThe Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery will be closed from January 3, 2022.   The Ministry of Energy announced  that,  the oil refinery will be closed due to the issues faced with…