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A total of 548 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Department of Government Information. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 532,766.

The Trincomalee Harbour Development Plan has been prepared to develop it as a centre port in the proximity of the Bay of Bengal with the accelerated development of the countries, namely, Bangladesh, the Eastern coastal area of India,…

WorldRussian Foreign Minister Sergei LavrovTags: Print EditionRUSSIA: Russia said Monday it was suspending its mission to NATO and closing the alliance's offices in Moscow, as relations with the Western military bloc plunged to new…

WorldThe bride Aishwarya and groom Rahul travelling to the temple for their wedding ceremony in a traditional rice cooking copper vessel.Tags: Print EditionINDIA: Nothing could deter a young couple in Kerala as they braved the floods…

WorldThe January 6, 2021 attack on Capitol Hill.Tags: Print EditionUS: Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Monday against the US congressional committee investigating the deadly January 6 attack on the Capitol, alleging it…

WorldRelatives carry the body of a female judge shot dead by unknown gunmen in Kabul recently.Tags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: Hundreds of female judges in Afghanistan live in fear and anonymity after the Taliban took control of the…

WorldTags: Print EditionBELGIUM: The European Union (EU) has exported "over one billion" doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the past 10 months, the bloc's chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday. "Very clearly, the European Union is the…

WorldCanSinoBIO's vaccineTags: Print EditionCHINA: An inhalable COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s CanSino Biologics has shown an increase of 250- to 300-fold in neutralising antibody levels as a booster shot, the media…

Regional industrial parks development programme is implemented by the Ministry of Industries with the objective of promoting regional level production industries. Accordingly, it has been planned to initiate a new development…

WorldNew Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda ArdernTags: Print EditionNEW ZEALAND: New Zealand counted its most new coronavirus cases of the pandemic Tuesday as an outbreak in its largest city grew and officials urged vaccinations as a…