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WorldThe 190-tonne Airbus A340 successfully landed on an ice runway in Antarctica.Tags: Print EditionANTARCTICA: For the first time in history, a commercial Airbus plane made a successful landing on the white continent of Antarctica.…

LocalAnanda KannangaraTags: Print EditionThe Fertilizer imports procedure should be done under the supervision of agricultural scientists appointed by the Government, Peradeniya University Agriculture Faculty’s Prof. Saman…

SportsSherifdeen AmathTags: Print EditionAsitha Wickramatunga (second from right) receiving a gift from Vice President of the Sri Lanka Taekwondo Federation Kanchana Jayaratne (fourth from left) at awards ceremony. (From left) Director…

WorldTags: Print EditionUS: Gun violence erupted at retail outlets crowded with post-Thanksgiving holiday shoppers in North Carolina and Washington state on Friday, sending bystanders at both locations scurrying for cover and injuring…

Army Athletics ChampionshipsSportsDhammika RatnaweeraTags: Print EditionNilani Ratnayake who won the 3000m steeplechase was adjudged most outstanding female athlete, while 100m sprinter Himasha Eashan was adjudged best male athlete at…

BusinessRAVI LADDUWAHETTYTags: Print EditionThe Government will go ahead with a Fuel Price Stabilization Fund and though the benefits won’t be immediate. The fund shall decide fuel prices going forward and not government ministers,…

EntertainmentTags: Print EditionThough only the Babylonia and Camelot chapters of Fate/Grand Order have animated adaptations, the Solomon movie will show off scenes from earlier parts, such as Orleans and Okeanos. Servants from…

BusinessThe key award winners at the 24th Presidential Export AwardsTags: Print EditionThe 24th Presidential Export Awards (PEA) initiated by the Export Development Board since 1981 concluded last Friday at BMICH with Preisdnet…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Sri Lanka Air Force launched a joint operation with the Sri Lanka Police utilizing a Bell 212 helicopter and drones to monitor the traffic flow in the Colombo area on Thursday and Friday. These operations…

WorldTags: Delta VariantCOVID19coronavirusSouth AfricaWe're back in familiar territory - growing concern about a new variant of coronavirus.   The latest is the most heavily mutated version discovered so far - and it has such a long…