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WorldWorking crews surround First Presbyterian Church in the aftermath of a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, US on Sunday.Tags: Print EditionUS: More powerful, destructive, and deadlier storms will be the “new normal” as the effects of…

LocalTags: Print EditionNaval officers found the bodies of two schoolchildren who had drowned while bathing at the Preethipura beach in Wattala. Four school children were swimming in the sea when two of them were swept away by the sea…

LocalTags: Sri LankaThe President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Prof. (Mrs) G.A.S. Ginigaddara as the Vice-Chancellor of Rajarata University of Sri Lanka today, stated the President’s Media Spokesman. Monday, December 13, 2021 -…

WorldItalian Firefighters working after a four-storey apartment building collapsed, following a gas explosion in Ravanusa.Tags: Print EditionITALY: Three people were killed and six are still missing after a gas explosion late on…

LocalTags: Print EditionSpokesman of the Excise Department, Excise Commissioner Kapila Kumarasinghe said that permits have not been issued to hotels and restaurants for issuing liquor on Christmas Day. The media spokesman of the Excise…

LocalTags: AmbulancehighwayExpresswaySri LankaCOVID19coronavirusChief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando today said that all ambulances whether they belong to state of private hospitals will be permitted to use the…

WorldDriven to extremes: Vladimir Putin now has the keys to the Kremlin.Tags: Print EditionRUSSIA: Russian President Vladimir Putin drove a taxi to boost his income following the fall of the Soviet Union, state-run news agency RIA…

SportsTags: Mahela jayawardenaConsultant CoachSri LankaCricketFormer Sri Lanka Captain Mahela Jayawardena has been appointed as the ‘Consultant Coach’ for the National Teams, effective 1st January 2022, announced the Sri Lanka Cricket.…

WorldCrown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum places high priority on cyber security in its drive to shape the future. Tags: Print EditionDUBAI: Dubai has become the world’s first government to turn 100…

WorldTags: UKOmicronCOVID19coronavirusOmicron deathBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday the first patient had died after contracting the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. (Foreign Agencies) Monday, December 13, 2021 -…