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WorldPatients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary makeshift treatment area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong.Tags: Print EditionHONG KONG: Hong Kong's hospitals reached 90% capacity and quarantine facilities were…

BusinessTags: Print EditionSMR Consolidated Chairman Thishan Karunasena accepting Bronze Award for processed food and rice-based products in the Large and Medium Scale industries from Industrial Development Board Chairman Upasena…

LocalTags: Sri LankaWith the appointment of Gamini Senarath as the Secretary to the President, several structural changes are being made to make the functions of the Presidential Secretariat more efficient, the President's media…

WorldCurrently only 1 per cent of the vaccines used in Africa are produced on the continent of some 1.3 billion people.Tags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: Six African countries have been chosen to establish their own mRNA vaccine…

LocalMahinda P. LiyangeThe Paddy harvest survey in progress. (Picture by Mahinda P.Liyanage)Tags: Print EditionA farmer from Yakgaha Mahakumbura Yaya in Walahanduwa Agrarian Services Division in Akmeemana, Galle has obtained a yield of…

LocalTags: Sri LankaThe Police have arrested four men connected to organised crime in Kaduwela. The arrested suspects have been involved in various crimes committed in Gothatuwa, Maharagama, Kaduwela and Kahathuduwa police areas. The…

WorldCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom speaking to students at a school in Burbank in Los Angeles County. Tags: Print EditionUS: California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the first shift by a state to an “endemic” approach…

LocalSubashini SenanayakeTags: Print EditionA new set of guidelines will be issued for the use of fuel for government vehicles through a new circular. The circular issued by the Public Service, Provincial Councils and Local Government…

SportsTags: Sri LankaAustraliaT20CricketSri Lanka beats Australia by 5 wickets in the 5th T20 series. Australia wins the series by 4-1. Sunday, February 20, 2022 - 15:56 //><!

WorldStorm Eunice caused trees to fall on many routes or damage to overhead wires in Eastern Europe.Tags: Print EditionUK: Emergency crews Saturday battled to restore power to more than one million homes and businesses after Storm…