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Medical specialists today warned of a spike in COVID-19 cases following the lifting of travel restrictions. Health Services Deputy Director General Dr. Hemantha Herath today said that the country has again witnessed a slight…

World(Left) Four-year-old Cleo Smith and her parents Ellie Smith display a photo of their missing daughter. Tags: Print EditionAUSTRALIA: A four-year-old Australian girl abducted from a campsite 18 days ago was found "alive and well"…

The Government of Sri Lanka committed to accelerate more and better investments in human capital-health, education, and social protection-becoming the 82nd country to join the World Bank’s Human Capital Project. At a high-level…

WorldBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson,(R), greets Israel’s Energy Minister Karine Elharrar, on the sidelines of the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland.Tags: Print EditionSCOTLAND: Israel’s energy minister, who uses a…

All Tamil schools in the Central Province will remain closed on Friday (5) in view of the Deepavali festival. All principals in the province have been advised to open such schools on Saturday, November 13, as an additional day in…

WorldAn Afghan currency exchange dealer checks banknotes at the market in Kabul.Tags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: Afghanistan's Taliban announced a ban on the use of foreign currencies on Tuesday, threatening further disruption to an…

SportsTags: Rahul DravidIndiaIndian Cricket TeamWorld CupT20CricketRahul Dravid has been appointed the head coach of the Indian cricket team. He will take over from Ravi Shastri, whose tenure will come to an end after the ongoing…

WorldThe antibody has the potential to help treat the disease, as well as to reduce the chances of contracting the infection that causes it.Tags: Print EditionUK: Research collaboration between scientists at Duke University and the…

The price controls imposed on sugar were lifted, Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna said. He said the Government took this decision as a shortage of sugar was…

WorldPeople gather after a 21-Storey building collapsed in upmarket Ikoyi in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital and most populous city.Tags: Print EditionNIGERIA: Rescuers in Lagos have dug through rubble searching for survivors a day…