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WorldJeff Bezos inside his Blue Origin spacecraft.Tags: Print EditionUS: Billionaire Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin on Monday unveiled plans to develop a commercial space station called “Orbital Reef” with Boeing, aiming to launch the…

20 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information

WorldProtesters chanting slogans against the Sudanese military.Tags: Print EditionSUDAN: Sudan’s coup leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has said the military seized power on Monday to prevent “civil war”. He added that the…

Transport Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said that more facilities will be provided to the Makumbura Multimodel Transport Centre to provide a more efficient and environmentally friendly service to the people. The centre has been…

WorldTags: Print EditionUS: The US intelligence community has assessed that Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan could have the capability to attack the United States in as little as six months, and has the intention to do so, a senior…

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board says the water supply to Kalutara will be suspended for 10-hours from 9am tomorrow (Oct 27) till 7pm. The Water Board announced that the water supply will be suspended to Wadduwa,…

WorldModerna COVID vaccinesTags: Print EditionThe African Union (AU) intends to buy up to 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna Inc in an arrangement brokered in part by the White House which will defer delivery of some…

The COVID-19 booster dose will be given to the citizens of this country from November 1, 2021, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said. Rambukwella said that there is a stock of two million vaccines to start this program and…

WorldTags: Print EditionThe European Medicines Agency (EMA) – the European Union’s top medicines watchdog – has started a review of a potentially ground-breaking antiviral pill to treat COVID-19. The agency announced on Monday that it…

A total of 556 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 537,201.