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SportsCommonwealth Games gold medalist Chinthana Geethal Vidanage with Queen's Baton at the Sports Ministry premises. Sports Ministry Secretary Anuradha Wijekoon, Director General of Sports Amal Edirisooriya and NOC Vice President…

WorldTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: Soaring Omicron cases around the globe could increase the risk of a newer, more dangerous variant emerging, the World Health Organization in Europe warned on Tuesday. While the variant is spreading…

SportsVictorious Bangladesh team celebrating.Tags: Print EditionBangladesh, a team at the lowest of ebbs only last month when they were swept at home by Pakistan, have taken down the world champions, the mighty New Zealand, by eight…

WorldTags: Print EditionRUSSIA: Even as the Omicron variant is spreading rapidly across the world, and outpacing the previous Delta strain, several Russian and Danish experts have said that the pandemic will end up as seasonal…

SportsThree Musaeus paddlers from left: Oneli Lihansa, Shenalie Kawya Mendis and Sandinthie Jayasinghe Tags: Print Editione Musaeus padders performed well at the recently concluded Western Province Open Table Tennis tournament…

Violence flares at pandemic protests in Germany Omicron accounts for 95% of new US cases Swedish King and Queen test positive for COVID-19 WorldPeople wait in line to receive their COVID-19 vaccines in Noida in India’s Uttar Pradesh…

SportsKanishka DissanayakeTags: Print EditionKanishka Dissanayake of St. Joseph’s Colombo scored the first century of the Under-15 inter schools Division One Cricket tournaments when they played against President’s College Maharagama…

BusinessShirajiv Sirimane in UAETags: Print EditionDubai: The Middle East will be a key tourism market for Sri Lanka, said Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunge at the Dubai Expo. He said that the high expatriate population would be…

SportsText & Pix by NARAYANASWAMY JAYARATNAM Kalutara Roving CorrespondentPiyumi and other Super Fighters Chess Academy players During the Asian Championship competition.Tags: Print EditionPiyumi Uthpala Amarathunga is a rising…

BusinessTags: Print EditionVirtusa Corporation appointed Rajeev (Raj) Mehta as its new Chairman of the Board of Directors.  Raj brings a wealth of industry knowledge, business acumen, and strategic thinking to Virtusa’s Board of…