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WorldTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAN: COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down climate change efforts by various countries, according to the 2021 WHO health and climate change global survey report released on Monday. The report is based on a…

Law & OrderDilshan TharakaTags: Print EditionThe Colombo Commercial High Court yesterday extended the Enjoining Order issued against Qingdao Seawin Biotech Chinese Company, its local agent Chelina Capital Corporation Pvt. ltd and…

LocalTags: Sri LankaeducationThe Examinations Department has decided to extend the closing date for 2021 G.C.E. Advanced Level examination applications till November 20. Tuesday, November 9, 2021 - 16:30…

WorldA boy looks at the burnt out desks and chairs after a school caught fire in southern Niger on Tuesday.Tags: Print EditionNIGER: At least 26 children aged between five and six burnt to death on Monday when their straw and wood…

LocalTags: AustraliaSri LankaCOVID19coronavirusAustralia has reviewed and lowered a travel advice on Sri Lanka due to the reduced impact of COVID-19. The travel advice level has been reviewed and lowered to exercise a high degree of…

LocalTags: COVID19coronavirusSri Lanka6,689 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 522,184, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed. Tuesday, November 9, 2021 - 16:44…

WorldThe Apple-1 computer is encased in koa wood -- a richly patinated wood native to Hawaii.Tags: Print EditionUS: An original Apple computer, hand-built by company founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak 45 years ago, goes under the…

LocalTags: Sri LankaNavyFloodSri Lanka Navy has made 35 relief teams ready in the Western and Southern Naval Commands as of now, in preparation of possible flood due to heavy rains in existence in several parts of the island. As an…

WorldTags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations children’s agency kicked off a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan on Monday, the first nationwide campaign to fight the disease in…

BusinessTags: Print EditionContinuing its rapid growth trajectory amidst challenging economic conditions, Prime Lands Residencies PLC (PLR), a subsidiary of the country’s foremost property development magnate Prime Group, posted a…