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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stressed that it is essential to transform global food systems to be more sustainable and that all stakeholders should work together in this regard.. The President expressed these views while…

Two men aged 60 and 44 were killed and another injured when two trap guns intended to kill wild animals were accidentally triggered in the Thirappane area.The incident had taken place close to the Muriyakalla tank in the Thirappane…

A leading asthma patient group has issued a warning against an unproven coronavirus treatment circulating on social media that is leading some people to post videos of themselves breathing in hydrogen peroxide through a nebulizer.…

Two inmates at the Colombo Magazine Prison including a former LTTE cadre have passed the GCE Ordinary Level Examination 2020 with excellent grades. A young suspect detained related to a crime has passed with three ‘A’ grades…

A number of minor earth tremors have been reported around Victoria Reservoir in recent times. The Ministry of Environment had appointed an intellectual committee to study these minor earth tremors. The committee submitted the…

Malaysia has lifted the entry restriction for foreign nationals from Sri Lanka with immediate effect, announced the Immigration Department of Malaysia. Besides Sri Lanka, the Malaysian government also lifted the travel on…

The vaccination of children with chronic illnesses and certain congenital conditions commenced this morning at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital in Colombo.

950 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 452,692, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

French defence contractor Naval Group is preparing to send Australia a bill after a $66 billion contract was sunk by a secret deal between Canberra, Washington and London to share technology on nuclear-powered submarines and form…

After weeks of internal strife at the Food and Drug Administration, the agency on Wednesday authorized people over 65 who had received Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine to get a booster shot at least six months after their second…