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BusinessShirajiv SirimaneTags: Print EditionLanka Sugar Company (Pvt.) Limited is investing Rs. 15 billion to build a new Sugar crushing and ethanol producing factory in Weli Oya. Chairman Lanka Sugar, Janaka Nimalachandra speaking to…

WorldA baby born during the pandemic, with the mother.Tags: Print EditionUS: Babies born to mothers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy were around 60 per cent less likely to be hospitalised with severe COVID-19, a new…

LocalTags: Print EditionA housing loan scheme was initiated at the Army Headquarters on Monday to create a conducive environment for all members of the Army to pursue their careers with dignity and for retirees to have a dignified…

WorldTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than COVID-19, a UN environmental report published on Tuesday said, calling for “immediate and ambitious action” to ban some…

LocalDharmasri AbeyratneTags: Print EditionThe deaths of two girls were reported by drowning in Kurunegala Police Division on Tuesday evening. According to the Kurunegala police on the evening of February 15, several girls were seen…

WorldMembers of the self-styled Freedom Convoy walk with the Canadian flag in Ottawa.(Inset) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Tags: Print EditionCANADA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has decided to invoke Emergency…

LocalPuttalam group corr.Tags: Print EditionTwo men travelling on a motorcycle were killed on Monday evening after it collided with a van at Arachchikattuwa. The two men who died in the accident have been identified as Jude Linus, a…

South Korea's daily count doubles in a weekHong Kong says no plans for citywide lockdownIndonesia reports record number of COVID casesWorldA medical worker stands by to guide people as they wait for their coronavirus test at a…

Law & OrderDharma Sri AbeyratneTags: Print EditionThe Police launched an operation to check the compliance of health and safety instructions issued by the health authorities to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the Western…

BusinessTags: Print EditionThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging governments around the world to ease travel restrictions, saying that COVID-19 is now regionally limited and predictable. IATA represents…