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WorldInternational tourist arrivals this year will remain 70 per cent to 75 per cent below the 1.5 billion arrivals recorded in 2019 before the pandemic hit.Tags: Print EditionSPAIN: The COVID-19 pandemic will cost the global tourism…

BusinessTags: Print EditionSri Lanka has reached out to India to boost its sagging economy with Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa undertaking a visit to India in near future. The Lankan Finance Minister’s visit is meant to not only…

SportsNovak DjokovicTags: Print EditionNovak Djokovic is unlikely to play at the Australian Open unless rules over Covid-19 vaccinations are relaxed, says his father Srdjan Djokovic. Unvaccinated players will not be allowed to compete…

WorldThe Taliban side also re-committed to allowing Afghans and foreigners to leave if they wish so, but “requested assistance for maintaining operations of airports” so that could happen. Tags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: The Taliban…

By reactivating 50 more mines and value additionBusinessShirajiv Sirimane in KandyTags: Print EditionSri Lanka had over 3,000 operating graphite mines and was the world’s number one graphite producer and exporter but after World War 2…

SportsHayleys Group skipper Avishka Fernando receiving MCA Premier League championship trophy from Singer Group Companies CEO Mahesh WijewardenaTags: Print EditionHayleys Group Recreation Club (HGRC) led by Avishka Fernando was crowned…

WorldSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa and WHO's Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso MoetiTags: Print EditionSOUTH AFRICA: The World Health Organization on Sunday urged countries around the world not to impose…

BusinessTags: Print EditionThe Access Group consists of some of the country’s pioneering and innovative companies that have contributed to Sri Lanka’s corporate landscape. Access Projects is among them – they commenced their own unique…

SportsRavindra Jadeja appeals successfully for the wicket of Kyle JamiesonTags: Print EditionNew Zealand batted out the whole of day five to dramatically survive with a draw in the first Test against India. Resuming on 4-1, needing 284…

WorldAn Ivorian nurse receives a COVID-19 jab at a mobile vaccination centre in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.Tags: Print EditionDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Only a quarter of health workers in Africa are fully vaccinated against COVID…