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WorldTags: Print EditionUS: Global lightning activity dropped almost 8 per cent during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns, according to new research. According to researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the cause of the…

HNB Assurance PLC (HNBA) announced the appointment of Ashoka Goonesekere as a Non-Executive Independent Director recently. The Board of Directors of HNBA comprises of Rose Cooray, Siromi Wickramasinghe, Dr. Sivakumar Selliah,…

SportsShevon Daniel Tags: Print EditionOpener Shevon Daniel, who scored 75 off 72 balls, hit eight fours and a six guided Sri Lanka under 19’s to beat Ireland under 19’s by 128 runs in their Under 19 World Cup warm-up game which was…

WorldLata MangeshkarTags: Print EditionINDIA: Singer Lata Mangeshkar has been hospitalised after she tested positive for Covid-19. She is in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Her niece Rachna confirmed the news to ANI and said that she…

 Celebrating the launch of www.kathbitha.com, Artist Dr. Shanaka Kulatunge (center left) handing over one of his premium painting to Kathbitha.com Founder Director Chandana Gunasekara while Kathbitha.com Founder Directors Vasana…

SportsRoss Taylor, centre, is congratulated by teammates after dismissing Ebadot Hossain of Bangladesh.Tags: Print EditionNew Zealand beat Bangladesh by an innings and 117 runs inside three days to level the two-test series 1-1 at…

WorldTags: Print EditionUS: The US Secret Service arrested a 72-year-old man in New York on Monday after he allegedly phoned them threatening to kill ex-President Donald Trump, a criminal indictment showed. Prosecutors in Brooklyn say…

LocalTags: Print EditionWith the Government releasing funds for the release of containers of essential items from the port and the reduction of import duties, lorry loads of B-Onions, potatoes and other essentials are being unloaded in…

SportsIndika WelagedaraTags: Print EditionFormer Antonian cricket captain, Angelo Wickramasuriya, took over the reins from Chandika Jayawardhene as the new president of the Old Antonian Cricket Wing (OACW) Annual General Meeting held…

WorldMembers of the surgical team show the pig heart for transplant into patient David Bennett in Baltimore on Friday.Tags: Print EditionUS: US surgeons have successfully implanted a heart from a genetically modified pig in a…