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WorldTags: Print EditionPANAMA: Panama made record drugs seizures in 2021, confiscating some 126 tonnes of contraband, chiefly cocaine, the security ministry of the Central American country said on Sunday. This year's haul compared…

LocalNuwan KodikaraTags: Print EditionPresident Gotabaya Rajapaksa is said to have accepted the letter of resignation tendered by Secretary to the President Dr.P.B.Jayasundera, according to sources from the President’s Office. Gamini…

WorldTags: Somali PresidentSomalia's president said on Monday he had suspended the prime minister for suspected corruption in the latest power struggle distracting the government from an Islamist insurgency, prompting the United States…

Taliban clamp down on women’s use of taxis WorldAn Afghan woman boarding a tuk-tuk.Tags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: Afghanistan's Taliban authorities said Sunday that women seeking to travel anything other than short distances should…

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CP Schools Sevens Rugby TournamentSportsHafiz MarikarTags: Print EditionTrinity College Kandy emerged Cup Champs of the inaugural Dialog Schools Rugby 7s, Central Province tourney. Here the team celebrate victory with officials: Also…

WorldTags: Print EditionAUSTRALIA: Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital pathology has confirmed an additional 995 people were prematurely sent an SMS advising them their test was negative, when their true result was yet to be determined.…

BusinessTags: Print EditionThe palmyra palm tree with its wide fan leaves is a distinctive and common sight across Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka, thriving in the arid conditions. Kutty, who goes by only one name, is a “toddy tapper”.…

SportsAlthaf NawazAction from a Super League match.Tags: Print EditionThe match between Colombo FC and Up Country Lions on 29th of this month (Wednesday) will be the pick of the matches in this week’s fixtures, which is to commence at…

Omicron variant now in 22 African nationsUS monitoring COVID-hit holiday cruise shipsNew York sees increase in hospitalised childrenWorldA man has a swab taken at a drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia…