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WorldAn Afghan currency exchange dealer checks banknotes at the market in Kabul.Tags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: Afghanistan's Taliban announced a ban on the use of foreign currencies on Tuesday, threatening further disruption to an…

SportsTags: Rahul DravidIndiaIndian Cricket TeamWorld CupT20CricketRahul Dravid has been appointed the head coach of the Indian cricket team. He will take over from Ravi Shastri, whose tenure will come to an end after the ongoing…

WorldThe antibody has the potential to help treat the disease, as well as to reduce the chances of contracting the infection that causes it.Tags: Print EditionUK: Research collaboration between scientists at Duke University and the…

The price controls imposed on sugar were lifted, Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna said. He said the Government took this decision as a shortage of sugar was…

WorldPeople gather after a 21-Storey building collapsed in upmarket Ikoyi in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital and most populous city.Tags: Print EditionNIGERIA: Rescuers in Lagos have dug through rubble searching for survivors a day…

A total of 581 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Department of Government Information. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 542,793.

WorldIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking at the launch event of the IRIS initiative at the 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on Tuesday.Tags: Print EditionSCOTLAND: The Indian Space Research…

SportsKL Rahul (R) and Rohit Sharma gave India a rapid start.Tags: Print EditionIndia kept their slim hopes of reaching the Men's T20 World Cup semi-finals alive with a crushing 66-run win over Afghanistan. Facing elimination if they…

WorldNations representing 85 per cent of the world's forests have agreed to reverse deforestation by 2030.Tags: Print EditionSCOTLAND: More than 100 global leaders late on Monday pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and land…

SportsDhammika RatnaweeraSadeera Samarawickrama, Sri Lanka 'A' captain (left) and Saud Sakeel, Pakistan 'A' captainTags: Print EditionThe second 4-Day Unofficial Test match between Sri Lanka ‘A’ and Pakistan ‘A’…