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WorldSupporters then US President Donald Trump gather at the west entrance of the Capitol during a ‘Stop the Steal’ protest outside of the Capitol building in Washington DC January 6, 2021.Tags: Print EditionUS: A US federal appeals…

PoliticalTags: Sri LankaThe Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake stated that the Committee on Parliamentary Business decided to commence parliament Sittings for the year 2022 on January 11 . The Committee on…

WorldTags: Print EditionNEW ZEALAND: New Zealand on Thursday said it will ban young people from buying cigarettes for life, one of the toughest approaches in the world to curbing smoking deaths as part of a wider plan that focuses on…

LocalTags: Sri LankaSri Lanka has lifted the ban imposed on foreign nationals from African countries. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said that travellers from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini will now…

WorldUS Capitol Police on duty.Tags: Print EditionUS: US Capitol Police arrested a congressional staffer on Thursday after he walked into a legislative building with a gun in his bag, leading to a brief lockdown in a Capitol Hill…

LocalTags: Sri LankaThe Third Reading of the Budget 2022 was passed with a majority of 93 votes. 157 were cast in favor of it and 64 were cast against it. Friday, December 10, 2021 - 18:22

WorldA truck that was transporting migrants is seen rolled over after a traffic accident that killed migrants from Central America in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico on Thursday.Tags: Print EditionMEXICO: A cargo truck jammed with people who…

LocalTags: Sri LankaCOVID19coronavirusOmicron might not spread as fast in Sri Lanka/Europe. We wouldn’t necessarily see the same rate of spread as in South Africa because high rates of Delta and vaccination would be in Omicron’s way, …

LocalTags: Sri LankaAs there is a high demand for indigenous medicine and Ayurveda, it has been identified as a major foreign exchange earning sector in Sri Lanka and a number of programmes have been launched in this regard, said the…

WorldGermany’s new Chancellor Olaf Scholz swearing in after being elected at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday.-Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaving the Bundestag (Lower House of Parliament) in Berlin for the last…