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WorldA sign reading 'wearing protective mask is mandatory' on a street in Lille, France.Tags: Print EditionFRANCE: France set a record for new COVID-19 cases over a 24-hour period on Wednesday with 332,000 additional…

LocalTags: Sri LankaPresident Gotabaya Rajapaksa engaged in religious observances at the historic Temple of Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy and obtained blessings of the Sacred Tooth Relic this morning (05). The President was welcomed by…

Queen encouraged to strip Tony Blair of knighthood.:WorldQueen encouraged to strip Tony Blair of knighthood. Tags: Print EditionUK: By tradition, former British Prime Ministers are honoured by Queen Elizabeth some years after leaving…

LocalCamelia NathanielTags: Print EditionSix boys who were arrested over the death of a 17-year-old in Grandpass have been remanded until Friday. The order was issued by the Colombo Additional Magistrate Kanchana Neranjana De Silva.…

LocalTags: Sri LankaThe High Commission of India in Sri Lanka Wednesday said the 13 Indian fishermen detained by the Lankan Navy in December would be released soon. The Sri Lankan Navy detained the Tamil fishermen last month and seized…

WorldPeople watch a TV broadcasting footage of a news report on North Korea firing a ballistic missile off its east coast in Seoul.Tags: Print EditionSOUTH KOREA: North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on…

LocalCamelia NathanielTags: Print EditionThe Borella Police have informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court that a suspect who was remanded in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks had died while receiving treatment at the…

LocalTags: Sri LankacoronavirusCOVID19Administering COVID vaccine for the children aged between 12 to 15 will commence this Friday (January 7), Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella stated in his official twitter account. "Beginning…

WorldTags: Print EditionPAKISTAN: Amid a looming fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic fuelled by the Omicron variant of coronavirus in Pakistan, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced a new travel advisory which will take…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe High Commission of India in Sri Lanka Wednesday said the 13 Indian fishermen detained by the Lankan Navy in December would be released soon. The Sri Lankan Navy detained the Tamil fishermen last month and…