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WorldPictures provided by the North Korean government show Kim Jong-un at a meeting in Pyongyang on February 15 and (Right) on June 15. Tags: Print EditionKOREA: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has recently lost about 20kg, but remains…

The Husma Dena Thuru National Tree Planting Program has been launched by the Ministry of Environment to increase the number of trees throughout the country. Accordingly, more than 1.5 million saplings have been planted so far…

WorldA woman with a baby wearing a mask as a preventive measure against COVID-19. Tags: Print EditionZAMBIA: A massive $32.1 billion of funding to help women, newborns, children, and adolescents has been pledged to restore essential…

The Auditor General's Report for the year 2020 was presented to the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena by the Auditor General Mr. W.P.C. Wickramaratne yesterday at the Speaker's Office. Secretary General of Parliament Mr. Dhammika…

WorldA health worker prepares a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.Tags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: African health officials and the United Nations are warning of a looming shortage of up to 2 billion syringes for mainly low- and middle-income…

302 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 512,165, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

WorldTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: The World Health Organization said it was closely tracking a Delta subvariant to determine whether it was more transmissible than the original strain, as COVID-19 cases rise globally. It was also…

Researcher at the Allergy, Immunology and Cell Biology Unit of the Department of Immunology Molecular and Molecular Medicine of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Prof. Neelika Malavige has been selected as a member of WHO technical…

SportsNarayanaswamy Jayaratnam Kalutara Roving CorrespondentOshadi Sewwandi with her coach Lakmal Sampath KumaraTags: Print EditionLiyana Gunawardanage Oshadi Sewwandi one of the most outstanding football players of the Kalutara…

Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya, Chief Judicial Prelate for the two Regions of Colombo and Chilaw, Aggamahapandit Dr Most Venerable Welamitiyawe Kusaladamma Thera passed away yesterday. The Thera was 85 years old at the…