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Colombo, September 17, 2021 - Recognising the importance to enhance Sri Lanka’s PCR testing capacity to curtail the spread of COVID-19 and to protect citizens, SLT-MOBITEL continues its support by donating yet another vital PCR machine…
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Port City Colombo, the largest and most ambitious development project ever undertaken in Sri Lanka, proudly marks its 7th anniversary since the initial land reclamation work commenced in 2014. During this period, the project has…
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SWITZERLAND: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said there were about 4 million coronavirus cases reported globally last week, marking the first major drop in new infections in more than two months. In recent weeks, there have…
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, (L), and Volkan Bozkir,(R), President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, applaud on Tuesday, September 14, as Abdulla Shahid, (C) receives the gavel as the new President…
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TURKEY: Turkey has extended the construction of a wall on the country’s border with Iran amid a continued influx of refugees, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. “We will add another 242 km to the 221 km we have built so far…
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FRANCE: Health care workers in France face suspension from their jobs starting Wednesday if they haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19. With about 300,000 workers still not vaccinated, some hospitals fear staff shortages will add to…
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KOREA: North Korea has launched a railway-borne missile with a mission to strike the target area 800 km away, the state media reported on Thursday. “The test-firing drill took place for the purpose of confirming the practicality…
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AFGHANISTAN: With Afghanistan thrown into a major upheaval and economic crisis, the people facing unemployment and acute poverty have taken to the streets to sell their valuables in exchange for some cash to make ends meet.…
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US: Hundreds of birds migrating through New York City this week died after crashing into the city’s glass towers, a mass casualty event spotlighted by a New York City Audubon volunteer’s tweets showing the World Trade Center littered…
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China’s mammoth inoculation campaign has seen more than one billion of its citizens – just over 70% of its population – fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to figures from Beijing’s National Health Commission. In…
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