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AFGHANISTAN: “It’s a very temporary procedure,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said while asking working women in Afghanistan to stay at home until a proper security system is in place to ensure their safety. Zabihullah…
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A total of 4,483 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 407,768.
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The Indian Government has authorized a needle-free COVID-19 vaccine developed by an indigenous pharmaceutical company. The vaccine was developed by Zydus Cadila. Unlike Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, which are based on using mRNA…
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The immediate result of the lockdown of countries around the world is that prices of goods rise drastically, Trade Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena said. Dr. Gunawardena was speaking at a press conference held in Colombo today.…
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Ambassador of Kuwait Khalaf Bu Dhhair who paid a courtesy call on new Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris on August 24, Dhhair extended greetings from the Foreign Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah.…
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Jaffna District Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Member of Parliament M. A. Sumanthiran said on Tuesday that although the Geneva Human Rights Commission sessions are due to be held in September, the post of Commissioner will not change,…
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed an Advisory Board as per the Section 13 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, No.48 of 1979, the Director-General of Legal Affairs of the Presidential Secretariat Attorney-at-Law Harigupta…
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Minister of Irrigation and State Minister of Defence, Disaster Management and Home Affairs Chamal Rajapaksa on Tuesday said the list of persons eligible to receive the Rs.2,000 allowance granted by the Government has already been…
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Two persons have been arrested in a raid carried out by the Consumer Affairs Authority with a stock of 10,000 kilos of sugar which unfit for human consumption. The raid was carried out by the Consumer Affairs Authority on a tip…
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The Ministry of Health has today received the second batch of cold chain equipment procured by UNICEF with funding from the Government of Japan to strengthen Sri Lanka’s delivery of immunization services, including against COVID-19.…
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