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US: Barack Obama has scaled back plans for a big 60th birthday party this weekend, paring down a guest list of the rich and famous numbering in the hundreds due to the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, a spokeswoman said…
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SWITZERLAND: Coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 200 million on Wednesday, according to a latest tally, as the more-infectious Delta variant threatens areas with low vaccination rates and strains healthcare systems. The global…
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SWITZERLAND: The WHO on Wednesday called for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots until at least the end of September to address the drastic inequity in dose distribution between rich and poor nations. World Health…
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FRANCE: The number of people exposed to floods worldwide has surged almost a quarter over the last two decades, according to satellite-based data that shows an additional 86 million now live within flood-prone regions. Flooding…
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BANGLADESH: Bangladesh extended its strict lockdown on Tuesday and announced plans to vaccinate at least 10 million people in a week as the country battles a major Covid-19 surge. The vaccination drive from August 7 will be led…
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US: Singer and businesswoman Rihanna is worth a whopping $1.7 billion, Forbes said Wednesday, making her one of the richest woman musicians on the planet. The R&B songstress parlayed success in the singles charts into a huge…
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TOKYO, August 5 – USA’s World champion Grant Holloway was made to eat humble pie as Jamaican Hansle Parchment pulled off a surprise gold medal in the Men’s 110m hurdles final of the 2020 Olympic Games track and field competition…
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 Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA) will conduct the National Athletic Championship Stage-2 at the Sugathadasa Stadium on August 9 and 10. The first-stage of the National Championship was held on May 21 to focus mainly on the ‘Road to…
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Gaja Holdings, one of the prime sports promoting organisations in the country, has come forward to boost five sports - basketball, netball, football, hockey and rugby - by training players based on a proper plan. A minimum of…
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Twenty-one-year-old Sachintha Udara Senanayake was an outstanding cricketer of Dharmaraja College, Kandy. He had the honour of Captaining the First Eleven Cricket Team of Dharmaraja during the 2018/2019 Inter-Schools cricket…
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