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US: Governments around the world raced to head off a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta variant, with US President Joe Biden offering new incentives to vaccine holdouts and Israel authorizing booster shots. The World…
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ISRAEL: Israel will start offering a third dose of COVID-19 vaccinations to people aged over 60, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Thursday, one of first countries to provide a booster shot. The jabs will begin on Sunday as…
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AUSTRALIA: Australia's biggest city Sydney posted a record one-day rise in local COVID-19 cases on Thursday and warned the outbreak would get worse, as authorities sought military help to enforce a lockdown of 6 million people poised…
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SOUTH AFRICA: A majority of South Africans have said they are unlikely to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and almost half of them believe prayer is more effective against the virus, according to a survey. While 21% of the 1,600…
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US: New York is offering $100 dollars to every citizen who gets their first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 at any of the city-run vaccination sites, according to reports citing statements made by Mayor Bill de Blasio. The…
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UK: A slice of one of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding cakes is up for auction 40 years after the nuptials watched around the world. The iced slice came from one of the 23 official wedding cakes marking the July 29,…
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AFGHANISTAN: At least 40 people have been killed with 150 more missing in northern Afghanistan after flash floods ravaged an area northeast of the capital Kabul, officials said on Thursday. A rescue operation was on to find the…
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Colombo Chief Magistrate Buddhika C. Ragala yesterday ordered former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardana to be released from eight cases filed by the Bribery Commission against him during the tenure of the Yahapalanaya Government.…
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Sri Lanka brought an end to a series of defeats in the shortest format of the game when they defeated India 2-1 in the Twenty20 series at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. This was a magnificent performance from the young Sri…
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TOKYO, July 30. – Sri Lanka middle distance runner Nimali Liyanaarachchi could only produce her worst ever performance in recent times to finish last in women’s 800m first round at the 2020 Olympic Games here today.…
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