Floriculture export revenue could double with proper assistance
An unprecedented increase in air freight rates to almost all destinations have badly affected the local Floriculture industry.
“Cut leaves, which accounts for over 50% of the local exports, were the worst affected and saw an…
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COVID-19 takes heavy toll on SDGs: UN report
UN: The COVID-19 pandemic has rolled back years, or even decades, of progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a UN report shows.
The effects of the pandemic have reversed much of the progress made in reducing…
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Coronavirus lambda variant spreads across Latin America
PERU: Classified as a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization (WHO) on June 17, the lambda, or C.37, variant of the coronavirus has already been detected in 29 nations — seven of them in Latin America. In Peru, where it…
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British Govt. accused of ‘chumocracy’
UK: Britain’s Government is facing growing criticism over how it awarded contracts for virus-related goods and services during the pandemic, its detractors alleging a “chumocracy” in which politically connected companies got priority.…
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Indonesia in oxygen emergency
INDONESIA: Indonesia said Tuesday it was importing emergency oxygen from neighbouring Singapore as hospitals crumbled under the weight of COVID-19, while the Delta variant wrought havoc around the globe.
On Tuesday, the United…
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Politicizing origin-tracing undermines global solidarity against COVID-19 – China
CHINA: Any action that politicizes origin-tracing poisons the atmosphere of scientific research, hampers global cooperation in this regard, and undermines global efforts to fight the novel coronavirus, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson…
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Bollywood’s ‘tragedy king’ Dilip Kumar dead
INDIA: Legendary Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar, who was popularly known as the tragedy king of Bollywood, passed away on Wednesday morning. The actor was 98 and is survived by his wife, veteran actor Saira Banu.
The actor’s…
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Basil’s name gazetted as MP
The National Election Commission today issued a Gazette Extraordinary nominating former Economic Development Minister and SLPP founder Basil Rajapaksa as a Member of Parliament.
The Commission in the Gazette Extraordinary…
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