LNP - June vehicle registrations reach pre-pandemic levels as pent-up demand leads to heavy buying
Vehicle registrations in June picked up to pre-pandemic levels as pent-up demand kicked in with the gradual easing of lockdowns from mid May with peop...
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LNP - Coronavirus count in Sri Lanka climbs to 2,612
Five arrivals from Belarus have tested positive for COVID-19 raising the total number of cases reported in the country. Thereby the tally of virus-pos...
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LNP - PPP to boost organic agriculture in Mahaweli
An area of 3,600 hectares in the Moragahakanda-Kaluganga Mahaweli ‘F’ zone has been declared as a sustainable development area for organic agricul...
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Doctors’ attempt to steal Rs.7.9 mn OT money foiled
Police officers with the pistol used and the robbed cash at the Maradana police station yesterday. Picture by Washitha Patabendige. A doctor who stole...
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Crossing the Atlantic for eye-treatment
A story about how one of our lady envoys incurred several thousands of Euros on her eye treatment in the States some time ago when she could have go...
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Sri Lanka not downplaying COVID-19 situation, says Health Ministry
The Health Ministry, yesterday strongly rejected reports that it was downplaying the COVID-19 situation in the country, stating that all numbers repor...
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Coronavirus patients stop being infectious after 11 days: Study
Coronavirus patients can’t infect others after 11 days of being ill even if their test still comes back positive, scientists find. An i...
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Flight from Qatar cancelled after 70 COVID-19 patients found among previous arrivals
A flight with Sri Lankan passengers which was scheduled to arrive in the country tomorrow from Qatar was cancelled after more than 70 COVID-19 patient...
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Finland to spend 100 million euros on coronavirus protection
Finland’s Minister of Social Affairs and Health Aino-Kaisa Pekonen holds a news conference on the family leave reform in Helsinki, Finland February ...
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Coronavirus catastrophe unfolding in south Yemen -MSF
The main coronavirus treatment centre in southern Yemen has recorded at least 68 deaths in just over two weeks, the medical charity running the site s...
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Coronavirus may throw 60 million into extreme poverty: World Bank
The world’s progress in eliminating poverty is set to suffer a major setback due to the Covid-19 outbreak, forcing more people to survive on less th...
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Ten patients confirmed with Covid-19 today; total 991
Five more Covid-19 infected patients were reported today, increasing total cases in Sri Lanka to 991, the Health Ministry said. So far, 10 cases have ...
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Jacinda Ardern surges in polls on Kiwi virus success
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s success containing coronavirus has driven an extraordinary popularity surge that has put the youthful le...
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Xi backs virus inquiry as Europe eases out of lockdown
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering a speech via video link at the opening of the World Health Assembly virtual meeting from the WHO headquarters ...
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Race to prevent coronavirus ‘nightmare’ in Rohingya camps
Emergency teams raced Friday to prevent a coronavirus “nightmare” in the world’s largest refugee settlement after the first confirmed cases in a...
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Pandemic hampers Philippines mass evacuation as typhoon hits
Residents try to salvage belongings amongst their houses destroyed at the height of Typhoon Vongfong in San Policarpo town (AFP) MANILA REUTERS May 14...
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‘Major’ mental health crisis looming from pandemic: UN
The coronavirus outbreak risks sparking a major global mental health crisis, the United Nations warned on Thursday, calling for urgent action to addre...
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The lonely last journey of husband and wife who both died of coronavirus
A sombre image in a funeral hall of the coffins of an elderly husband and wife who both died from Covid-19 captures the tragic reality of the pa...
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COVID-19 recovered patients rise to 382
Sixteen more COVID-19 infected patients were recovered and discharged from the hospital today, the Health Ministry said. They said that the total numb...
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China pressured WHO to downplay risk of coronavirus: CIA
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is seen in January. Multiple intelligence reports have called into question his administration’s transparency during the e...
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Russia records more than 10,000 new virus cases
MOSCOW AFP May13, 2020 - Russia reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, continuing a grim trend that has seen the country reg...
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Coronavirus adds huge flywheel to Lankan banks’ digitisation drive
Sri Lanka’s banks have seen a massive upsurge in their digital transaction volumes as the COVID-19 pandemic has upended how banking should be done a...
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22 more COVID-19 patients recover
Twenty-two COVID-19 infected patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital today increasing the total number of recovered cases to 343, the...
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