China warns US of ‘all necessary measures’ over Huawei rules
China’s commerce ministry says it will take “all necessary measures” in response to new U.S. restrictions on Chinese tech giant Huawei’s abili...
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Geopolitics cast shadow over WHO Covid-19 conference
Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The coronavirus pandemic was supposed to be the only issue o...
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LIOC increases petrol (92 Octane) from midnight
The Lanka-IOC (LIOC) has increased the 92 Octane petrol price with effect from midnight today. Accordingly, the price of petrol (92 Octane) has ...
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Rethink plans to return unless in compelling circumstances: Foreign Secretary to overseas Sri Lankans
Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha requested the overseas Sri Lankans to rethink their plans to return to Sri Lanka unless in compelling circumstan...
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Curfew in Colombo, Gampha to continue; island-wide curfew on Sunday
The curfew in the Colombo and the Gampaha districts would continue until further notice while curfew in other districts would continue from 8 p.m. to ...
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Trump lashes out at Dr. Fauci for voicing caution about reopening schools
President Trump said he wanted American schools to be reopened because ‘our country isn’t reopened if they’re closed.’ He told re...
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India launches jets as Chinese choppers spotted near Ladakh
A man walks inside a conference room used for meetings between military commanders of China and India, at the Indian side of the Indo-China border at ...
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Iranian navy ship ’sunk by friendly fire
An Iranian navy "friendly fire" incident in which a ship was sunk has killed dozens of sailors, unofficial reports say. Local journalists said the fri...
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Nineteen dead 15 injured, Iranian warship fires on own vessel
The Iranian Jamaran frigate (front, centre) is pictured during a training exercise alongside Chinese and Russian forces (DM) An Iranian warship has ac...
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Nepal summons Indian envoy, protests opening road to Lipulekh
Border Roads Organisation has connected Kailash Mansarovar route to Lipulekh pass, on Friday (HT). New Delhi, (Hindustan Times),&n...
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Curfew in Colombo, Gampaha to continue; Kalutara, Puttalam to be relaxed
Curfew in Colombo and Gampaha districts would continue until further notice while curfew in all other districts including Kalutara, Puttalam would be ...
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178 Lankans brought to the country from Malaysia
A total of 178 Sri Lankans who were stranded in Malaysia had reached the Katunayake International Airport this evening, Airport Duty Manager said. He ...
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Not interested in being promoted for ICC big post: Sanga
Commenting on reports which said the SLC to promote Kumar Sangakkara for the ICC big post, Sangakkara said today that he is not keen or interested in ...
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CSE to resume trading today; foreigners look to sell
By Nishel Fernando The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) is scheduled to resume trading today as the market braces for heavy foreign selling despite a...
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Tea sales average hits all-time high in April 2020
The Ceylon Tea cuppa for the month of April recorded an impressive sales average reaching the highest ever gain, a development that is much welcome fo...
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100% made in Sri Lanka cars by next year: Dilantha Malagamuwa
Sri Lanka’s first-ever hundred per cent locally manufactured petrol and electric prototype cars would be launched by next year, Sri Lanka's racing l...
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Buddha’s teachings relevant in times of COVID-19: UNDG
United Nations Director General (UNDG) in Geneva, Tatiana Valovaya has noted the particular relevance of the teachings of the Buddha such as compassio...
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