Sri Lanka ranked among emerging economies worst hit by COVID-19
Sri Lanka is among the worst-affected emerging economies by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a ranking published by the international journal Econo...
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A cut-throat battle while combatting Corona
In the midst of the battle against the Coronavirus, the cut-throat game had begun in some top government institutions, they say. Some white-collar h...
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Hundreds of Americans line up for food bank handouts
Hundreds of Americans lined up to access much-needed food handouts in Los Angeles and Prospect, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. Masses of cars ...
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Islandwide curfew from April 30 to May 04
An Islandwide Curfew will be imposed from 8.00 pm tomorrow (30) until 5.00 am next Monday (May 04), President's Media Division said....
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Cabraal proposes setting up of Rs.150bn Covid Equity Fund to support battered biz
Former Central Bank Governor and present Senior Economic Advisor to Prime Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal is proposing the setting up of a fund syndicat...
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Havelock Lane, Dabare Mw, Torrington 60 watta isolated
Health authorities yesterday declared Torrington 60 watta in Colombo 7, Dabare Mawatha in Narahenpita and Havelock Lane, as isolated areas after COVID...
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180 from Welisara Camp test positive for COVID-19 so far
A total of 180 Navy personnel attached to the Welisara Navy Camp had tested positive for COVID-19 so far, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said today. H...
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44 Navy personnel test positive for COVID-19 today
A total of 44 have tested positive for COVID-19 today increasing the total number of cases to 567, Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasing...
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Arab league to meet over Israel’s plans to annex West Bank
CAIRO AFP April27, 2020 - The Arab League said Monday it will convene an urgent virtual meeting this week to discuss how to galvanise opposition ...
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Five more test positive for COVID-19
Five more patients had tested positive for COVID-19 today increasing the number of cases to 373 in the country, the Health Ministry said....
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SL doing very well in limiting the spread
Sri Lanka's Army Chief, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, yesterday said that there had been no sporadic cases of the COVID-19 identified in the cou...
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China puts a city of 10 million ‘on lockdown
A major Chinese city has adopted draconian quarantine measures against the novel coronavirus after a new outbreak was detected there. Mor...
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Furious Donald Trump throws tantrum after CDC boss directly contradicts him at White House press conference
President Donald Trump on Wednesday raged about the coverage of Centre for Drugs Control (CDC) Director Robert Redfield’s interview with The Washing...
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Sri Lankan chef aboard a merchant vessel dies
A Sri Lankan chef aboard a merchant vessel died due to a heart attack today, the Navy said. The Navy said it assisted to disembark the corpse of the c...
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Govt. will bring culprits of Easter Sunday attacks to the book soon: Defence Secretary
The Government would bring all culprits who planned, financed and supported the Easter bombing carnage that killed over 270 and wounded over 500 innoc...
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