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  <url><loc>https://www.lankanewspapers.com/2026/07/06/cabinet-forms-three-member-panel-to-investigate-negombo-prison-violence</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Lanka Newspapers</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-06T15:05:24.667Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Cabinet Forms Three-Member Panel to Investigate Negombo Prison Violence</news:title></news:news></url>
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  <url><loc>https://www.lankanewspapers.com/2026/07/06/gmoa-sounds-alarm-over-worsening-dengue-crisis-as-daily-cases-approach-1-500</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Lanka Newspapers</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-06T12:06:43.323Z</news:publication_date><news:title>GMOA Sounds Alarm Over Worsening Dengue Crisis as Daily Cases Approach 1,500</news:title></news:news></url>
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