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UK gas stations run dry as trucker shortage sparks hoarding
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of British gas stations ran dry Sunday, an industry group said, as motorists scrambled to fillContinue Reading
La Palma’s airport forced to close as second volcanic vent opens, spewing more ash across the Spanish Island
Authorities have closed La Palma’s airport as a new vent opened in an erupting volcano, spreading more ash across theContinue Reading
Fears grow for China Evergrande after interest deadline missed
SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI, Sept 24 (Reuters) – China Evergrande inched closer on Friday to the potential default that investors fear, missing aContinue Reading
Canada Elections: Trudeau wins third term after early vote gamble
Justin Trudeau says voters have given him ‘clear mandate’, but his Liberal party is expected to remain as a minorityContinue Reading
England follow New Zealand and call off Pakistan tour on security grounds
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has cancelled a warm-up tour in Pakistan for both its men’s and women’sContinue Reading
#BREAKING Covid-19 vaccine for 5 to 11-year-olds is safe and shows ‘robust’ antibody response, Pfizer says
In a highly anticipated announcement, Pfizer said on Monday a Phase 2/3 trial showed its Covid-19 vaccine was safe andContinue Reading
Protect minority rights- UN chief tells President Gotabaya
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has told President Gotabaya Rajapaksa about the need to protect minority rights in Sri Lanka. GuterresContinue Reading
Mumbai Indians’ coach Mahela Jayawardene turned down Team India’s head coach offer: Report
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene was offered the top job of being Team India’s head coach before it wasContinue Reading
New Zealand cricket team refuses to travel to stadium in Pakistan on security concerns, tour abandoned
ISLAMABAD, Sept 17 (Reuters) – New Zealand’s cricket team refused to travel on Friday to the stadium in Rawalpindi whereContinue Reading
Covid testing at airport for fully vaccinated Sri Lankan returnees
Covid testing will be carried out at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for fully vaccinated Sri Lankan returnees from nextContinue Reading
Apple’s next iPhone mirrors last year’s, adds more storage
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple unveiled its next iPhone line-up, including a model that offers twice the storage availableContinue Reading
US Open: Medvedev beats Djokovic in men’s final
World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev won his first grand slam title Sunday, beating world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in straightContinue Reading
Sri Lanka central bank chief quits as forex crisis worsens
Sept 12 (AFP) Sri Lanka’s central bank chief resigned Friday over “political and personal issues” as a foreign exchange crisisContinue Reading
Watch Highlights: Emma Raducanu wins US Open to complete fairytale of New York
One of the most astonishing sporting stories has its fairytale ending. In front of 23,000 spectators last night on ArthurContinue Reading
WATCH: Sri Lanka win ODI series, after South Africa crumble chasing 204
Sri Lanka beat South Africa in the 3rd ODI to win a first series win in more than year andContinue Reading
Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis step down from roles
Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis have stepped down from their respective roles. The Pakistan Cricket BoardContinue Reading
New Zealand to criminalise attack planning after mall stabbing, details on attacker revealed
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed on Saturday to tighten counter-terrorism laws this month after a knife-wielding militant knownContinue Reading
New Zealand stabbing: Raw videos emerges with gun shots heard inside supermarket killing terrorist
Raw video shared on social media emerged where guns shots were heard inside a supermarket. A man, inspired by ISISContinue Reading
Man shot dead by police after New Zealand supermarket rampage
New Zealand police shot dead a man who wounded six people in an attack at an Auckland supermarket on FridayContinue Reading
Abba reunite for Voyage, first new album in 40 years
One of the most anticipated comebacks in pop culture has finally come to pass: the return of Abba. Forty yearsContinue Reading
Video: Baby born on Afghanistan evacuation flight to UK
A baby girl was born at 30,000 feet in the air while on a flight taking evacuees from Afghanistan toContinue Reading
The Afghan minister who became a bicycle courier in Germany
LEIPZIG, Germany, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Sayed Sadaat used to be communications minister in the Afghan government before moving toContinue Reading
UK regulator approves first drug designed to fight Covid-19
The UK medicines regulatory body has approved the first treatment in Britain using man-made antibodies to treat and prevent coronavirus.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka goes into 10-day lockdown as COVID-19 surges
Sri Lanka will go into a 10-day lockdown from 10pm Friday (20) to 4am August 30, the national COVID-19 taskContinue Reading
Malaysian king picks ex-deputy PM as nation’s new leader
Malaysia’s longest-governing political party reclaimed the premiership it lost in a shock 2018 election defeat, after the king on FridayContinue Reading
Malaysia’s longest-ruling party seems set to return to PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s longest-governing political party appeared set to reclaim the premiership it lost in a shockContinue Reading
Video from person hanging on Kabul C-17 military plane emerges, claiming he is alive but other human remains found in the wheel
Video from a man hanging onto the C-17 military plane made it rounds on social media on Monday, a dayContinue Reading
Nobody to be harmed, committed to women’s rights – Taliban
A Taliban spokesman has pledged to honor women’s rights, but within the norms of Islamic law. Zabihullah Mujahid made theContinue Reading
Dramatic image shows hundreds packed in plane
A striking image shared on social media shows hundreds of people on a US Air Force C-17 aircraft on SundayContinue Reading
Chilling video of two falling off plane, five killed at Kabul airport as desperate Afghans scramble to escape
At least five people were killed at Kabul’s airport amid desperate scenes as thousands tried to force their way ontoContinue Reading
BREAKING: Malaysian PM resigns after failing to get majority support
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin tendered his resignation to the king Monday, becoming the shortest-ruling leader after conceding that heContinue Reading
WATCH : Chaotic scenes as hundreds sprint to Afghanistan’s Kabul airport a day after Taliban’s takeover
Scenes of chaos have been seen at Kabul’s airport as hundreds of desperate Afghans, foreign diplomats and officials attempt toContinue Reading
Death toll from Haiti quake hits 724 as tropic storm looms
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Haiti rose to 724 on Sunday as rescue workersContinue Reading
#BREAKING Afghan president leaves the country as Taliban move on Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s embattled President Ashraf Ghani fled the country Sunday as the Taliban moved further into Kabul,Continue Reading
7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti; at least 227 killed
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — At least 227 people were killed and hundreds were injured and missing after a 7.2 magnitudeContinue Reading
Sri Lankans who are fully vaccinated can arrive without prior approval- Gov
Sri Lankan government authorities have updated foriegn travel regulations making fully vaccinated Sri Lankans possible to arrive in the countryContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia to allow in vaccinated Umrah pilgrims
Saudi Arabia will begin accepting vaccinated foreigners for the Umrah pilgrimage, authorities confirmed on Sunday. The authorities will begin takingContinue Reading
WATCH: French marathon runner appears to knock water bottles on purpose on final day of Tokyo Olympics
French marathon runner Morhad Amdouni appeared knock a whole row of water bottles onto the floor, on the final dayContinue Reading
Messi in tears his farewell press conference
After spending 21 years at Barcelona, 17 of those breaking records in the club’s first team, not to mention scoringContinue Reading
Barcelona say Lionel Messi will not stay at club
Barcelona say Lionel Messi will not be staying at the club “because of financial and structural obstacles”. Messi, 34, hasContinue Reading
Qatar’s Hamad International Airport named Best Airport in the World- Skytrax
Hamad International Airport (HIA) is recognised as the ‘Best Airport in the World 2021”, by Skytrax World Airport Awards 2021.Continue Reading
Qatar Airways grounds 13 Airbus A350s as fuselage degrading
Qatar Airways said Thursday it grounded 13 Airbus A350s over what it described as fuselages “degrading at an accelerated rate”Continue Reading
#TokyoOlympics : Indian men’s hockey team beats Germany to win Bronze, ends 41-Year wait for Olympic medal
Indian men’s team defeated Germany 5-4 in the bronze medal match to end a 41-year wait for an Olympic medalContinue Reading
British national of Sri Lankan decent, Daisy Veerasingham named President and CEO of The Associated Press
Veerasingham, AP’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, succeeds retiring AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt to become theContinue Reading
Hijackers have left vessel off UAE coast
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The British navy says the hijackers who boarded a vessel off the coast ofContinue Reading
‘Potential hijack’ under way off UAE coast -UK maritime trade agency
The UK has reported a “potential hijack” of a ship off the coast of the United Arab Emirates as aContinue Reading
Delta variant surges across U.S. South; political leaders clamp down again
Aug 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. states of Florida and Louisiana were at or near their highest hospitalization numbers ofContinue Reading
WATCH: Italian Jacobs takes surprising gold in Olympic 100
Lamont Marcell Jacobs won the men’s Olympic 100-meter race Sunday night, crossing the line in 9.8 seconds to bring theContinue Reading
Weightlifter Ibrahim wins Qatar’s first gold medal at Tokyo Olympics
Fares Ibrahim has won Qatar’s first gold medal at Tokyo Olympics as he set an Olympics record at the men’sContinue Reading
Appointments for 2nd dose opens up after Sri Lanka AstraZeneca consignment of from Japan
Over 728,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to Sri Lanka out of a total contribution ofContinue Reading
BP says nearly a third of its UK service stations are out of fuel
BRIGHTON, England, Sept 26 (Reuters) – BP said nearly a third of its British service stations had run out ofContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s Apparel Industry on Tenterhooks Over EU Trade Scrutiny
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s preferential trade access to the European Union, which is the biggest market for its $5Continue Reading
Moderna chief executive sees pandemic over in a year – newspaper
ZURICH (Reuters) – Moderna Inc Chief Executive Stéphane Bancel thinks the coronavirus pandemic could be over in a year asContinue Reading
Sri Lanka shaman dies of Covid after touting ‘blessed’ water cure
(AFP)- A high-profile shaman who tried to end Sri Lanka’s Covid-19 outbreak with “blessed” water has died of the virus,Continue Reading
U.S. infrastructure firm New Fortress signs LNG supply deal for Sri Lankan gas-fired power plant
U.S. infrastructure firm New Fortress Energy will invest in a gas-fired power plant and proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplyContinue Reading
Sri Lanka probes prison minister for alleged prisoner threat
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan police are investigating an incident in which the government prisons minister allegedly threatenedContinue Reading
