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Coronavirus in #Australia: Melbourne returns to lockdown as cases surge
Five million residents of the Australian city of Melbourne have been told to stay at home for six weeks, amidContinue Reading
Indian man wears gold face mask to ward off coronavirus
An Indian man said he paid about $4,000 for a bespoke gold face mask to protect him from the coronavirusContinue Reading
No reason to doubt the integrity of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Final 2011- ICC, Sri Lanka Police drops case
ICC Anti-Corruption Unit General Manager Alex Marshall responds to allegations of corruption with regards to the ICC Men’s Cricket WorldContinue Reading
UK reimposes lockdown on virus-hit city of Leicester
London (AFP) – The British government on Monday ordered schools and non-essential shops in the central English city of LeicesterContinue Reading
Multiple people dead after attack on Pakistan Stock Exchange
At least five people have died after shots were fired at the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi, according to rescueContinue Reading
Sri Lanka delays opening of airport to manage repatriation of stranded workers
Sri Lankan government says it will further delayed the reopening of its international airport from the scheduled August 1, inContinue Reading
#Microsoft to permanently close all retail stores
San Francisco (AFP) – Microsoft said Friday it will close all of its stores and move its retail operations online,Continue Reading
#Liverpool clinches league title, ends 30-year drought
The 30-year wait is over. Liverpool is champion of England again. Liverpool clinched its first league title since 1990 onContinue Reading
#Qantas cutting 20% of workforce and raising capital in coronavirus battle
Qantas Airways Ltd (QAN.AX) is axing at least 20% of its workforce and intends to raise up to A$1.9 billionContinue Reading
Trump Moves to Temporarily Suspend New H-1B, Other Visas Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON—President Trump signed an order Monday temporarily barring new immigrants on a slate of employment-based visas, including the H-1B forContinue Reading
India, China troops clash at Himalayan border, ‘casualties on both sides’
India’s army said on Tuesday 20 of its soldiers had been killed in clashes with Chinese troops at a disputedContinue Reading
#Beijing cuts flights to curb potential spread of mounting coronavirus cases
Officials cancelled scores of domestic flights in and out of Beijing on Wednesday as they ramped up attempts to containContinue Reading
England’s shops back in business as lockdown eased
LONDON (Reuters) – After 83 days of coronavirus lockdown, non-essential stores in England reopen their doors on Monday, hoping toContinue Reading
#France’s Macron accelerates lifting of lockdown after ‘first victory’ against Covid-19
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday said he was accelerating plans to ease the country’s coronavirus lockdown to reviveContinue Reading
Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput commits suicide
NEW DELHI : Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has committed suicide at his residence in Mumbai’s Bandra. His domestic help alertedContinue Reading
Coronavirus: #Brazil overtakes UK with world’s second-highest number of COVID-19 deaths
Brazil has overtaken the UK as the country with the second-highest number of COVID-19 deaths in the world after recordingContinue Reading
#Coronavirus: #France reopening borders to international visitors
France will lift restrictions at its borders for European Union travellers on Monday, the French Interior and Foreign ministries saidContinue Reading
Beijing wholesale market temporarily shut after new coronavirus infections
Authorities in Beijing have temporarily shut a major wholesale agricultural market following a rise in locally transmitted novel coronavirus infectionsContinue Reading
Wuhan doctor at whistleblower’s hospital dies from #COVID19, first fatality in weeks
A Wuhan doctor who worked with coronavirus whistleblower Li Wenliang died of the virus on Tuesday, state media reported, becomingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka fears new virus outbreak after funeral breaks curfew
Sri Lankan authorities fear a fresh outbreak of coronavirus infections after thousands of mourners paid their respects to the bodyContinue Reading
The United States to cut ties with the World Health Organization- President Trump
President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States will cut ties with the World Health Organization. “China has totalContinue Reading
EU writes to Sri Lankan authorities regarding detention of lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah #lka
The European Union (EU) has written to Sri Lankan authorities with regards to the detention of lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah. TheContinue Reading
#SriLanka endures highest increase of #COVID19 cases in a day; gov minister accuses Kuwait of sending a ‘COVID’ bomb
Sri Lanka endures the highest number of Covid19 patients reported in a single day in the country, a whopping 135Continue Reading
#SriLanka Cabinet Minister Arumugam Thondaman passes away
Ceylon Workers Congress leader and Cabinet Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development Arumugam Thondaman passed away a short whileContinue Reading
UK junior minister resigns over PM adviser’s lockdown drive
LONDON (Reuters) – Douglas Ross, a junior minister in the Scotland Office, resigned on Tuesday, saying the prime minister’s seniorContinue Reading
More than 1000 Sri Lankans infected in Qatar, flight scheduled to bring back Sri Lankans stranded in Qatar cancelled
A flight scheduled to bring back Sri Lankans stranded in Qatar has been cancelled, the Foreign Ministry said today. ForeignContinue Reading
Repatriations to Sri Lanka to be reviewed as imported COVID-19 cases grow, death reported
A review of the process of repatriating Sri Lankans stranded overseas could be done soon after a number of returneesContinue Reading
UK leader Johnson stands by aide over 250-mile lockdown trip
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday he wouldn’t fire his chief aide for allegedly violating the nationalContinue Reading
Never allow any harm to Islamic brotherhood -Sri Lanka President
Sri Lanka President Goatabaya Rajapaksa in his Eid Ul Fitr message at the end of the holy month of RamadanContinue Reading
Rare protest in Qatar over unpaid wages
Doha (AFP) – Migrant labourers staged a rare protest in Qatar over unpaid wages, the government said Saturday, at aContinue Reading
Hertz files for U.S. bankruptcy protection as car rentals evaporate in pandemic
The more than a century old car rental firm Hertz Global Holdings filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday after itsContinue Reading
Trump Calls Houses of Worship ‘Essential Services’ and Urges Reopening
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that places of worship are “essential” and should open this weekend, threatening toContinue Reading
Brazil suffers record 1,188 daily coronavirus deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil registered a record of 1,188 daily coronavirus deaths on Thursday, with more than 20,000Continue Reading
EasyJet to restart some flights in June with compulsory masks
LONDON (Reuters) – British low-cost airline easyJet said it would restart a small number of flights on June 15, becoming theContinue Reading
Apple, Google launch contact tracing platform
US tech giants Apple and Google said Wednesday they were offering health authorities around the world their platform for coronavirusContinue Reading
Election commission says Sri Lanka poll not possible in June
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s independent elections commission said Wednesday it cannot hold parliamentary elections on June 20Continue Reading
Mandatory cremations of COVID-19 victims an act of institutionalised Islamophobia- Prominent US scholar
Omar Suleiman the prominent Islamic scholar based in US says Sri Lanka’s decision to make cremations mandatory for COVID-19 victimsContinue Reading
#India to resume domestic flights in ‘calibrated manner’ from May 25
Domestic flights across India will resume operations starting May 25, Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Puri said. This willContinue Reading
Sri Lanka crosses 1000 cases of #COVID19 as 28 more tests positive
Sri Lankan health officials confirmed today that total count COVID-19 infections in Sri Lanka surpassed 1,000 on Tuesday (19). Twenty-eightContinue Reading
Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque to reopen after Muslim Eid holiday
Muslim prayers at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound will resume next week after a nearly two-month pause now that the spreadContinue Reading
U.S. savages WHO as it promises pandemic review, but China pledges $2 billion
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Monday an independent review of the global coronavirus response would beginContinue Reading
Emirates mulls cutting 30,000 jobs, retire A380s faster
The Dubai-based Emirates Group is reportedly planning to cut up to 30,000 jobs to deal with the coronavirus crisis, accordingContinue Reading
Italy reopens cafes as Spain prepares for return of tourists
Italians enjoyed their first meal out for two months on Monday, as the country eased its lockdown restrictions, with bars,Continue Reading
Five and overs in UK now eligible for test, loss of smell and taste added to #COVID19 symptom list
Everyone aged five and over in the UK with symptoms can now be tested for coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt HancockContinue Reading
Qatar places restrictions on businesses and transportation until May 30
Qatar announces temporary closure of all shops and commercial activities from May 19 to May 30 with the exception ofContinue Reading
Start ‘travel bubbles’ for low-risk countries, Heathrow urges UK government
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain should set up “travel bubbles” with low-risk countries to allow the movement of people, instead ofContinue Reading
Pakistan resumes domestic flights, insists on masks and empty seats
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan resumed domestic flights between major cities for the first time in nearly two months onContinue Reading
Germany loosens quarantine restrictions for travellers from Schengen area, UK
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will loosen coronavirus quarantine rules for travellers arriving from the European Union, the Schengen passport-free zoneContinue Reading
Global Coronavirus deaths pass 300,000 as U.S. States further ease restrictions
The confirmed global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic passed 300,000 as tensions flared over reopenings in the U.S. andContinue Reading
UK Government ‘opens door for safe return in June’
The UK government is “opening the door” for the return of professional football in England in June, the culture secretaryContinue Reading
#SriLanka questions World Cup opener in fixing probe
Amal JAYASINGHE,AFP•July 1, 2020 Sri Lanka opener Upul Tharanga on Wednesday became the first player to be grilled by detectivesContinue Reading
#Saudi triples VAT in unpopular virus-led austerity push
Anuj Chopra- AFP June 30, 2020 Saudis braced Wednesday for a tripling in value added tax, another unpopular austerity measureContinue Reading
#India bans TikTok, CamScanner, WeChat and 59 more popular Chinese apps in huge purge
India has banned 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, Shareit, Mi Video, and UC Browser amid tension between two countries. TheContinue Reading
#SriLanka probes allegations 2011 World Cup final was fixed
AFP•June 29, 2020 Sri Lanka has ordered a criminal probe into allegations the 2011 cricket World Cup final was “sold”Continue Reading
#SriLanka lifts COVID-19 lockdown, says no community spread
COLOMBO (AFP) 28 June 2020 – Sri Lanka’s nationwide lockdown was lifted on Sunday (Jun 28) after a selective curfewContinue Reading
