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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
WATCH: Sri Lanka’s fast man Yapun clocks 10.32s in 100m
South Asia’s fastest man Yupun Abeykoon ran in the Men’s 100m first-round heats of the 2020 Olympic Games today. TheContinue Reading
World’s Largest Star Sapphire weighing 510kg, discovered in Sri Lanka
The World’s Largest Star Sapphire was discovered from Ratnapura in Sri Lanka, confirmed the Gem and Jewellery Authority. According toContinue Reading
China sends 1.6 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine to Sri Lanka
China has donated 1.6 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine and syringes, the largest donation of any kind of vaccines soContinue Reading
Tokyo Olympics: Nishiya Momiji, a 13-year-old Japanese skateboarder, becomes one of youngest gold medal winners ever
TOKYO (AP) — On the Olympic podium, three teenage girls — 13, 13 and 16 — with weighty gold, silverContinue Reading
Olympics Opening ceremony director dismissed on the eve of the event over past comment
TOKYO, July 22 (Reuters) – The director of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been dismissed, organisersContinue Reading
Brisbane picked to host 2032 Olympics without a rival bid
TOKYO (AP) — Brisbane was picked Wednesday to host the 2032 Olympics, the inevitable winner of a one-city race steeredContinue Reading
Ben & Jerry’s to stop sales in occupied Palestinian territories
A popular ice cream chain is to stop selling a fan favourite in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jerusalem afterContinue Reading
England’s COVID19 ‘freedom day’ marred by soaring cases and isolation chaos
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ‘freedom day’ ending over a year of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in England was marred on MondayContinue Reading
Danish Prophet Muhammad cartoonist Kurt Westergaard dies, aged 86
Danish artist Kurt Westergaard, infamous for drawing a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad which sparked outrage around the Muslim world,Continue Reading
Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — Swashbuckling entrepreneur Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship SundayContinue Reading
Argentina stun Brazil in Copa América final to end 28-year trophy drought
Lionel Messi’s long wait for an international trophy is finally over, with Argentina defeating Brazil 1-0 in the Copa AmericaContinue Reading
COVID-19: England cricket team forced to isolate after seven coronavirus cases
England have been forced to select a new team for the Pakistan ODI series after the whole squad went intoContinue Reading
Sri Lanka reverses ban on passenger arrivals from several gulf countries subject to conditions
The Civil Aviation Authority on Wednesday (30) confirmed that the decision NOT to allow passengers from several Gulf countries toContinue Reading
Video: France President Emmanuel Macron slapped in the face
French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face on an official visit to the south-east of France. InContinue Reading
Australian police arrest over 200 after cracking underworld messaging app
Australian police arrested more than 200 people involved in organised crime after infiltrating an encrypted messaging app that opened upContinue Reading
Israel opposition parties agree to form new unity government; would end PM Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure
Israeli opposition parties have reached an agreement to form a new government that would end Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure asContinue Reading
China reports surge of new COVID-19 cases in Guangzhou city, triggering flight cancellations
China on Monday reported a sudden surge in COVID-19 infections in the country’s south, with 18 new local cases onContinue Reading
WATCH: Kai Havertz score as Chelsea wins the Champions League
Chelsea were crowned European champions for the second time as Kai Havertz’s first-half strike sealed a 1-0 victory over aContinue Reading
2ndODI: Bangladesh hammer sorry Sri Lanka by 103 runs; register first series win
Bangladesh hammered Sri Lanka by 103 runs in the 2nd ODI to win the 3 match ODI series 2-0 withContinue Reading
Does the vaccine work against the India variant?
While much remains to be known about the India COVID-19 variant — called B.1.617.2 — it has stoked fears globally amidContinue Reading
Israel and Hamas agree ceasefire to end 11 days of violence
Israeli and Hamas have agreed a ceasefire to end their conflict after 11 days of fighting. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’sContinue Reading
‘If there is a Hell on Earth, it is the lives of children in Gaza’: UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that: “If there is a Hell on Earth,Continue Reading
Sri Lanka suspends passenger flights for 10 days
Sri Lanka’s Civil Aviation Authority has suspended all arrivals to Sri Lanka with effect from midnight 21 May. The orderContinue Reading
Former Governor Azath Salley suffer heart attack, hospitalized
Former Western Province Governor Azath Salley had been admitted to hospital after suffering a heart attack today. Salley had beenContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Supreme Court rules clauses of the Port City Economic Commission Bill are inconsistent with the constitution
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ruled that several clauses of the Port City Economic Commission Bill is contravened to theContinue Reading
Bill Gates left Microsoft amid affair investigation
Microsoft was investigating its co-founder Bill Gates over a 20-year-old affair shortly before he stepped down from the company’s boardContinue Reading
Sri Lanka PM issues statement urging de-escalation in Israel- Palestine conflict
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa issued statement urging to de-escalate hostilities and commence negotiations for ceasefire. Read the statementContinue Reading
Israel-Gaza fighting enters its second week
Israel and Gaza’s ruling Hamas militant group faced mounting international calls for a ceasefire in hostilities that entered their second week onContinue Reading
WATCH: Israeli air raid flattens Gaza building housing Al Jazeera, AP; Gaza death toll at 140
Gaza death toll rises to 140 A Palestinian man was killed in an air raid that hit Bureij refugee campContinue Reading
France asks police to ban pro-Palestinian protest in Paris
France’s interior minister has asked police to ban a pro-Palestinian protest in Paris this weekend against the recent escalation ofContinue Reading
Island-wide travel restrictions from tomorrow until Monday in Sri Lanka
Government has imposed an island wide travel restrictions from 11pm tomorrow till 4am Monday, 17 May. However transportation of foodContinue Reading
Sri Lanka cricket ring the changes for Bangaldesh tour
Sri Lanka announce 18-man squad for 3-match ODI series vs Bangladesh. Kusal Janith Perera has been named Captain and KusalContinue Reading
FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for use in kids ages 12 to 15
The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded the emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to include kids agesContinue Reading
Qatar Emir jets off to Saudi Arabia on official visit
QNA Doha: Qatar Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will head this evening to the city ofContinue Reading
CyberAttack | Russian criminal group suspected in US Colonial pipeline ransomware attack
WASHINGTON — A Russian criminal group may be responsible for a ransomware attack that shut down a major U.S. fuelContinue Reading
Watch: CCTV footage just before Maldives bomb blast; ‘Religious extremists’ suspected- Police
Maldives police said that “religious extremists” staged the attempt to assassinate former president Mohamed Nasheed, who has been taken offContinue Reading
Sadiq Khan Re-Elected As London Mayor Despite Late Tory Surge
Sadiq Khan has won the London mayoralty for Labour despite a late Tory surge in the capital. Khan clinched aContinue Reading
Indian variant of Covid detected in Sri Lanka
The Indian variant of the coronavirus known as B.1.617, has been detected in Sri Lanka for the first time, itContinue Reading
WATCH: Israeli police wound dozens of Palestinians in Al Aqsa Mosque raid
Israeli police have attacked Muslim worshippers inside the Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City as weeks-long tensionsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka walks back fertiliser ban over political fallout fears
(AFP)-Sri Lanka’s government on Thursday walked back the lifting of an import ban on most chemical fertilisers over fears ofContinue Reading
Colombo the new #COVID19 hot spot, hospitals at tipping point
Some may find videos and images below distressing. Experts have warned Sri Lanka is heading for a major medical debacleContinue Reading
Analysis-Debt-hobbled Sri Lanka risks running out of options
LONDON (Reuters) – Sri Lanka paid a $1 billion bond last week, but the alarming state of its finances suggestsContinue Reading
