#SriLanka evacuates thousands as Cyclone Burevi nears
Sri Lanka evacuated 75,000 people from homes on the east coast, where tropical cyclone Burevi, packing winds of 80 kphContinue Reading
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#Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine wins licence for use in the UK
The UK has become the first western country to license a vaccine against Covid, opening the way for mass immunisationContinue Reading
#SriLanka frees prisoners after pandemic sparks deadly jail riot ,left 9 inmates dead and 113 wounded.
Tue, December 1, 2020, Sri Lanka freed hundreds of prisoners and said it would release thousands more after a riotContinue Reading
#Moderna vaccine has 100% efficacy against severe Covid-19, final results show
The Moderna coronavirus vaccine may offer very high levels of protection against Covid-19 and there appears to be no evidenceContinue Reading
Police shoot dead inmate in #SriLanka virus prison riot
Guards opened fire on Sunday (Nov 29) to contain a prison riot near Sri Lanka’s capital where an inmate wasContinue Reading
UK police arrest 155 in anti-lockdown protests in London
LONDON (Reuters) – Police in London said on Saturday that they had made 155 arrests as they tried to breakContinue Reading
Fitch downgrades #SriLanka on rising default risk
LONDON (Reuters) – Fitch downgraded Sri Lanka’s sovereign credit rating to “CCC” on Friday, warning the country’s debt levels wereContinue Reading
#SriLanka finance ministry refuses to accept Fitch downgrade
Sri Lanka’s Finance ministry has reacted strongly and said that it doesn’t accept the Fitch Ratings downgrade of Sri LankaContinue Reading
No need for vaccines, Covid effectively over: Ex-Pfizer VP
New Delhi: While pharmaceutical major Pfizer had made headlines on the release of their Covid-19 vaccine, its former Vice President and ChiefContinue Reading
#UAE halts new visas to citizens of mostly Muslim states
The United Arab Emirates has stopped issuing new visas to citizens of 13 mostly Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, Syria andContinue Reading
