#SriLanka’s Rajapaksas hope to tighten grip on power in election
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa hopes to tighten his hold on the nation’s fractious politics in anContinue Reading
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Emirates to cover virus-related medical costs
Dubai (AFP) – Emirates, the largest airline in the Middle East, will cover customers’ coronavirus-related medical costs in a bidContinue Reading
Indian cricket board seeks IPL in UAE after World Cup postponed
New Delhi (AFP) – The Indian Premier League on Tuesday seized upon the postponement of the Twenty20 World Cup toContinue Reading
EU nations clinch $2.1T budget, virus aid deal after 4 days
BRUSSELS (AP) — Weary but relieved, European Union leaders finally clinched an unprecedented 1.82 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) budget andContinue Reading
Biden pledges to end Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ on first day in office
US presidential nominee and former vice president Joe Biden pledged on Monday to end the Trump administration’s “Muslim ban” andContinue Reading
#BREAKING ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 postponed after ICC Board Meeting
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia 2020 has been postponed dueContinue Reading
UAE launches historic first mission to Mars
The United Arab Emirates’ historic first mission to Mars is under way, after a successful lift-off in Japan. The HopeContinue Reading
#SriLanka court blocks President’s sand mining concessions
[COLOMBO] A Sri Lankan court Friday blocked President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s controversial move to relax restrictions on sand mining and transportContinue Reading
Lampard hails Chelsea’s ‘character’ after FA Cup semi-final success
London (AFP) – Frank Lampard saluted Chelsea’s “character and personality” as they powered into the FA Cup final with aContinue Reading
Coronavirus latest: Record single-day increase in global cases
The WHO has registered almost 260,000 global COVID-19 cases, a record single-day spike since the start of the pandemic inContinue Reading
