UN office says Sri Lanka ship fire causes significant damage
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The U.N. representative in Sri Lanka said the sinking of a container ship that caughtContinue Reading
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Costa Rica rejects delivery of China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine, says it is not effective enough
Costa Rica said Wednesday that will not purchase the Sinovac vaccine from China. Officials said that data showed that itContinue Reading
Fire-ravaged ship sinks, prompting Sri Lankan pollution fear
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A container ship carrying chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s capital on Thursday nearly a monthContinue Reading
Sri Lanka : Dolphins, turtles killed by fire-ravaged ship
Dozens of turtles and dolphins were killed by intense heat and chemical poisoning from a container ship that burned forContinue Reading
Sri Lanka arrests Russian captain over ship fire pollution
The Russian skipper of a container ship that caught fire and burned for almost two weeks before sinking off SriContinue Reading
Sangakkara and Flower inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara and Zimbabwe’s Andy Flower were among 10 new inductees into the International Cricket Council’s Hall ofContinue Reading
Sri Lanka seeks $40 million in damages over ship fire
Sri Lanka is seeking $40 million in damages from the operator of a ship that left massive pollution when itContinue Reading
Sri Lanka probes possible oil slick off sinking ship
Sri Lanka announced an investigation Thursday into a possible oil slick reported off its west coast where a container shipContinue Reading
Sri Lanka cargo ship disaster: Large oil spill visible in satellite images- Sky News
Sri Lanka cargo ship disaster: Large oil spill visible in satellite images A large oil slick surrounding the damaged container shipContinue Reading
South Asian nations turn to China, Russia for vaccine help
Sri Lanka began injecting pregnant women with a Chinese coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday and Nepal resumed inoculations with a China-madeContinue Reading
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