Sri Lanka orders probe into mystery cooking gas explosions
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s parliament convened a special committee on Wednesday to investigate dozens of unexplained cooking gas explosionsContinue Reading
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From Parag Agrawal to Sundar Pichai: 8 Indian-origin CEOs leading tech giants in the US
Indian-origin techies, many of whom have studied at the premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and other prominent tech institutionsContinue Reading
Maldives’ ex-president Yameen walks free after graft conviction overturned
MALE (Reuters) – Maldives’ former president Abdulla Yameen was freed from house arrest on Tuesday after a top court overturnedContinue Reading
China study warns of ‘colossal’ COVID-19 outbreak if it opens up like the US, France
BEIJING: China could face more than 630,000 COVID-19 infections a day if it dropped its zero-tolerance policies by lifting travel curbs, according toContinue Reading
New COVID variant: UK urgently brings in travel restrictions to stop spread of ‘the worst one we’ve seen so far’
Britain is bringing in travel restrictions for six African countries due to a new COVID variant that UK experts haveContinue Reading
Ferry capsizes in Sri Lanka; at least 6 dead
COLOMBO (AP) — A navy spokesperson says a ferry capsized Tuesday in eastern Sri Lanka, killing at least six people.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka ends farm chemical ban as organic drive fails
(AFP)- Sri Lanka abandoned its quest to become the world’s first completely organic farming nation on Sunday, announcing it wouldContinue Reading
FDA clears Moderna and Pfizer’s Covid vaccine booster shots for all U.S. adults
KEY POINTS The CDC still has to authorize distribution of the booster doses before people can start receiving the shots,Continue Reading
Sri Lanka Cricket coach Arthur to join Derbyshire
Sri Lanka head coach Mickey Arthur will join English county side Derbyshire after the upcoming West Indies Tests, national cricketContinue Reading
Thousands protest poor economy and shortages in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Thousands of people on Tuesday protested in Sri Lanka’s capital against deteriorating economic conditions amidContinue Reading
