Sri Lanka’s marine disaster worsens as environmental toll rises
Damage to Sri Lanka’s marine environment from a sinking chemical ship is worse than feared, officials said Friday, as moreContinue Reading
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Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated
Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effectiveContinue Reading
Death row inmates in Sri Lanka protest pro Government ex-lawmaker Duminda Silva’s pardon
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — About 150 death row inmates were on a hunger strike Friday to demand their sentencesContinue Reading
Microsoft just unveiled Windows 11 with a free update : Here’s everything it announced today
Microsoft revealed Windows 11 during an online event on Thursday. The announcement comes almost six years after the introduction of Windows 10,Continue Reading
Sri Lanka pardons suspected Tamil Tigers convicted under terrorism law & a former ruling party legislator facing a death sentence for a 2011 murder
Sri Lanka’s president Thursday pardoned 16 minority Tamils imprisoned for over a decade, as the country faces renewed United NationsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s belated #MeToo movement starts from its newsrooms
Sri Lanka’s government ordered an investigation Tuesday into sexual harassment in the media after a string of #MeToo allegations fromContinue Reading
Sri Lanka investigates troops over ‘humiliation’ of Muslims
Sri Lanka’s military launched an investigation Sunday after social media posts showed soldiers forcing minority Muslims to kneel on theContinue Reading
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
WHO says delta is becoming the dominant Covid variant globally
KEY POINTS Covid-19 variant delta, first identified in India, is becoming the dominant variant of the disease worldwide, the WHO’sContinue Reading
Germany’s CureVac COVID-19 vaccine flops in clinical trial
German biopharmaceutical company CureVac’s COVID-19 mRNA vaccine candidate revealed a disappointing 47% efficacy against COVID-19 disease of any severity, and failed to meet statisticalContinue Reading
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