Sri Lanka gov selects island in Gulf of Mannar for burial of COVID19 victims
Sri Lanka government is in the process of finalizing a plot of land in the Iranaitivu Island in the GulfContinue Reading
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#France’s Former President Sarkozy convicted of corruption, likely to escape jail time
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption on Monday and sentenced to three yearsContinue Reading
Girl dies after being caned during ‘exorcism’ in #SriLanka
March 1, 2021 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Police in Sri Lanka said Monday they have arrested two people inContinue Reading
Brazilian Manaus variant of coronavirus detected in UK, as 20m vaccinated with first dose
Up to six cases of a highly transmissible variant of coronavirus first identified in the Brazilian city of Manaus haveContinue Reading
Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine: FDA approves single-shot jab
US regulators have formally approved the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, the third jab to be authorised in theContinue Reading
US authorizes J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine, making it third available
(Reuters) – The U.S. government on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, enabling millions more Americans to beContinue Reading
Former cricketers turn part time bus drivers in Australia
From representing the Sri Lankan cricket team in all three formats, playing in the 2011 WC Final, playing in theContinue Reading
U.S. imposes sanctions, visa bans on Saudis for journalist Khashoggi’s killing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration announced sanctions and visa bans on Friday targeting Saudi Arabian citizens over the 2018Continue Reading
More hiccups as Sri Lanka authorities delay COVID19 burials until next week
Burials of COVID 19 victims are delayed until next week as helath authorities are yet to published guidelines despite orderContinue Reading
Jamal Khashoggi: US says Saudi prince approved Khashoggi killing
A US intelligence report has found that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the murder of exiled Saudi journalistContinue Reading
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