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Turkey – Syria Earthquake : Death toll tops 21,000

The recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria has now claimed over 21,000 lives, surpassing the initial projection of 20,000 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The death toll is expected to rise in the coming days as rescue efforts continue in challenging and freezing conditions.     The World Bank is providing $1.78 billion to Turkey, while the US is sending $85 million in aid to both Turkey and Syria. […]

todayFebruary 10, 2023 1 2

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Business groups call for stability as Johnson resigns

The CBI said the "political vacuum" needs "to be filled at speed to protect people's living standards". The Institute of Directors warned "what business hates most is uncertainty and instability". Mr Johnson has said he intends to stay on until autumn as a "caretaker" prime minister. But it is not clear whether that will happen. Some MPs and business leaders suggested he should go sooner rather than later to allow […]

todayJuly 7, 2022 5

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“Democratic right to peaceful protest must be respected” Canada

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Canadian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka David McKinnon held a discussion today on the economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka, including the hardships faced by the public. In a Twitter message, McKinnon said Canada is committed to supporting Sri Lanka in line with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies, to enable an early return to macroeconomic stability and growth. Canada strongly supports the political […]

todayJuly 7, 2022

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Discussions with IMF ended successfully – PM tells Parliament

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that Sri Lanka’s discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had ended successfully. He stated that the next step is to submit a report on debt restructuring. Wickremesinghe stated this while delivering a special statement in Parliament on Tuesday (05) regarding the progress of negotiations with the IMF. Sri Lanka has so far held several rounds of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund. Meanwhile an […]

todayJuly 6, 2022

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Public Examinations 2022 Dates Released

The Dates for the 2022 GCE Advanced Level, GCE Ordinary Level and the Scholarship Exams were announced earlier today by the Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha. In his announcement he said that the Advanced Level Examinations will be held from November 28th to December 23rd and the Grade 5 Scholarship examinations will be held on November 27th. Furthermore it was said in his announcement that they are expected to conduct […]

todayJuly 6, 2022 13

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Parliament adjourned as Opposition stages protest against President Gotabaya and PM Ranil

On the 5th of July, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Parliament with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Rajapaksha and Wickremesinge faced criticism during the previous Parliamentary session on the 4th of July as they both failed to attend the session. Conflict arose as members of the Opposition began chanting "Go home Gota," which is the key slogan and demand of the Aragalaya anti government protests. The chanting began during Premier Ranil […]

todayJuly 6, 2022 8

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WAR TORN UKRAINIANS WINING THE WORLD

Maryna Viazovska, a mathematician from Ukraine, is now just the second woman to be awarded the coveted Fields Medal. She received what is frequently referred to as the Nobel Prize for mathematics for her work on a 400-year-old spherical packing puzzle. At a ceremony in Helsinki, the 37-year-old professor earned the honor alongside three other awardees. I'm only the second lady, and I feel sad about it, she remarked. "What […]

todayJuly 6, 2022

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Adopt an Animal With the ‘Sathva Sawiya’

In View of the Current Economic Crisis in the Country and to Celebrate its 86th Anniversary a New Foster program named 'Sathva Sawiya' is Being Introduced by the Dehiwala Zoological Park. This Park being one of the main Tourist attractions in Colombo was established in 1936 and Currently houses more than 4000 animal, having this many Animal also Comes with a Price tag of Rs.45 million. This program is Made […]

todayJuly 6, 2022

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