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September 2020 was the worst month during the pandemic, when daily caseload jumped past the 90,000-mark and hovered close to 1 lakh cases for many days, along with scores of deaths. Many believed that the pandemic will spiral out of control and unleash havoc in most urban centres, which are densely populated. By D

UAE says Princess Latifa improving and to return to public life at the appropriate time 19 Feb, 2021 11:58 PM 3 minutes to read Princess Latifa Al Maktoum, the daughter of Dubais ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is one of the richest heads of state in the world Princess Latifa Al Maktoum, the daughter of Dubais ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is one of the richest heads of state in the world Daily Telegraph UK By: James Rothwell The United Arab Emirates has sa...

Colombo, February 15 (Daily Mirror) - There will be no islandwide lockdown imposed in Sri Lanka but discussions are ongoing over appropriate measures that can be taken to prevent the spread of the new COVID-19 variant which has entered Sri Lanka, Army Commander and Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19, General Shavendra Silva to

(MENAFN - NewsBytes) Union Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said statehood will be granted back to Jammu & Kashmir at an appropriate time, during a discussion on the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganization (Amendment) Bill, 2021, in Lok Sabha. He also slammed some opposition members for claiming that the Bill—introduced and passed in Lok Sabha on Saturday—negates J&Ks chances of getting its erstwhile statehood back. Heres more. In this article Bill has got nothing to do with th...

Wednesday, 27 January 2021 - 4:45 The European Union (EU) and Sri Lanka held their 23rd meeting of the Joint Commission on 25 January 2021, via video conference. This was the first Joint Commission under the new leadership in both the European Union and Sri Lanka. The Joint Commission meeting, held in a cordial and open atmosphere wih the EU and Sri Lanka exchanging views on a wide array of subjects, reaffirming the deep cooperation ties and the willingness to strengthen the relationship betwee...

Sunday, 24 January 2021 - 8:36 The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka having considered the possible adverse impact on liquidity and other key performance indicators of licensed commercial Banks and licensed specialised banks due to the covid-19 outbreak and the importance of maintaining appropriate levels of liquidity and capital buffers have issued a set of direction for restriction on discretionary- payments of licensed banks.  Therefore, licensed banks are directed for the fol...

Woman fires back at a magistrate, telling a court 'it's 35 degrees outside'.

Letters to the editor: Calgarys rubbish system similar to Taurangas 13 Jan, 2021 08:00 PM 2 minutes to read Calgarys rubbish service is more like Taurangas says a reader. Photo / File Bay of Plenty Times I was interested to read Tony Fellinghams letter on January 12 where he argues a waste collection system like that used in Calgary, Canada would be more appropriate for Tauranga than the system proposed by Tauranga City Council. Calgary does have a well-run waste system that s...

HARARE, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe is employing an additional 500 nurses and 47 junior medical doctors in response to rising COVID-19 cases amid a second wave

Justifying his remarks to supporters just before chaotic and violent scenes erupted at the US Capitol, President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that