‘Major’ mental health crisis looming from pandemic: UN
The coronavirus outbreak risks sparking a major global mental health crisis, the United Nations warned on Thursday, calling for urgent
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Month: May 2020
Trump lashes out at Dr. Fauci for voicing caution about reopening schools
President Trump said he wanted American schools to be reopened because ‘our country isn’t reopened if they’re closed.’ He
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The lonely last journey of husband and wife who both died of coronavirus
A sombre image in a funeral hall of the coffins of an elderly husband and wife who both died from
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SriLankan flight suspension extended till May 31
The suspension of scheduled passenger flights of SriLankan Airlines due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been extended till May 31,
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COVID-19 recovered patients rise to 382
Sixteen more COVID-19 infected patients were recovered and discharged from the hospital today, the Health Ministry said. They said that
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Bourse rebounds after two days of losses
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) rebounded yesterday after two days of losses, with the benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI)
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Shares fall as consumer, industrial stocks weigh
REUTERS: Sri Lankan stocks closed sharply lower yesterday, weighed by consumer discretionary and industrial stocks, as investors returned to stock
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Tea industry urges sector players to maintain end product quality
Urges to avoid flooding the market with poor quality teas Warns not to resort to such options as significant increase
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Weak and bias selectors reason for decline of football: Kasun Jayasuriya
The standard of football in Sri Lanka is on the decline not because players lack skill but because the selection
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