Coronavirus catastrophe unfolding in south Yemen -MSF
The main coronavirus treatment centre in southern Yemen has recorded at least 68 deaths in just over two weeks, the
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Month: May 2020
Cyclone toll hits 84 as Bangladesh and India start mopping up
India and Bangladesh began a massive clean-up Thursday after the fiercest cyclone since 1999 killed at least 84 people, leaving
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Not possible to hold election on June 20 under current situation: EC
The Elections Commission informed the Supreme Court today that it is not possible to conduct the General Elections on June
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Balance of COVID-19 Fund reaches Rs.1,128mn
The balance of COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund reached Rs.1,128 million today, the President’s Media Division said. It said
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1028 COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka
A person who arrived from Kuwait has tested positive for Covid-19 today, increasing total cases in Sri Lanka to 1028,
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Human development on course to decline this year for first time since 1990: UNDP
Global human development, which can be measured as a combination of the world’s education, health and living standards, could decline
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The first rugby visitors: When the All-Blacks played in Colombo in 1907
The first rugby team from parts beyond the seas to play in Sri Lanka, as per the recorded history of
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Beauty care at public expense!
Believe it or not! There is a lady in our Foreign Service with an unusual penchant for a well-groomed look
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