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A dead body was found near the Galle face flagpole last night (28). The police have identified the deceased as a resident of the Grand Pass area. The cause of death of this person has not yet been revealed. Earlier,...

The ‘Suhada’ (friendly) Cricket Tournament organized by the Welfare and Sports Division of the President Media Division (PMD) was held at the Maharagama Youth Service Stadium yesterday (27). Eight teams representing the President Media Division, namely Editorial Challengers, Advance Power,...

Protests against Covid restrictions which erupted over the weekend appear to have died down, as a heavy police presence is reported in Chinese cities. Large barriers have gone up along the main protest road in Shanghai and police have made...

US Soccer social media post that depicted a modified Iranian flag triggered a furore ahead of a critical Group B match.  Iranian and American football fans in Doha have criticised a US Soccer social media post that depicted a modified...

The billionaire CEO of Twitter and Tesla said on Monday that Apple was pressuring Twitter over content moderation demands. Elon Musk has accused Apple Inc of threatening to block Twitter Inc from its app store without saying why in a...

Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while ‘monkeypox’ is phased out, the UN health agency says The World Health Organization (WHO) says it will start using “mpox”, a new preferred term for monkeypox, in a bid to...

In the 83rd minute, Casemiro delivers the sole goal needed for victory. Despite the absence of superstar Neymar, Brazil have fought their way to a 1-0 victory over Switzerland at Doha’s Stadium 974 to advance to the knockout stage of...

 Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers were issued notice by the Court of Appeal on Monday (28) to elaborate on the decision to reduce the compulsory retirement age of specialist doctors to 60 years of age. Notice was issued on the...

 Sri Lanka's Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said that the number one priority of Sri Lanka should be is to get the financial assurances from the external bilateral creditors, along with commercial creditors. "Once we get the financial assurances,...

A gang member terrorising the Ampitiya area set fire to a student residing in the Ampitiya area who passed the GCE ordinary level examination this year with nine "A" passes, and the student is currently receiving treatment at the Kandy...