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Director of Police Medical Services Dr. Shamendra Ranasinghe says that there is a tendency for police officers to contract non-communicable diseases. He points out that between 20 and 30 percent of police officers have contracted non-communicable diseases. Dr. Shamendra Ranasinghe...

Acts of dissent are not unusual in China. Over the years, sudden, local explosions of defiance have been triggered by a range of issues - from toxic pollution to illegal land grabs, or the mistreatment of a community member at...

All the group permutations you need to know. Each nation dreams of lifting the World Cup. Not one squad has come to Qatar just for the fun of it — they are all in it to win. But the first...

Police use water cannons and tear gas after crowds cause havoc in centre of Brussels after Morocco’s shock World Cup win. Police sealed off parts of the centre of Brussels, deployed water cannons and fired tear gas to disperse crowds...

Extended power cut schedule for next two days issued. The power cut schedule for tomorrow (28) and Tuesday (29) for two hours and twenty minutes was announced by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL). Accordingly, power shedding will...

There is no risk of another major surge of COVID 19 in Colombo City, Chief Medical Officer of the Colombo Municipal Council ,( CMC) Dr. Ruwan Wijeyamuni said. "There is no major risk of the pandemic making a comeback within...

Sheetal Deo was shocked when she got a letter from her Queens apartment building’s co-op board calling her Diwali decoration “offensive” and demanding she take it down. “My decoration said ‘Happy Diwali’ and had a swastika on it,” said Deo,...

Taiwanese people consider their self-ruled island - with its own form of government and a democratic system - to be distinct. Tensions reached a peak in August when Beijing staged huge military drills around Taiwan in a protest against US...

Even if I lose my vision, I don't have much to lose…I learn via touching with my fingertips… This song was completely comprehended today. That occurred after hearing the Himasha Kavindaya Herat's tale. She is a very talented young girl. The...

It has been ten years today (27) since Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa's youngest son, Rohitha Rajapaksa, or Chichi, is said to have launched a communication satellite into space. "Sri Lanka's first communication satellite, SUPREMESAT-1, was launched some time ago from China's...