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COLOMBO – Sri Lanka on Wednesday (12) announced an island-wide ‘movement restrictions’ from 11:00 p.m. Thursday (13) till 4:00 a.m. Monday (17), in what amounted to a de facto curfew. However, Army Commander Gen Shavendra Silva maintained…
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By Patrick Kingsley and Isabel Kershne JERUSALEM - A new round of Israeli-Palestinian fighting, set off by tensions over the holy city of Jerusalem, escalated Wednesday (12) as Israel assassinated several Hamas commanders and hinted at a…
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COLOMBO – Sri Lanka on Wednesday (12)  sacked one-day captain Dimuth Karunaratne and dropped him and a host of other big names from the squad heading for Bangladesh this week. Two other former skippers -- Angelo Mathews and Dinesh…
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The coronation of George VI and his wife Elizabeth as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on this day in 1937. George VI ascended the throne upon the…
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COLOMBO - A team of medical specialists on Monday (10) called for a rapid action plan to reduce the COVID-19 caseload, warning Covid deaths may reach unprecedented levels and a grave national catastrophe was a real potential threat in the…
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COLOMBO – A 20-day ban on inter-province travel came into effect at midnight on Tuesday (11), with Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana saying the restrictions will be in place until May 31. Rohana however said, essential services, such as…
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By Shalini Venugopal Bhagat NEW DELHI — Chandro Tomar first picked up a gun when she was around 68. Until then, she had led a quiet life in Johri, a village in the state of Uttar Pradesh, one of the most conservative regions in India.…
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NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not attend the G7 Summit in the UK in person, the Indian government said Tuesday (11), as the country reels from a massive wave of coronavirus cases. India is not part of the Group of Seven…
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BANGKOK -Thailand said Tuesday (11) it was seeking a "humanitarian" solution for three Myanmar journalists arrested after fleeing across the border to escape a junta crackdown. The trio's employer - the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) -…
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By Andrew E. Kramer MOSCOW — Gunfire and explosions erupted at a school in central Russia on Tuesday (11), killing seven students and two school employees, according to witnesses and officials who blamed a teenager for the rare mass…
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