Politics
Italy’s Prime Minister Visits Trump in Mar-a-Lago
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy has gone to Mar-a-Lago to visit President-elect Donald J. Trump for an informal meeting...
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Sri Lanka targets 3 million tourists in 2025 amid economic recovery
Sri Lanka is poised to make a significant leap in its tourism industry, aiming for 3 million tourist arrivals in...
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State Dept. Tells Congress It Plans to Send $8 Billion in Arms to Israel
The State Department has told Congress that it intends to approve $8 billion in purchases of U.S.-made arms by Israel,...
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Israeli strikes kill at least 30 in Gaza as ceasefire talks set to resume in Qatar
Israeli strikes killed at least 30 people in Gaza, including children, overnight and into Friday, hospital staff said, as often-stalled...
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Biden Plans to Block Takeover Bid of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon
President Biden has decided to block the $14 billion takeover of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel of Japan in an...
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Showery condition expected to reduce temporarily from today
The Meteorology Department says that the prevailing showery condition in the Northern, North-central, Eastern, and Uva provinces is expected to...
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Ceylon Chamber hails Sri Lankas landmark food & beverage regulations
The Sri Lankan government has announced new restrictions on marketing food and beverages to children, effective January 1, 2025, under...
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Sri Lankas first govt pediatric bone marrow transplant unit opens at Apeksha Hospital
The first and only Bone Marrow and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Unit in a government hospital for children with...
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Inmate dead, 10 injured after tree falls in Matara Prison
January 1, 2025 11:18 pm ...
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Spaniard arrested with cocaine and ecstasy pills
The officers of the Galle Unit of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) have arrested a foreign national while in the...
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