World
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Sri Lanka: Role of activists in bringing down government within weeks
Colombo: A few activists played a key role in bringing down Sri Lankan government within weeks. Their initial meetings at a seaside in Colombo turned into massive protests later. As per Reuters,…
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UAE’s flydubai cancel operations to Sri Lanka, amid political unrest
Dubai: After protests intensified in Sri Lanka amid political and economic unrest in the country, UAE’s flydubai has suspended its flights to the South Asian country. According to a statement by the…
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Lankan crisis: Finance Minister tries to flee country, stopped at airport
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, who is the youngest brother of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was stopped from boarding a flight to Dubai on Monday evening, local media reported. Basil…
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Joe Biden unveils first image of Webb Telescope, calls it ‘historic moment’
Washington: US President Joe Biden released the first images of the James Webb Space Telescope in the presence of NASA Administrator Bill Nelson at the White House on Monday. “The first image…
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29 killed in eastern Ukraine after Russian strike on residential building
Kyiv: At least 29 people were killed after a Russian strike hit an apartment block in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said Monday. The residential building in the town…
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Uber used stealth technology to thwart government probe: Report
Washington: A set of leaked documents has shown Uber’s use of stealth technology to thwart government probes and a so-called kill switch to cut access to company servers and prevent authorities from…
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Putin, Erdogan discuss bilateral relations, situation in Ukraine
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the development of bilateral economic cooperation and the situation in Ukraine during a telephone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both leaders “focused on tasks…
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Ukraine crisis, inflation affects Italian economy
Rome: The ongoing crisis in Ukraine continued to take a negative toll on Italy’s economic situation, the country’s main statistics entity has reported. The National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) said in its monthly…
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Rishi Sunak now bookmakers’ favourite to become UK PM
London: Rishi Sunak, of East African Indian origin, was on Monday being touted as the bookmakers’ favourite in the British Conservative party’s leadership contest. The winner will automatically become the UK’s Prime…
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UK: New Prime Minister to be announced on Sept 5
London: The new prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK) replacing incumbent Boris Johnson will be announced on September 5, said Graham Brady, chairman of the Conservative Party’s backbench 1922 Committee, on…
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Won’t damage their chances: Boris Johnson on UK PM candidates
London: Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that he would not want to damage the chances of any of the candidates in the leadership race to succeed him at…
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Pakistan: 68 killed as torrential rain batters Sindh and Balochistan
Karachi: At least 68 people have died in Pakistan’s Karachi city in Sindh province and neighbouring Balochistan province as torrential rains and flash floods battered the area, officials said on Monday. As…
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Musk pokes fun at Twitter over filing lawsuit, bot presence
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday poked fun at Twitter for taking him to court and shared a meme which made fun of the micro-blogging platform. Twitter has announced it…
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa still in SL: Parliament Speaker dismisses reports of Prez fleeing
Colombo: Speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Monday clarified that Gotabaya Rajapaksa is still in the country, soon after reports emerged that President has left the island nation. Sri…
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Sri Lanka to elect new PM on July 20: Minister
Colombo: Minister of Urban Development and Housing, Prasanna Ranatunga on Monday announced that the new President of Sri Lanka will be elected on July 20. Ranatunga said that the party leaders have…
