World
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Rishi Sunak gains early edge in race for UK PM
London: UK’s former Chancellor of Exchequer Rishi Sunak on Wednesday emerged the top contender in the race to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson, picking up nearly a quarter of votes in the…
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US inflation hits 40-year-high
Washington: Fuelled by increase in the prices of oil, shelter and food, the inflation rate in the US rose to 9.1 per cent in June. The inflation rate rise was the largest…
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SL’s oppn leaders ask PM Ranil to quit ahead of President’s resignation
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s opposition leaders have asked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to quit ahead of the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who has promised to step down on Wednesday, according to a…
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Zardari wishes to see Bilawal Bhutto as PM in his lifetime
Nawabshah: Pakistan Peoples Party Co-chairman and former President Asif Ali Zardari has said that he sincerely wishes to see his son Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari as the Prime Minister of the country in his…
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Sri Lanka crisis will have ‘big impact’ on Chinese investments, bilateral ties: Experts
Beijing: While China has so far maintained a conspicuous silence on the dramatic fall of Sri Lanka’s pro-Beijing Rajapaksa brothers, experts have warned that the current chaos in Colombo will have a…
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Eastern Ladakh row: India, China likely to hold 16th round of military talks on July 17
New Delhi: India and China are likely to hold the 16th round of high-level military talks on July 17 to resolve the issues in remaining friction points along the Line of Actual…
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SL crisis: Lankan IOC to maintain separate stockpile for ambulances
Colombo: Lanka IOC, the unit of India’s biggest oil firm, has asked all its 216 petrol pumps in Sri Lanka to maintain a separate fuel stockpile for supply to ambulances in the crisis-hit…
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I will run the economy like Margaret Thatcher: Rishi Sunak
London: Rishi Sunak, the Indian origin contender for the prime ministership of the UK, said he will run the British economy like former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, if he wins. In his…
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Biggest supermoon of 2022 to grace skies tonight
The biggest Supermoon of 2022 will be visible in the skies around the world on Wednesday, July 13. The brightest Supermoon or Buck moon will begin to shine on Wednesday at 2:38 pm…
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Emergency declared in Sri Lanka amid revolt; President flees country
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on a military jet on Wednesday, hours before he was supposed to quit in the face of a public revolt against…
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Sri Lanka crisis: Things to know
Colombo: From being a war hero to becoming a symbol of hatred who pushed the island nation into an economic and a constitutional crisis and fled the country hours before he was…
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Sri Lankan Prez to leave for Singapore from Maldives
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who left for Maldives early Wednesday morning will leave for Singapore later in the day, sources in Maldives told Daily Mirror. Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka on…
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Sri Lankan Police fire tear gas to prevent protestors from entering PM’s office
Colombo: Sri Lankan Police have fired more volleys of teargas on the protesting crowd outside the Prime Minister’s office in a bid to drive them back. The avenue is wreathed in smoke.…
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US Embassy in Colombo cancels consular services for 2 days
Colombo: The US Embassy in Colombo on Wednesday cancelled its consular services as a precaution for the next two days, amidst the deepening political turmoil and economic crisis in Sri Lanka. “Out…
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Webb’s astronomical trove: Cosmic cliffs, birthplace of stars, dying stars
Washington: The powerful next-generation James Webb Space Telescope has released a treasure trove of full-colour images from deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date to cosmic cliffs, birthplace…
