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Two congressmen test positive for Covid-19
Two US Congressmen – Mario Diaz-Balart and Ben McAdams – tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesdsay, according to US media reports. Both the […]
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US puts Islamic State chief on blacklist of terrorists
The United States has placed the new leader of the Islamic State group on its blacklist of terrorists, naming him as Amir Mohammed […]
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Europe grapples with ‘socio-economic tsunami’ of coronavirus crisis
Italy’s prime minister on Tuesday declared coronavirus was causing a “socio-economic tsunami” as European leaders agreed to seal off external borders, but many […]
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US leads huge economic fightback against virus, EU shuts borders
The United States and Britain led a multi-billion-dollar global fightback against economic havoc wreaked by the coronavirus as the European Union shut its […]
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Sri Lanka to stop all flight arrivals at Colombo airport from Wednesday midnight
ri Lanka has decided to stop all flight arrivals at Colombo airport from Wednesday midnight in a bid to counter COVID-19 crisis which […]
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Russian court clears way for Putin to stay in power
Just days after the idea of “resetting” Vladimir Putin’s term count was publicly floated in parliament, Russia’s Constitutional Court has ruled that such […]
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Philippines first nation to suspend all financial markets as coronavirus spreads
The Philippine Stock Exchange closed indefinitely on Tuesday while currency and bond trading were suspended, the first market shutdowns worldwide in response to […]
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US begins first human trial of coronavirus vaccine
People and governments world over are insisting on precautions to curb spread of Covid-19, in the effort for the same first human trial […]
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Coronavirus 28 cases confirmed in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, the public holiday declared on Monday has been extended for another three days as the number of COVID 19 cases […]
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Trump tests negative for coronavirus, confirms White House physician
A day after Donald Trump said that he was most likely to be tested for coronavirus, the US president has tested negative for […]
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Pakistan plays Kashmir card in SAARC video conference on coronavirus
Pakistan representative in the SAARC video conference today once against played the Kashmir card. In the video conference that was organised by the […]
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Sri Lanka proposes Saarc ministers’ group for joint response
Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa said Sri Lanka’s economy had taken a severe blow due to the impact of Covid 19 on the […]