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Russia, Ukraine trade missile strikes on war
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Russia, Ukraine trade missile strikes on war's 150th day

Kyiv, Jul 23: Russia's military fired a barrage of missiles Saturday at an airfield in central Ukraine, killing at least three people, while Ukrainian forces launched rocket strikes on river crossings in a Russian-occupied southern region. The attacks on key infrastructure on the 150th day of...
Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka's new cabinet of ministers sworn in

Colombo, July 22: Eighteen ministers, including Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena were sworn into Sri Lanka's new cabinet before President Ranil Wickremesinghe in state capital Colombo on Friday. The President's Office said that among those who took oaths as Cabinet Ministers were Ali Sabry as...
Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19, has mild symptoms
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Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19, has mild symptoms

Washington, July 22: US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and will be self-isolating at the White House from where he will continue to carry out his official duties, the White House said in a statement on Thursday. Biden (79), who is fully vaccinated and has taken the booster...
Ranil sworn in as 8th President of Sri Lanka
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Ranil sworn in as 8th President of Sri Lanka

Colombo, July 21:Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the eighth President of Sri Lanka at the Parliament premises on Thursday. He was sworn in before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, Daily Mirror reported. In the election held in Parliament on Wednesday, 73-year-old Wickremesinghe secured 134...
Key gas pipeline from Russia to Europe restarts after break
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Key gas pipeline from Russia to Europe restarts after break

Berlin, Jul 21: Natural gas started flowing through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe on Thursday after a 10-day shutdown for maintenance, the operator said. But the gas flow was expected to fall well short of full capacity. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany had been closed since July 11...
Worlds oldest male giant panda dies at age 35 in Hong Kong
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World's oldest male giant panda dies at age 35 in Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Jul 21: The oldest-ever male giant panda in captivity has died at age 35 at a Hong Kong theme park after his health deteriorated. An An lived most of his life at Ocean Park after he and a female panda were gifted to Hong Kong by China in 1999. The female panda, Jia Jia, died in 2016 at...
Sri Lankan lawmakers elect Ranil Wickremesinghe as new president
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Sri Lankan lawmakers elect Ranil Wickremesinghe as new president

Colombo, Jul 20: Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka's new President by Parliament, following a high-voltage political drama which saw his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the country and resigning after a popular uprising against his government for...
UK weather turmoil disrupts train travel for 3rd day
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UK weather turmoil disrupts train travel for 3rd day

London, July 20: Britain's record-breaking heat wave disrupted travel for a third day and firefighters remained on alert Wednesday even as cloudy skies and showers brought relief from the scorching temperatures of recent days.Forecasters predict London will reach a high of 26 Celsius (79 Fahrenheit)...
SL crisis is warning to other Asian nations like Pak, B
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SL crisis is warning to other Asian nations like Pak, B'desh, Maldives

London, July 18: Sri Lanka is in the midst of a deep and unprecedented economic crisis that has sparked huge protests and seen its president quit after fleeing the country - but other countries could be at risk of similar troubles, according to the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), BBC...
Emergency declared in Sri Lanka
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Emergency declared in Sri Lanka

Colombo, July 18: Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe declared a nationwide state of emergency with effect from Monday. Acting President Wickremesinghe declared the emergency in the interests of public security, the protection of public order and the maintenance of supplies and...
Hindu temple, homes vandalised in Bangladesh over Facebook post: Reports
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Hindu temple, homes vandalised in Bangladesh over Facebook post: Reports

Dhaka, Jul 17: A temple, shops and several houses of the Hindu community have been vandalised in southwestern Bangladesh by some unidentified persons over a Facebook post allegedly belittling Islam, in the latest spate of violence targeting the religious minority in the country, according to media...
Musks dad confirms secret second child with his stepdaughter
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Musk's dad confirms secret second child with his stepdaughter

San Francisco, July 16: Tech billionaire Elon Musk's father, Errol Musk, has claimed he's had a second unplanned child with his 35-year-old stepdaughter, Jana Bezuidenhout. In an interview with The Sun, Errol, 76, said he welcomed a daughter with 35-year-old Bezuidenhout three years ago. It...
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