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Author: Faraz Shauketaly

Trump releases long-awaited Middle-East peace plan
The worldWORLD

Trump releases long-awaited Middle-East peace plan

US President Donald Trump has presented his long-awaited Middle East peace plan, promising to keep Jerusalem as Israel’s undivided capital.…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/01/202030/01/2020
Australia plans island quarantine as foreigners leave Wuhan
The WorldWORLD

Australia plans island quarantine as foreigners leave Wuhan

Hundreds of foreign nationals have been evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, as…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/01/202030/01/2020
SL presents USD16Bn opportunity for pvt sector to invest in sustainable development: SC Bank
BUSINESSBusiness News

SL presents USD16Bn opportunity for pvt sector to invest in sustainable development: SC Bank

Opportunity2030: The Standard Chartered SDG Investment Map reveals an almost USD 10 trillion (USD 9.668 trillion) opportunity for private-sector investors across…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/01/202030/01/2020
AG meets Speaker over arrest warrant on HC Judge Gihan Pilapitiya
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AG meets Speaker over arrest warrant on HC Judge Gihan Pilapitiya

Attorney General Dappula de Livera has met Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya last night (28) over his instructions to obtain…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/01/202030/01/2020
23 suspected coronavirus patients admitted to IDH since last Friday
LOCALLocal

23 suspected coronavirus patients admitted to IDH since last Friday

A total of 23 patients, who are suspected to have been infected by the new coronavirus, were admitted to the…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/01/202030/01/2020
11 Indian fishermen held for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
LocalLOCAL

11 Indian fishermen held for poaching in Sri Lankan waters

Naval personnel have apprehended 11 Indian fishermen for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters. Accordingly, the Navy, during a routine…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/01/202030/01/2020
UAE confirms first coronavirus case in family arriving from China
The WorldWORLD

UAE confirms first coronavirus case in family arriving from China

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) of United Arab Emirates has announced the first case of new coronavirus in…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/01/202030/01/2020
66 more Sri Lankan students in China arrive in island
LOCALLocal

66 more Sri Lankan students in China arrive in island

Sixty-six more Sri Lankan students who were living in China have returned to the island. The group of students, boarded…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/01/202030/01/2020
Caribbean earthquake of 7.7 prompts office evacuations in Miami
The WorldWORLD

Caribbean earthquake of 7.7 prompts office evacuations in Miami

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake has struck in the Caribbean, prompting brief tsunami warnings and office evacuations as far away as…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/01/202030/01/2020
Australian scientists first to recreate virus outside China
The WorldWORLD

Australian scientists first to recreate virus outside China

Scientists in Australia have become the first to recreate the new coronavirus outside of China in what they have called…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/01/202030/01/2020

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