Intelligence report says US split on Covid-19 origins
US intelligence agencies have found no direct evidence that Covid-19 broke out from a Chinese laboratory, a declassified report has…
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Fresh call to uncover Lanka mass grave secrets
ECONOMYNEXT –Five civil society groups are calling for government action to investigate mass graves which they say contain the remains…
No direct evidence COVID started in Wuhan lab – US intelligence report
(Reuters) – U.S. intelligence agencies found no direct evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic stemmed from an incident at China’s Wuhan…
Wagner head suggests his mercenaries headed for Moscow to take on army leadership
(Reuters) – Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin appeared to suggest he had sent an armed convoy on a 1,200-km (750-mile)…
U.S. Embassy Colombo – Independence Day Event
COLOMBO, June 23, 2023: United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung hosted an event in Colombo on June 22 to mark…
Sri Lanka readies ailing Thai elephant for flight home
(Reuters) – Twice a day carers in Sri Lanka lead Sak Surin, an elephant donated by Thailand more than 20…
IMF committed to support Sri Lanka’s economic reforms – MD
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has told President Ranil Wickremesinghe that the IMF is committed to support…
Joe Biden and Narendra Modi hail ‘defining’ US-India partnership
US President Joe Biden hailed US-India ties, while rolling out the pomp and pageantry for visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
US Navy detected implosion sounds after sub lost contact
The US Navy detected sounds “consistent with an implosion” shortly after OceanGate’s Titan submersible lost contact, a navy official has…