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Author: P C James

Biden will urge G7 leaders to push Hamas to back ceasefire deal – White House’s Sullivan
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Biden will urge G7 leaders to push Hamas to back ceasefire deal – White House’s Sullivan

(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will urge fellow leaders of Group of Seven nations to support ceasefire negotiations and…

byP C James13/06/2024
New officers recruited to Sri Lanka Foreign Service
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New officers recruited to Sri Lanka Foreign Service

Twenty newly-recruited officers to the Sri Lanka Foreign Service were welcomed to the Ministry by Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane today…

byP C James13/06/2024
Alarming rise in online pornography involving underage Sri Lankans
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Alarming rise in online pornography involving underage Sri Lankans

*Technology available in countries such as US is critical in tracing origin of such contents *Police keep receiving cases on…

byP C James13/06/2024
Sri Lankan Cricket team stranded in Florida due to flash floods
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Sri Lankan Cricket team stranded in Florida due to flash floods

Sri Lankan cricket team, which is currently taking part in the T20 World Cup in the USA, has been stranded…

byP C James13/06/2024
School girl abducted, hidden in underground bunker
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School girl abducted, hidden in underground bunker

A 14 year-old schoolgirl, who was kindnapped and hidden in an underground chamber, was rescued by a group of police…

byP C James13/06/202413/06/2024
Sri Lanka lobbies UN for territorial sea expansion
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Sri Lanka lobbies UN for territorial sea expansion

Sri Lanka is successfully lobbying for the increase of the size of its Exclusive Economic Zone or the country’s territorial…

byP C James11/06/2024
Sri Lanka should separate foreign policies from borrowing policies: Dr. Devarajan
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Sri Lanka should separate foreign policies from borrowing policies: Dr. Devarajan

A prominent economist stressed the need for Sri Lanka to separate its foreign policies from the borrowing policies, so it does…

byP C James11/06/202411/06/2024
Eight more die as India faces ‘longest’ heatwave
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Eight more die as India faces ‘longest’ heatwave

A severe heatwave continues to wreak havoc in India as the eastern state of Odisha on Monday reported eight deaths…

byP C James11/06/2024
President leaves for Modi’s swearing-in
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President leaves for Modi’s swearing-in

President Ranil Wickremesinghe departed for New Delhi a short while ago at the invitation of the Prime Minister of India,…

byP C James09/06/2024
Muslims in Sri Lanka to celebrate Hajj festival on June 17
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Muslims in Sri Lanka to celebrate Hajj festival on June 17

As the crescent moon for the month of Dhul Hijjah (Hajj) has been sighted, Muslims in Sri Lanka will celebrate…

byP C James09/06/2024

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