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Kobe Bryant: Investigators work to determine cause of crash
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Kobe Bryant: Investigators work to determine cause of crash

US investigators are working to determine the causes of the helicopter crash that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant in California…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/01/202028/01/2020
Coronavirus death toll jumps to 106, nearly 1,300 new cases in China
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Coronavirus death toll jumps to 106, nearly 1,300 new cases in China

The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China has soared to 106 while nearly 1,300 new cases have been…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/01/202028/01/2020
Issuing on arrival visa for Chinese tourists halted – Health Minister
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Issuing on arrival visa for Chinese tourists halted – Health Minister

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi stated that issuing ‘On Arrival Visa’ has been cancelled for tourists from China…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/01/202028/01/2020
Separate terminal at BIA for passengers from China
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Separate terminal at BIA for passengers from China

A separate exit terminal has been set up at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for passengers arriving from China. The…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/01/202027/01/2020
Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 80 as China extends holiday
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Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 80 as China extends holiday

The number of people killed in China by the coronavirus has risen to 80, with almost 3,000 confirmed ill. The…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/01/202027/01/2020
Basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna dies in helicopter crash
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Basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna dies in helicopter crash

US basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna are among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in the…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/01/202027/01/2020
Forensic audit finds Rs20bn loss to Sri Lanka from bond sales from 2005 to 2016
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Forensic audit finds Rs20bn loss to Sri Lanka from bond sales from 2005 to 2016

Sri Lanka may have lost 20 billion rupees in direct placements as well as from auctions of bonds, between 2005…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/01/202024/01/2020
SriLankan Airlines takes action with regard to Coronavirus outbreak
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SriLankan Airlines takes action with regard to Coronavirus outbreak

SriLankan Airlines has implemented a series of precautionary measures to mitigate the risks from the current coronavirus epidemic in the…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/01/202024/01/2020
China coronavirus: Fears infections will rise as hundreds of millions travel
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China coronavirus: Fears infections will rise as hundreds of millions travel

China is battling to contain a deadly coronavirus in its Hubei province, as hundreds of millions of Chinese prepare to…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/01/202024/01/2020
Sri Lanka remains stagnant in Corruption Perceptions Index 2019 – TISL
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Sri Lanka remains stagnant in Corruption Perceptions Index 2019 – TISL

Sri Lanka remains stagnant in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), compiled by Transparency International (TI), the global coalition against corruption,…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/01/202023/01/2020

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