Current Affairs
US: Zuckerberg meet Trump, incoming administration members in Mar-a-Largo
Washington: Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Meta (banned in Russia for extremism), met with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Largo estate in Florida, White House deputy chief of staff...
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Canada confirms new case of Dermo disease in oysters
Ottawa: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Wednesday confirmed the presence of Dermo disease in oyster samples...
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Saudi Arabia opens first phase of Riyadh Metro
Riyadh: The first phase of Riyadh Metro was launched on Wednesday, a significant step to reshape the Saudi...
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Israel strikes 12,500 Hezbollah targets during conflict: IDF spokesperson
Jerusalem: Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has conducted aerial strikes on 12,500 Hezbollah targets across Lebanon since the beginning...
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Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal designed to be permanent: Biden
Washington: U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday the U.S.-proposed 60-day ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon,...
Attempt to overthrow SL govt?
Colombo: Police in Sri Lanka have launched extensive investigations into the involvement of some politicians who allegedly encouraged some protesters to oust the government...
Hurricane Ian ‘could be deadliest’ in Florida’s history: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden said that Ian "could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida's history.""It is still moving across the state today," Biden...
SL spends Rs. 2,800 mn on elephants
Colombo: Believe it or not, cash-strapped Sri Lanka spends Rs. 2,800 million annually to provide free repellents or crackers to repel wild elephants to...
SL should have embraced IMF earlier: Minister
Colombo: Sri Lanka would not have landed in a economic mess if only previous governments had adhered to the agreements with the International Monetary...
11 soldiers killed in Burkina Faso convoy attack
Ouagadougou: Eleven soldiers were killed in an attack on a supply convoy in northern Burkina Faso on Monday, the Burkina Faso government said in...
SL inflation could rage in 2023 too
Colombo: Sri Lankans could be in for a long drawn-out path out of the economic misery as the cost of living crisis could grind...