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One of Ireland’s ‘most wanted’ facing extradition from Dubai
Extradition proceedings are under way in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to bring one of the alleged most senior members of ...
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Army ready to provide relief for those affected by adverse weather
In response to the ongoing adverse weather conditions, the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP has directed the Commander of 1 Corps and all Security Forces Commanders to ...
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Boeing to axe 17,000 jobs amid strike and quality concerns
Boeing will axe its workforce by a tenth – cutting 17,000 jobs – and delay production as the aeroplane maker deals with ...
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October 12 at the Women’s T20 World Cup: Bangladesh vs South Africa
Dubai, 6pm local time There are no injury concerns for South Africa. For Bangladesh though, captain Nigar Sultana seemed to be limping during West Indies’ run chase in Sharjah. She seemed to have hurt ...
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October 12 at the Women’s T20 World Cup: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
Sharjah, 2pm local time Sri Lanka broke a 12 match losing streak against New Zealand by posting their first-ever T20I win against the opponents last year. In the third T20I in Colombo in July 2023, ...
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President holds virtual discussion with USAID Administrator on future cooperation
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake conducted a virtual discussion on Friday (11) with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Ms Samantha Power. During the ...
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Australia all but through to semis after Pakistan fold for 82
Australia 83 for 1 (Healy 37, Perry 22*, Sadia 1-17) beat Pakistan 82 (Riaz 26, Gardner 4-21, Sutherland 2-15, Wareham 2-16) ...
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Heavy showers about 100 mm are likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 12 October 2024 by the Department of Meteorology The prevailing showery condition is ...
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Cutting-edge advancements unveiled in spine surgery
By Ifham Nizam Dr. S. Karunakaran, Director and Senior Consultant at Advanced Spine Specialty Centre MGM Healthcare Private Limited, Chennai, sheds light on cutting-edge advancements in spine surgery, ...
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UN taking necessary steps to ensure safety of Sri Lankan peacekeepers in Lebanon
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Sri Lankan Army was in touch with the UN about ensuring the safety of the 125 Sri Lankan peacekeepers stationed in South Lebanon, Director of Media, Major General Nilantha ...
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Damitha dropped by SJB from its nomination list
Damitha By Norman Palihawadana The SJB had not included actress Damitha Abeyratne in its nominations list for the Ratnapura ...
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Ranil gihin, Ranil avith’
Saturday 12th October, 2024 The headline of today’s comment is a joke doing the rounds in political circles. Roughly rendered into English, it means that although Ranil is gone, his policies have ...