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October 7, 2024 9:13 PM
Sri Lanka, under its Development Policy Financing Program, has secured a 200 Million US Dollars package from the International Development Association of the World Bank Group. The agreement was signed today between Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Finance, and the World Bank officials in the prese...
October 7, 2024 6:37 PM
In the United States, life-threatening storm surges are due to hit Florida's Gulf Coast this week with the arrival of Hurricane Milton. The weather system is strengthening over the southern Gulf of Mexico and is set to make landfall on Wednesday evening in Florida, which along with the wider southea...
October 7, 2024 4:48 PM
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the year 2024 has been awarded to scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. MicroRNA is a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated. Announ...
October 7, 2024 2:55 PM
Today marks one year since the Hamas attack on Israel, a day that forever changed the landscape of West Asia. As Israelis gather to commemorate the lives lost in the October 7 assault, tensions in the region remain high, with ongoing military operations and civilian casualties on multiple front...
October 7, 2024 1:25 PM
NASA's Europa Clipper mission, which aims to search for life on Jupiter's icy moon Europa, has been delayed due to Hurricane Milton. NASA has not announced a new launch date, but the launch window remains open until November 6. The spacecraft is set to travel 2.6 billion kilometers and reach the Ju...
October 7, 2024 11:53 AM
The collection of personal and housing information for Sri Lanka’s 15th Census of Population and Housing has commenced today. Director General of the Department of Census and Statistics, Anoja Senavirathna, has said that census officials will visit households nationwide to gather vita...
October 7, 2024 11:37 AM
A heavy rainfall warning has been issued by the department of Meteorology in Sri Lanka with prediction of thundershowers at most places in the island during the afternoon or night. Heavy showers above 100 mm are likely in some places. The department added that Showers or thundersho...
October 7, 2024 9:37 AM
In Pakistan, two persons were killed and several others injured in an explosion outside Pakistan’s Karachi airport last night. The separatist militant group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it targeted a high-level convoy of Chinese engineers and in...
October 6, 2024 9:26 PM
Tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border have reached a critical point as the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies. The ongoing military operations have led to widespread displacement and mounting casualties, raising international concerns about the humanitarian impact of the escalating...
October 6, 2024 9:34 PM
President of the Maldives, Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, has arrived in New Delhi on a five-day state visit to India. Dr. Muizzu was received by Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on his arrival at the airport. In a social media post, the External Affairs Ministry's spokesperson, Randh...
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