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October 29, 2024 8:54 AM October 29, 2024 8:54 AM
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The Sri Lankan government has decided to launch a fresh investigation into the 2021 X-Press Pearl disaster. Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath told a media outlet that the government will review past inaction, as previous authorities failed to file claims for the disaster's civil liability costs. The d...
October 29, 2024 7:18 AM October 29, 2024 7:18 AM
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In Sri Lanka, the National Election Commission has announced that over 13 thousand polling stations and over 2000 counting centres will be set up across the island for the upcoming General elections. The island nation will hold the general elections to elect 225 Members of Parliament on the 14th of ...
October 28, 2024 9:14 PM October 28, 2024 9:14 PM
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In Chad, unidentified assailants killed at least 40 soldiers in an attack on a military base in the country’s western region Barkaram last night. Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno visited the site this morning and announced the launching of a military operation to track the assailants. It i...
October 28, 2024 9:02 PM October 28, 2024 9:02 PM
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The Nepal government will provide cancer treatment to children under 14 free of cost in the designated public hospitals. As per the decision made by the Minister for Health and Population Pradip Paudel, the facility could be received from Kanti Children Hospital, Kathmandu; Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital...
October 28, 2024 8:40 PM October 28, 2024 8:40 PM
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In the Philippines, the death toll from catastrophic flooding and landslides triggered by tropical storm Trami last week has risen to 116. The search operations are continuing for 39 missing people. According to the local authorities, Trami brought two months of rain, affecting more than 6.7 million...
October 28, 2024 4:46 PM October 28, 2024 4:46 PM
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Dubai’s premier beauty and wellness exhibition, Beautyworld Middle East 2024, launched today with a significant Indian presence, as 22 companies from the subcontinent’s burgeoning cosmetics sector aim to expand their footprint in the Gulf region and beyond. The India Trade Promotion Organisation, op...
October 28, 2024 4:23 PM October 28, 2024 4:23 PM
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In Afghanistan, at least eight passengers were killed after a vehicle carrying them plunged into a river in Uruzgan province. The provincial authorities said today that the accident occurred in early this morning when the wooden bridge broke due to heavy weight. The worn-out condition of the bridge,...
October 28, 2024 3:47 PM October 28, 2024 3:47 PM
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Following the modernisation of the 65-kilometre-long Maho-Anuradhapura section of the northern railway line, train services between Colombo and Kankesanthurai have resumed today. Sri Lanka Railway Department has said the first train departed from the Colombo Fort railway station today for Kankesanth...
October 28, 2024 12:37 PM October 28, 2024 12:37 PM
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US President Joe Biden will celebrate Diwali, his last as the President, with a large number of Indian-Americans from across the country at the White House this evening. The day promises to be a memorable tribute to Indian heritage and culture, emphasising the growing bond between the US and the I...
October 28, 2024 12:13 PM October 28, 2024 12:13 PM
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Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for a global military coalition as other top officials vowed that Israel will pay a price for its weekend airstrikes against key Iranian military sites. The supreme leader’s strong rhetoric reflects Iran’s strengthening alliances with China, R...
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