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An outbreak of hantavirus on board a cruise ship is not the start of a pandemic, the UN health agency has said. Maria van Kerkhove, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the World Health Organization (WHO), told a news briefing that it was not the same incident as six years ago with Covid-19, because hantavirus spreads […]

A federal court ruled Thursday against the new global tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court. A split three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade in New York found the 10% global tariffs were illegal after small businesses sued. The court ruled 2-1 that Trump overstepped the […]

The United States and Iran exchanged fire on Thursday in the most serious test yet of their month-long ceasefire, but Iran said the situation returned to normal while the U.S. said it did not want to escalate. Iran’s military said the U.S. targeted two ships entering the Strait of Hormuz and carried out strikes on […]

Due to the low-level atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, the prevailing showery condition over the island is expected to continue during the next few days, the Department of Meteorology said. Showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island after 1.00 pm, the Met. Department said.  Heavy rainfalls above 100 […]

President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam, arrived in Sri Lanka tonight (07) on a state visit. Vietnamese President To Lam reportedly arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake accompanied by a delegation of 209. The Vietnamese President […]

The United States and Iran are edging toward a temporary agreement to halt their war, sources and state officials confirmed on Thursday, with Tehran reviewing a proposal that would stop the fighting but leave the most contentious issues unresolved. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said Tehran had not yet reached ‌a conclusion on the emerging plan, […]

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to swiftly introduce all necessary reforms, including amendments to existing laws, in order to eliminate the drug menace from the country. The President issued these instructions while attending the meeting of the “Ratama Ekata” National Steering Council convened this morning (07) at the Presidential Secretariat to discuss efforts […]

President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam, is scheduled to arrive across Sri Lanka tonight (07) on a state visit.  The state visit by the President of Vietnam is being undertaken at the invitation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, extended […]