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Colombo: Sri Lanka's Health Ministry on Friday said the country has detected its first case of monkeypox after an infected patient arrived from Dubai recently.The ministry said that the first patient was identified as a 20-year-old youth who arrived...

Paris: Europe could face a shortage of as much as 30 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas during the key summer period for refilling its gas storage sites in 2023, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned on Thursday."Europe...

Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has dropped one of his strongest hints yet that he may run for the White House again.He told a crowd in Sioux City, Iowa, that he will "very, very, very probably do it...

Islamabad: A gun attack on Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan which supporters say was an attempted assassination has drawn international condemnation.Khan, 70, is recovering in hospital after being shot in the leg on Thursday at a protest march...

Los Angeles: Twitter says it will inform its staff about whether they will be laid off following the firm's takeover by Elon Musk.In an internal email, the social media company said the cuts are "an effort to place Twitter...

Perth: Three weeks ago, aboriginal teenager Cassius Turvey was walking home from his Perth school with friends when a stranger allegedly pulled up in a utility vehicle and told the group to run.What happened next has shocked Australia and...

Colombo: In the wake of steadily rising human-elephant conflict, it is impossible to believe official figures that Sri Lanka is now home to 7,000 elephants, an expert said in remarks published on Friday.The Island newspaper quoted Sajeewa Chamikara of...

Islamabad: At least five people, including Pakistan's former prime minister and chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Imran Khan, were injured on Thursday after his political convoy was shot at in the eastern Punjab province.The PTI Secretary General Asad...

Washington: US President Joe Biden has warned any candidate who refuses to accept defeat in next week's midterm elections will set the nation on "the path to chaos".He also urged Americans to unite and oppose any "political violence" in...

Manila: At least 150 people have died in the severe tropical storm Nalgae that battered the Philippines over the weekend and triggered flash floods and landslides in many parts of the Southeast Asian country, the government said on Thursday.The...