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Colombo: Sri Lanka's economy is now shrinking and it cannot hope to come out of its present economic mess before the end of 2023, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has warned, adding that inflation was set to zoom to...

Ottawa: Canada has become the first country to ratify the accession protocols of Finland and Sweden for NATO membership as it tries to fast-track their full admission, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday."Today, Canada became the first...

New York: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of India's Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian as the new Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).Subramanian succeeded Lt Gen Shailesh Tinaikar of India to whom...

California: A wildfire that broke out in California on July 4 has doubled in size consuming over 3000 acres and posing threat to the power grid.The Guardian quoted California department of forestry and fire protection (CalFire) officials as saying...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the repatriation of foreign currency and the Russian currency by residents participating in foreign economic activity, the corresponding document was published on the official legal portal.Putin allowed the government commission...

Kyiv: A second French citizen who was engaged in combat operations in Ukraine has died of wounds sustained during an artillery shelling, German radio broadcaster RTL reported on Tuesday.Adrien D., a young man aged 20, joined the so-called...

Colombo: India has the clout to bail Sri Lanka out of the present crisis but Colombo will need $20-25 billion worth of funds in the next three years to put its tottering economy back on some decent footing and...

Hong Kong: Hong Kong's new chief executive John Lee received around HK$11.3 million (US$1.4 million) in donations during his election campaign wherein he was the sole candidate, according to official filings.The Guardian quoted the filings, which were released on...

New Delhi: India recorded 13,086 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally of active caseload to 1,14,475, as per the Union Health Ministry data on Tuesday.Meanwhile, the total caseload rose to 4,35,18,564, while the death toll rose to 5,25,242...

Moscow: The Russian cosmonauts who had shown their support for their invaded neighbours at the beginning of war on Ukraine with yellow and blue spacesuits have now been pictured on the International Spapce State (ISS) holding the flags of...