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Dan Priyasad Remanded
Dan Priyasad, the convenor of the Nawa Sinhale National Movement, has been remanded until February 14, after being produced before…
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New Covid wave in China: Beijing criticises ‘political’ rules for its tourists
The Chinese government has suggested that travel restrictions imposed by several countries on Chinese arrivals are politically motivated – and…
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WHO chief hopes COVID will no longer be emergency next year
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday he is “hopeful” that the COVID-19 pandemic will no longer…
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School teacher arrested over brutal assault on schoolgirl
A 49-year old schoolteacher of the Dutugemunu Maha Vidyalaya in Hungama was arrested for mercilessly punishing a 10-year-old child studying…
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North Korea: Fighting Covid with traditional medicine
North Korea is grappling with the spread of Covid in an unvaccinated population, without access to effective anti-viral drugs. In…
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Gazette on Fully Vaccinated regulation reversed
The Gazette that prevented people from accessing any public place without having the proof of being fully vaccinated against the…
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First woman believed to be cured of HIV after stem cell transplant
A US patient is believed to be the third person in the world, and first woman, to be cured of…
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Pfizer and BioNTech start trials of new Omicron-specific jab
Pfizer and BioNTech have started clinical trials of a new Covid vaccine which targets the Omicron variant. The companies plan…
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Covid: Don’t panic about Omicron variant, WHO says
The world should not panic about the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 but it should prepare, the World Health Organization…
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We have now spent nearly two years battling with COVID 19 and during this time it was established that over…
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