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December 2, 2024 1:51 PM
Justice Murdu Nirupa Bindushini Fernando was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Sri Lanka before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat today. She becomes the 48th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka and the second woman to hold this position. Justice Fernando succeeds ...
December 2, 2024 1:46 PM
In Guinea, Dozens of soccer fans, including children, were killed in a stampede that followed clashes during a soccer match in N'Zerekore city. In a social media post, Guinea’s Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah said, the stampede broke out yesterday during a local tournament between the Labe...
December 2, 2024 1:01 PM
In Maldives, Indian expatriates working in the archipelago are facing difficulties sending remittances due to a persistent dollar shortage. The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) had imposed restrictions on dollar availability, limiting access for those earning salaries in Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR). In...
December 2, 2024 11:43 AM
The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has decided to delay announcing the upcoming Local Government Elections until after the Advanced Level examinations. The exams were rescheduled to early December due to adverse weather conditions on the island due to Cyclone Fengal. A meeting of party l...
December 2, 2024 11:35 AM
Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli has left for Beijing this morning on a four-day official visit to China. At the cordial invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, PM Oli is flying to China on an official visit from December 2-5. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PM...
December 2, 2024 11:06 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a presidential pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted on charges of making false statements on a gun background check, illegal firearm possession, and tax offences. In an official statement, Mr. Biden defended the decision, describing the cha...
December 2, 2024 10:53 AM
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has suspended its aid operations through the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza following a series of armed robberies that have disrupted humanitarian assistance to the besieged territory. The decision comes after armed gangs se...
December 2, 2024 8:00 AM
Bangladesh stopped 83 ISKCON members from travelling to India through the Benapole check post in the last two days, despite them possessing valid passports and visas. Imtiaz Ahsanul Quader Bhuiyan, officer-in-charge (OC) of the Benapole Immigration Police, confirmed that these ISKCON members from di...
December 2, 2024 7:07 AM
A global meeting in South Korea's Busan to finalise a treaty to combat plastic pollution concluded yesterday without an agreement. This was the fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, which has been working since 2022 to draft a legally binding treaty on plastic pollution. &nb...
December 2, 2024 6:46 AM
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos to his Cabinet as a senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs. Boulos is an accomplished lawyer with extensive international experience. He played a pivotal role in the Trump campaign, serving as a ke...
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