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August 23, 2024 6:25 PM
Oil prices firmed on Friday but were on track to end the week lower, as weaker U.S. employment data raised concerns over the health of the world's largest oil consumer, and renewed ceasefire talks in Gaza eased worries about supply. The global oil benchmark Brent crude is trading 1.75 percent up to ...
August 23, 2024 4:53 PM
High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha and Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Defence, Premitha Bandara Tennakoon, witnessed the final exercise at the 10th edition of India-Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise MITRA SHAKTI at Army Training School, Maduru Oya, Sri Lanka. Thereafter, M...
August 23, 2024 7:00 PM
In Nepal, at least 27 people died when a bus plunged into the Marsyangdi River this afternoon. Aanbukhaireni Hospital Chief Dr DB Kshetri has confirmed that the deceased include 24 passengers and 3 bus staff. Our correspondent reports that the bus heading towards Kathmandu from Pokhara fell int...
August 23, 2024 2:56 PM
A Canada based mining company unearthed a massive 2,492-carat stone at Karowe Diamond Mine in northeastern Botswana yesterday. Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi's government described the diamond as the second largest in the world. This is the third very large diamond unearthed at the Karowe mi...
August 23, 2024 2:55 PM
In his first interview with foreign media since taking office, Iran's newly appointed Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, outlined conditions for defusing tensions with the United States. Speaking to a Japanese news agency, Araqchi emphasised the importance of lifting sanctions and rebuilding ties wi...
August 23, 2024 12:36 PM
United States Vice President Kamala Harris has formally accepted the Democratic Party's 2024 presidential nomination to fight against her Republican rival Donald Trump. Ms. Harris confirmed this while addressing the gathering at Chicago's United Center on the last day of the four-day Democratic Nati...
August 23, 2024 8:14 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Ukrainian forces had attempted to strike the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, during their ongoing incursion into the Kursk Region. At a cabinet meeting, Mr. Putin said that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had been informed and they promised to ...
August 22, 2024 10:33 PM
Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli stresses that any industry and corporation run by the state should not go into loss. During a briefing with the employees under Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies and subordinate bodies at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Singh...
August 22, 2024 10:04 PM
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ordered the Election Commission to take measures to hold the postponed Local Government Elections immediately. The court also ruled that the fundamental rights of voters have been violated through the postponement of the 2023 Local Government Elections by the incum...
August 22, 2024 9:40 PM
In Sri Lanka , the overall rate of inflation for July remained at 2.5% as against 2.4% recorded last month. The inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index on a Year-over-Year basis remained within the Central Bank’s target range of under 5 per cent. On a monthly basis, t...
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