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January 9, 2025 10:44 AM
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Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake launched a National Initiative for R&D Commercialization. The initiative aims to transform research into value-added products, fostering economic growth and social progress. Speaking at the launch event at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday...
January 9, 2025 10:41 AM
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In Egypt, archaeologists have unearthed significant finds near Luxor, including parts of a temple linked to Queen Hatshepsut. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said, a team of archaeologists yesterday discovered a well-preserved section of the Valley Temple's foundations, which served as the m...
January 9, 2025 7:46 AM
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In Bangladesh, under the government's open tender agreement, the second shipment of 27,000 tons of rice is scheduled to arrive tomorrow at Chattogram port from Kakinada port of Andhra Pradesh, India. Amid harvest season, the rice prices have continued to rise, contrary to the expectations of ...
January 8, 2025 7:48 PM
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka, has announced key priorities for the coming year for the crisis-stricken island’s economy. The Central Bank released the policy agenda for 2025 where it emphasised inflation stabilization at the 5% target under the Flexible Inflation Targeting (FIT) framework. The repo...
January 8, 2025 6:38 PM
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An Italian journalist Cecilia Sala detained in Iran since 19 December has been freed and is heading back to Italy. The office of the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni has announced that a plane carrying Journalist Cecilia Sala took off from Tehran after intensive work on diplomatic and intellig...
January 8, 2025 9:57 PM
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In the USA, Los Angeles has declared a state of emergency as three wildfires exploded from 10 acres to more than 2,900 acres within hours. Local media reports that significant landmarks, community buildings, and businesses have been damaged or destroyed by the fires. It reports some one lakh people ...
January 8, 2025 5:33 PM
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Ukrainian forces carried out a mass drone attack on Russia's Saratov region, causing damage to an industrial enterprise. The General Staff of Ukraine’s military said its forces hit a Russian oil depot in Engels that provides fuel to the airbase. Saratov Governor Roman Busargin stated that the attack...
January 8, 2025 5:31 PM
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India and the European Union reiterated their commitment to the shared principles and values of democracy, freedom, rule of law and to the promotion and protection of all Human Rights during 11th India - European Union Human Rights Dialogue in New Delhi today. The Dialogue was co-chaired by Joint...
January 8, 2025 2:32 PM
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Thick fog and cold waves in the Terai region have made the Birgunj Metropolitan City (BMC) halt classes in schools for three days with an immoderate fall in temperature. The metropolis has granted a three-day winter holiday from January 8-10. Issuing a public notice, BMC Education Officer Har...
January 8, 2025 1:36 PM
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In the US, two Indian-Americans, Kannan Srinivasan and J.J. Singh, were elected in special elections to Virginia's state legislatures today. Srinivasan was elected to the State Senate, while Singh was elected to the seat in the State House of Delegates. In a turn of events, Singh took the seat in th...
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