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February 1, 2020 1:06 PM

Britain formally gives up membership of European Union

<span style="color: #222222;">Britain formally gave up membership of the European Union, EU last night. This concluded nearly four years of political upheavals.  Britons had voted to leave the bloc after 47 years of membership by a slim majority in 2016. ...

February 1, 2020 1:04 PM

US declares public health emergency over spread of coronavirus

<span style="color: #222222;">The US has declared a public health emergency over the spread of the coronavirus. It said it would deny entry to any foreign nationals who have visited China in the past two weeks. Officials said US citizens returning from Hubei province,...

February 1, 2020 11:35 AM

International Children's Film Festival ends in Dhaka

The 13th International Children's Film Festival of Bangladesh concluded on Friday in Dhaka with an award giving ceremony in which 11 awards were conferred in various categories.<br />'' <br />'' The Best Feature Film award in the international sec...

February 1, 2020 11:20 AM

Flight carrying Sri Lankan students from Wuhan lands at Mattala Airport

<span style="color: #222222;">A flight carrying 33 Sri Lankan students from Wuhan landed at Mattala Airport this morning. They were then transported in a special bus, under tight security to Diyatalawa Army Camp for quarantine.  The Lankan government stat...

January 31, 2020 5:10 PM

UK govt confirms 1st two cases of Coronavirus

<span style="color: #222222;">The UK government today confirmed the first two cases of the deadly Corona Virus in the country and said the patients were members of the same family who were receiving specialist care. The UK's Department for Health stressed that th...

January 31, 2020 5:08 PM

Russia: Gas explosion at factory killed five people in central Oryol

<span style="color: #222222;">A gas explosion at a factory in Russia today killed five people and injured three others. Emergency officials said, the explosion occurred in central Oryol region, causing an engineering production facility under construction to collapse....

January 31, 2020 1:14 PM

Corona Virus: Death toll rises to 213 in China

<span style="color: #222222;">In China, the death toll due to infection caused by Novel Corona virus has risen to 213. Chinese authorities have so far confirmed 9,700 cases all over the country and more than 100 in 19 other countries.</span><br /&...

January 30, 2020 9:20 PM

Sajith Premadasa named leader of UNP-led alliance in Sri Lanka

<span style="color: #222222;">In Sri Lanka, a crucial meeting of the United National Party (UNP) decided to name Sajith Premadasa as leader of UNP-led alliance amidst boycott by Sajith and his supporters. <br />''</span><br...

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