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December 31, 2019 7:22 PM

Switzerland welcomes release of Embassy employee in Sri Lanka

<span style="color: #222222;">Switzerland has welcomed the release of a Swiss Embassy employee in Colombo on bail saying it hopes for a swift return to an environment conducive to resuming the positive cooperation between Switzerland and Sri Lanka. </span&g...

December 31, 2019 6:08 PM

Boris Johnson to increase minimum wage by four times of UK inflation

<span style="color: #222222;">In Britain, Boris Johnson's government today decided to increase the minimum wage of the workers by more than four times the rate of UK inflation from next year. In a statement, the government said, a 6.2-percent increase from April ...

December 31, 2019 1:31 PM

Russia, Ukraine finalize deal on gas transit to Europe

Moscow and Kiev yesterday signed a five-year agreement on the transit of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine. The deal finalized after months of difficult talks but just ahead of a looming New Year deadline. The current gas transit deal between the two ex-Soviet countries expires today. The ties betwe...

December 31, 2019 1:04 PM

Sri Lankan Navy arrest five of its refugees who illegally returned from India

Sri Lankan Navy has arrested five of its refugees who had returned from India illegally. A Navy statement said that they received a tip-off last week claiming that a boat carrying five persons was illegally anchored at Delft Island. The Naval personnel then launched probe into the matter and arreste...

December 31, 2019 12:59 PM

Death toll from Philippines typhoon rises to 50

In Philippines, the number of people killed by a powerful storm that pummeled the central Philippines over Christmas has risen to 50, making it the nation's deadliest storm of 2019. Typhoon Phanfone's destructive winds and heavy rains brought down flimsy homes and destroyed commercial buil...

December 31, 2019 9:06 AM

UN envoy warns of 'escalation' in Libya conflict

The UN's Libya envoy has said that military and maritime agreements signed between Turkey and the Tripoli government represent an escalation of the conflict in the North African country.<br />''<br />''Ghassan Salame's remarks came as Egypt c...

December 31, 2019 8:29 AM

US: Texas church shooting suspect identified

In US, the suspect who killed two people at a church in White Settlement of Texas before being gunned down by security has been identified as 43-year-old Keith Thomas Kinnunen, a River Oaks resident who had a lengthy criminal record.<br />''<br />''Kin...

December 31, 2019 8:09 AM

Year 2019 was hottest ever registered in Russia

Year 2019 was the hottest ever registered in Russia, as climate change pushes global temperatures to record highs. Moscow's average temperature for 2019 had hit 7.6 to 7.7 degrees Celsius, beating the previous record by 0.3 degrees.<br />''<br />'&apos...

December 30, 2019 7:41 PM

Hong Kong police accuse activists of inciting minors to commit crimes

<span style="color: #222222;">Hong Kong Police today accused activists in the pro-democracy movement of inciting minors to commit crimes.<br />'' <br />'' The claim comes two days before a planned New Year's Day Mar...

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