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October 30, 2019 1:20 PM

US House passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide

The United States House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly yesterday to recognize the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923 as a genocide, a symbolic but historic vote instantly denounced by Turkey. The Democratic-controlled House voted 405...

October 30, 2019 1:12 PM

Britain set for December 12 election to break Brexit deadlock

Britain is all set to go to the polls on December 12 after British Parliamentarians backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's call for an election to break the Brexit deadlock. Hours after the European Union  formally agreed to postpone Britain's departure again, up to the end of ...

October 30, 2019 8:36 AM

Greta Thunberg refuses to accept environmental award

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has refused to accept an environmental award. In an Instagram post from the United States, she said, the climate movement needed people in power to start to listen to science and not awards. Thanking the Nordic Council for the honour, but  also cr...

October 30, 2019 7:53 AM

Landslide claims 42 lives in Cameroon

<span style="color: #222222;">In Cameroon, at least 42 people were killed yesterday in a landslide caused by torrential rain, reported the State media.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span styl...

October 30, 2019 7:48 AM

US House advances bill imposing sanctions on Turkey over Syria

<span style="color: #222222;">The United States House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved yesterday a legislation aimed at imposing sanctions on Turkish military and government officials over Ankara's military operation against Kurdish forces in northeast ...

October 29, 2019 9:34 PM

Sri Lanka Polls: Former CM C.V.Wigneswaran to take neutral stand

In Sri Lanka, former Chief Minister of Tamil-majority northern province C.V.Wigneswaran has said that his side will take a neutral stand at the upcoming Presidential elections and will not ask people whom to vote for. Issuing a statement in Jaffna today, he said that both the main candidates viz. Mi...

October 29, 2019 6:48 PM

Sri Lankan Cabinet approves MCC grant of 480 million from US

<span style="color: #222222;">Sri Lankan Cabinet has approved the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant of 480 million US dollars from the US Government. Earlier, President Maithripala Sirisena had said that he will not approve the deal after the main oppositio...

October 29, 2019 5:50 PM

Sri Lanka polls: Political parties agree to extend voting period by an hour

<span style="color: #222222;">In Sri Lanka, political parties have agreed to a proposal by the Elections Commission to extend the voting period of the upcoming Presidential election by an hour. Accordingly, polling will be held from 7.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on 16th of n...

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