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February 13, 2023 7:49 AM

US Navy and Marine Corps hold joint exercises in South China Sea

The US Navy and Marine Corps are holding joint exercises in the South China Sea. It came amid heightened tensions with Beijing over the shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy balloon. The 7th Fleet based in Japan said yesterday that the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier strike group and the 13th Marine ...

February 13, 2023 7:14 AM

US shot down another unidentified object over its territory

The US shot down another unidentified object yesterday over its territory in the fourth military operation of its kind this month. US President Joe Biden ordered it to be downed near Lake Huron, close to the Canadian border, yesterday afternoon. The Pentagon said the object could have interfered wit...

February 12, 2023 7:13 PM

Cyclone Gabrielle: State of Emergency declared in Northland

<span style="color: #222222;">In Northland, a subtropical region on New Zealand's North Island, a state of emergency has been declared on Sunday for an initial period of seven days as part of the regional response to Gabrielle, a tropical storm, according to a no...

February 12, 2023 8:48 AM

President Zelensky dismisses Deputy Commander of National Guard of Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the Deputy commander of the National Guard of Ukraine, Ruslan Dzyuba, yesterday. A decree was published on the president's website without any further details. Mr. Dzyuba was responsible for logistics in the National Guard.<br />&ap...

February 12, 2023 8:47 AM

Thousands of Portuguese teachers protest in Lisbon

Tens of thousands of teachers have taken to the streets yesterday in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, as the government faces a wave of discontent over the cost of living crisis.<br />'' <br />'' The demonstration has been described as one of the bigges...

February 12, 2023 8:30 AM

Jaffna Cultural Centre built with Indian grant dedicated to people of Sri Lanka

The iconic Jaffna Cultural Centre (JCC), which was built with the grant assistance of the Government of India, was dedicated to the people yesterday. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremasinghe and Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr. L. Murugan participated in the event among ...

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