WHO sees ‘potentially positive data’ on COVID-19 treatments
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that some treatments appear to be limiting the severity or length of the COVID-19 disease and that...
PM Boris Johnson to ease coronavirus lockdown in UK
Lockdown rules in England are to be eased on Wednesday to allow “unlimited” outdoor exercise and anyone who cannot work from home will be...
China refutes 24 ‘lies’ by U.S. politicians over coronavirus
China has issued a lengthy rebuttal of what it said were 24 “preposterous allegations” by some leading U.S. politicians over its handling of the...
Britain’s Johnson to set out five-tier coronavirus warning system
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out a five-tier warning system for the coronavirus in England on Sunday when he outlines the government’s roadmap...
US Supreme Court to take on Trump taxes and presidential immunity
Can Donald Trump refuse to turn over his tax returns and financial records to Congress and New York prosecutors? The Supreme Court takes up...
Essential items donated by the WHO and DFAT Australia
The World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with DFAT Australia has donated USD 800,000 worth of essential items to support the Government of Sri...
China’s new spacecraft returns to Earth: official
China's new prototype spacecraft "successfully landed" on Friday, marking an important step in its ambitions to run a permanent space station and send astronauts...
Ukrainian engineers arrive in SL to inspect Antonov aircraft
Six Ukrainian Aviation engineers arrived in Sri Lanka this morning to inspect three Antonov aircraft belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Force...
Brave new world: could pandemic lead to positive change?
Major social advances have often emerged from the depths of disaster: the Black Death brought an end to serfdom, and Britain's welfare state emerged...
Starving elephants in closed Thai tourist camps released back to their...
ELEPHANTS that were left starving in closed Thai sanctuaries are going back to their homeland as keepers can no longer afford to feed them.
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