Met. Dept warns of rough seas & strong winds
Showers or thundershowers will occur in Central, Southern, Uva, Eastern, Sabaragamuwa and North-central provinces and in Vavuniya, Mannar and Mullaitivu districts in the evening...
Hopes rise in virus battle as US scientists hail drug trial
US scientists on Wednesday hailed a potential breakthrough in the coronavirus fight as a trial showed patients responding to an antiviral drug, fueling global...
Britain’s hero of the hour ‘Captain Tom’ turns 100
Britain will celebrate on Thursday the 100th birthday of the World War II veteran whose staggering fundraising efforts inspired the country during the depths...
Facebook surges on user growth in pandemic, sees murky outlok
Facebook on Wednesday reported a sharp jump in usage as the global pandemic unfolded, in a quarterly update that sparked a rally in shares...
Climate fears as 2020 predicted to be ‘hottest year since records...
THIS year is set to be the hottest since records began, according to concerned meteorologists.
Experts are estimating a 50% to 70% chance that 2020...
Google parent Alphabet sees growth despite pandemic; shares jump
Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday outshined dim earnings expectations, showing higher revenue and profits despite a coronavirus-induced slowdown in its core digital advertising operations...
COVID-19 cases in United States sweep past 1 million
The United States on Tuesday recorded its one-millionth coronavirus case as countries including Spain, Russia and Nigeria took tentative steps back towards normal life...
Trump says China could have stopped coronavirus from spreading, U.S. investigating
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that China could have stopped the coronavirus before it swept the globe and said his administration was...
Healthy again, British PM says too risky to relax lockdown yet
Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to work on Monday after recovering from COVID-19 and warned that it was still too dangerous to relax a...
‘Won that battle’: NZ takes first steps out of virus lockdown
PM Ardern says no widespread and undetected community transmission but warns country should 'move cautiously'.
New Zealand has begun a phased exit from its coronavirus...
