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Sri Lanka's COVID-19 cases top 30,000
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka surpassed the 30,000-mark on Thursday after more than 700 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, showed statistics from the Health Ministry.
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England's rescheduled Sri Lanka Test tour to start from Jan 14
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], December 9 (ANI): England and Sri Lanka will lock horns in a two-match Test series slated to begin from January 14 next year, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Wednesday.
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COVID-19: Sri Lanka consider calling off tour of South Africa
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 9 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is considering cancelling the forthcoming tour of South Africa or may offer to host the Proteas at home after the three-match ODI series between England and South Africa was called off due to outbreak of coronavirus cases.
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Sri Lanka's COVID-19 patient count surpasses 28,000
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of positive COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka surpassed the 28,000-mark on Tuesday after over 600 patients were detected during the previous day, statistics from the Health Ministry showed here.
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Cyclone Burevi lays centered over Gulf of Mannar, to move across Pamban so
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): The cyclonic storm 'Burevi' over north Sri Lanka moved west-northwestwards and centered over Gulf of Mannar, which is about 40 km west-northwest of Mannar, 40 km east-southeast of Pamban (India) and 260 km east-northeast of Kanniyakumari, the India Meteor
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Cyclonic Storm Burevi over Sri Lanka moves west-northwestwards, likely to
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 3 (ANI): Cyclonic Storm Burevi over Sri Lanka moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 12 kmph during past six hours and lay centred about 60 km northwest of Trincomalee, 180 km east-southeast of Pamban (India), said the India Meteorological Dep
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Afridi to return to Pakistan from LPL for 'personal emergency'
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hambantota [Colombo], December 2 (ANI): Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who is currently playing in the Lanka Premier League (LPL), will head back home to attend a 'personal emergency'.
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Despite my 'own unorthodox style' a lot of youngsters seek advice: Afridi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Be it with his match-winning performances on the pitch or his headline worthy statements off it, Shahid Afridi is one character who is loved by cricket fans across the globe irrespective of national boundaries. And if anyone thought that the current ge
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Sir Lanka Minister appoints five-member committee to probe prison riot
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Justice Minister Ali Sabry on Monday appointed a special five-member committee to probe the unrest which erupted in a maximum-security prison near Colombo.
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8 inmates killed, 50 others inmates and two prison officers injured in Mah
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 30 (ANI): At least eight inmates were killed and 50 other inmates and two prison officials were injured when unrest erupted at the Mahara prison here, said Colombo Page citing police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana.
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India, Sri Lanka, Maldives review maritime security environment, agree to
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 28 (ANI): India, Sri Lanka and Maldives on Saturday reviewed the current maritime security environment in the region, exchanged views on common security threats and agreed to expand the scope of cooperation to include issues such intelligence sharing and terr
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India, Maldives, Sri Lanka trilateral meet on maritime security begins
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 28 (ANI): A trilateral meeting on maritime security cooperation between India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives began on Saturday, the Indian High Commission said.
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