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WHO Declares Kenya Free of Sleeping Sickness

WEB DESK, Aug. 9 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) certified Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, as a public health challenge, making it the... Read More


FORMER MINISTER LOHAN RATWATTE HOSPITALISED FOR SURGERY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 9 -- Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte has been admitted to a private hospital in Colombo for a pre-planned surgery. Reports state that he had been receiving treatment for a liver-... Read More


KANDY ESALA FESTIVAL CONCLUDES WITH TRADITIONAL CEREMONIES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 9 -- The annual Kandy Esala procession, considered the grandest cultural festival in the hill country, has officially concluded. The Sannas Pathra, a traditional message confirming th... Read More


BORELLA SHOOTING: VICTIM WAS THE INTENDED TARGET

Sri Lanka, Aug. 9 -- Initial investigations into a shooting in the Borella - Wanathamulla area have revealed that the 23-year-old man who died was the intended target. The victim has been identified ... Read More


TRAIN HITS VAN AT RAILWAY CROSSING IN ALUTHGAMA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 9 -- A small van has been hit by a train at a railway crossing in the Seelananda Road area of Aluthgama this morning (9). The Officer-in-Charge of the Aluthgama Police said the van wa... Read More


AIP protest in Srinagar demands release of MP Engineer Rashid, other political prisoners

Srinagar, Aug. 9 -- The Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) staged a significant protest in Srinagar on saturday, demanding the immediate release of MP Engineer Rashid, who is now entering his seventh year of i... Read More


2 Soldiers, 3 Terrorists Killed in Longest Kulgam Encounter

Srinagar, Aug. 9 -- 2 Army soliders and 3 terrorists have been killed in an ongoing encounter in Kulgam district, the Army said on Saturday. The gunfight began on August 1 in the Akhal forest area an... Read More


Kunming hospitals assure easier access for Bangladeshi patients

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Authorities from various hospitals in Kunming have assured easier access to their medical services for Bangladeshi patients, as China wants to attract medical tourists from Bangladesh... Read More


Three more held over Gazipur journalist murder

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Police have arrested three additional suspects in connection with the killing of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin in Gazipur. The arrests were made during raids conducted by Gazipur Metro... Read More


Trump, Putin to meet in Alaska for Ukraine talks on Aug 15

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska next Friday to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine. Trump announced the 15 August meeting on s... Read More