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Croatia’s third top-three finish at the World Cup has a “golden layer”, said boss Zlatko Dalic after his side clinched a play-off victory over history-makers Morocco. Dalic’s side were runners-up to France four years ago and confirmed their status as one of the elite footballing nations with another third-place finish to go alongside that secured […]
- France beats Morocco to enter World Cup final (Category: Breaking News)
- Morocco ends hopes of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal (Category: Breaking News)
- Croatia secure World Cup third place over Morocco (Category: Breaking News)
- Morocco beat Colombia to reach World Cup last 16 (Category: Breaking News)
China’s largest city, Shanghai, has ordered most of its schools to take classes online as Covid cases soar. Nurseries and childcare centres will also shut from Monday, according to Shanghai’s education bureau. Restrictions were eased by Chinese authorities earlier this month following a wave of protests targeting China’s zero-Covid strategy. But the easing of strict […]
- China reports first Covid deaths in six months (Category: Breaking News)
- US imposes Covid testing for visitors from China (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid protests widen in China after Urumqi fire (Category: Breaking News)
- Xi Jinping defends zero-Covid as party meeting opens (Category: Breaking News)
While South Indians have eaten this go-to breakfast food for thosands of years, it has evolved into a fast food item to be eaten at just about any time, day and night. It was time for Sunday breakfast, and I sprinkled a few water droplets onto a hot griddle to check if they would sizzle. […]
- HSBC Power Breakfast (Category: Business)
- Brainstorming before Budget over Breakfast (Category: Business)
- Cargills launches South African Bokomo Breakfast cereals (Category: Business)
- The Maid Who Gave Them Breakfast in Bed is Now Confined to Bed (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that the giant “AquaDom” aquarium containing a million liters of water and 1,500 tropical fish situated in the lobby of the Radisson Blu in Berlin has burst, flooding the hotel and nearby streets. The aquarium was 14m high (46 ft) and was described as the largest free-standing cylindrical aquarium in the world.
- Nebraska zoo extracts 70 coins from white alligator’s stomach (Category: Breaking News)
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
Jamaica’s eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Bolt, 36, is the fastest sprinter in history and retired in August 2017 as a 19-time global champion. He was crowned Olympic 100m and 200m champion at three successive Games – Beijing 2008, […]
- Fraser-Pryce runs fastest 100m of 2022 in Nairobi (Category: Breaking News)
- Bolt eyes 9.7s at 100m in Ostrava (Category: Business)
- Bolt will not seek world champs’ 100m wild card (Category: Business)
- Bangladesh says Sri Lanka paid back another $100m (Category: Breaking News)
The White House has ordered the release of thousands of documents on the murder of US President John F Kennedy in full for the first time. With the publication of some 13,173 files online, the White House said more than 97% of records in the collection were now publicly available. No huge revelations are expected […]
- China property giant Evergrande Group files for bankruptcy in US (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump Mar-a-Lago classified files case: Judge sets 20 May trial date (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa files ‘genocide’ case against Israel at ICJ (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin signs Ukraine annexation laws amid military setbacks (Category: Breaking News)
China has removed six officials from Britain – including one of its most senior UK diplomats – two months after violence at its Manchester consulate. The UK had requested the officials waive their right to diplomatic immunity to allow detectives to question them about October’s incident. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly expressed his disappointment that none […]
- China accused of illegal police stations in the Netherlands (Category: Breaking News)
- US shoots down Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi US visit: Why Washington is rolling out the red carpet for Indian PM (Category: Breaking News)
- FBI makes arrests over alleged secret Chinese ‘police stations’ in New York (Category: Breaking News)
France beat Morocco to secure a place in Sunday’s World Cup final against Argentina. The first African side to reach a World Cup semi-final refused to buckle despite suffering the early blows of losing key defender Nayef Aguerd to injury after he was named in the starting line-up, and then going behind to Theo Hernandez’s […]
- Morocco ends hopes of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal (Category: Breaking News)
- Croatia beat Morocco to finish third in Qatar World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- France end Morocco dream to cruise in to quarter-finals (Category: Breaking News)
- Morocco beat Colombia to reach World Cup last 16 (Category: Breaking News)
Argentina’s master and pupil Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez combined to deadly effect as they reached their sixth World Cup final with victory over Croatia at Lusail Stadium. Messi now gets one last chance to win the piece of silverware that has eluded him in his trophy-laden career but Manchester City’s 22-year-old striker Alvarez claimed […]
- Argentina win dramatic World Cup final on penalties (Category: Breaking News)
- Lionel Messi suspended by Paris St-Germain for two weeks over Saudi Arabia trip (Category: Breaking News)
- France beats Morocco to enter World Cup final (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa into last 16 with 3-2 win over Italy (Category: Breaking News)
Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest man after a sharp drop in the value of his shares in electric car company Tesla this year. According to both Forbes and Bloomberg, Mr Musk has been overtaken at the top spot by Bernard Arnault, the chief executive of luxury goods group LVMH. Mr Musk is […]
- Elon Musk says he has appointed new Twitter boss (Category: Breaking News)
- Musk defends deep cuts to Twitter’s workforce (Category: Breaking News)
- Taiwan tells Elon Musk it is ‘not for sale’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk foreign ties worth looking at, Joe Biden says (Category: Breaking News)
Randolph Ross, part of the United States’ Olympic gold-winning 4x400m squad, has been banned for three years for faking an email to doping bosses. After missing three appointments with testers in a year, the 21-year-old said an automatic email from the whereabouts system showed he had given new details. However, Ross later admitted to the […]
- Chinese GP cancelled because of country’s ‘ongoing difficulties’ with Covid (Category: Breaking News)
- Hospital says Brazil great Pele’s cancer has advanced (Category: Breaking News)
- Serena Williams hints at retirement after US Open (Category: Breaking News)
- Emma Raducanu loses in Cincinnati (Category: Breaking News)
Iran says it has publicly hanged a 23-year-old in what is the second execution linked to the recent anti-government protests. Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, was hanged early on Monday in the city of Mashhad, the judiciary said. A court convicted him of “enmity against God” after finding he had stabbed to death two members of the […]
- Iran executes British-Iranian dual national (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Police fire on protesters in Iran (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran investigating poisoning of 650 schoolgirls with toxic gas (Category: Breaking News)
Six people, including two police officers, have been shot dead after a suspected ambush at a remote Australian property. Police said they had been searching for a missing person in Wieambilla – 270km (168 miles) west of Brisbane, Queensland – when they were fired upon. After a lengthy siege, three suspects were fatally shot by […]
- Danushka Gunathilaka to stand trial for sexual assault (Category: Breaking News)
- Public warned against flying kites near airports in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk reveals why he’s rebranding Twitter to X (Category: Breaking News)
- Man shot dead in Seeduwa in broad daylight (Category: Breaking News)
England pulled off another sensational victory in Pakistan, winning the second Test by 26 runs to seal a historic series triumph. Mark Wood took three crucial wickets on the fourth day in Multan just as Pakistan were closing in on what would have been a superb chase of 355. His efforts secured victory for England […]
- England beat Pakistan to win T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Babar Azam breaks 16-year Pakistan record (Category: Breaking News)
- Azam and Rizwan steer Pakistan to incredible 10-wicket win (Category: Breaking News)
- England batter hits his first IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Category: Breaking News)
Arrests over alleged corruption at the European Parliament are “very, very worrisome”, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said. And Irish Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney said the charges against four people were “very damaging”. Among the arrested was European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili – believed to be one of those charged. Prosecut...
- Moldovan Government resigns in wake of multiple crises (Category: Breaking News)
- UK Government to block Scottish gender bill (Category: Breaking News)
- Georgia Pride festival in Tbilisi stormed by right-wing protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- Six killed by 28-year-old shooter in Tennessee (Category: Breaking News)
Morocco became the first African nation to reach a World Cup semi-final and ended the hopes of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal. Striker Youssef En-Nesyri scored the winning goal in the first half, leaping highest to beat goalkeeper Diogo Costa to the ball and heading in to spark pandemonium at Al Thumama Stadium. The north African side’s […]
- France beats Morocco to enter World Cup final (Category: Breaking News)
- Croatia beat Morocco to finish third in Qatar World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Croatia secure World Cup third place over Morocco (Category: Breaking News)
- France end Morocco dream to cruise in to quarter-finals (Category: Breaking News)
A teenage girl’s incurable cancer has been cleared from her body in the first use of a revolutionary new type of medicine. All other treatments for Alyssa’s leukaemia had failed. So doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital used “base editing” to perform a feat of biological engineering to build her a new living drug. Six […]
- UN condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine ahead of anniversary (Category: Breaking News)
- Death toll rises as Hurricane Ian strengthens (Category: Breaking News)
- Protesters among prisoners pardoned by Iran leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s ex-president, Pervez Musharraf dies aged 79 (Category: Breaking News)
By Vikram Pandya Xi Jinping’s “zero-Covid” policy appears to have failed miserably as China is still struggling to cope up with the daily rising Covid cases inside the country. At least 1,000 new cases of the virus are found in China every day (in the recent wave), prompting the government to impose its draconian “zero-Covid […]
- Covid Zero takes a toll on Shanghaians’ mental health (Category: Breaking News)
- China at a crossroads: Confronting COVID limitations (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese leadership appears to have put restrictive ‘Zero-Covid’ approach on back-burner (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s Zero Covid policy’s repercussions (Category: Breaking News)
India’s financial capital Mumbai has been witnessing “very poor” air quality in recent days. It’s capital Delhi that usually makes headlines for having dangerous levels of air pollution during the winter months. But Mumbai, which has a vast coastline and is considered to have better air quality, has overtaken Delhi in pollution levels this week. […]
- US East Coast sees worst air quality in years (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal mourns victims of worst air disaster in decades (Category: Breaking News)
- Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
- BBC India offices searched by income tax officials (Category: Breaking News)
Luis Enrique has left his role as Spain boss after they were knocked out of the World Cup by Morocco in the last 16. The 52-year-old took charge in 2018 and guided Spain to the Euro 2020 semi-finals, where they lost to Italy. “We would like to thank Luis Enrique and his entire coaching staff,” said […]
- Emma Raducanu loses in Cincinnati (Category: Breaking News)
- Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr until 2025 (Category: Breaking News)
- Brazilian football legend Pele has died (Category: Breaking News)
- England forward leaving World Cup squad after family home break-in (Category: Breaking News)
Celine Dion has revealed she has been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), a rare neurological disorder with features of an autoimmune disease. The French Canadian singer told her 5.2m Instagram followers the condition makes her muscles spasm uncontrollably. It has also left her with difficulties walking and singing, she said, meaning she will be […]
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Death toll rises as Hurricane Ian strengthens (Category: Breaking News)
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Suspect held after five killed in attack at Colorado nightclub (Category: Breaking News)
Cassandra’s ole head is spinning like a carousel after reading Don Manu’s column in the Sunday Times of December 4, titled Mahinda gorged on foreign cake while people struggled for bread. He lists the millions spent on foreign trips of two brothers – then Prez and PM – and in a separate box deals with […]
- Thus spake Prez (Category: Breaking News)
- Thus spake Prez (Category: Breaking News)
- Thus spake Prez (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez warns of hard times ahead (Category: Breaking News)
Sporting sanctions against Russia and Belarus must remain, says the president of the International Olympic Committee. But Thomas Bach says sport faces a “big dilemma” in ensuring athletes do not suffer as a result. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, the IOC called on sports federations to exclude athletes, officials and teams from Russia […]
- Nordic nations join calls for ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes to be upheld (Category: Breaking News)
- Paris Mayor wants Russia banned from 2024 Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine accuses IOC of ‘double standards’ over Russia (Category: Breaking News)
- World Athletics proposes new transgender eligibility rules (Category: Breaking News)
The three-year-old is losing weight and complains of leg pains and weakness. The doctor's diagnosis is clear - Nitisha is underfed and malnourished.The post Sri Lanka’s children go hungry as food prices soar appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka soar, surpassing 600,000 within 3 months (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to appoint cost of living committee chaired by president as prices soar (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist arrivals soar with record November (Category: Business)
- Asian shares soar after ECB, focus on payrolls (Category: Business)
Peru has a female president for the first time, after ex-president Pedro Castillo was impeached – hours after he tried to dissolve parliament. Dina Boluarte – previously the vice-president – was sworn in after a dramatic day in Lima on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Mr Castillo had said he was replacing Congress with an […]
- Death toll rises as Hurricane Ian strengthens (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden tells Zelensky his country will never stand alone (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter Christine McVie dies aged 79 (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan human rights activist Sandya Ekenligoda has been listed in BBC s 100 Women 2022, a list of 100 of the most inspiring and influential women form around the world.
Sandya Ekneligoda, a human rights activist and wife of missing journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda has made it to BBC’s 100 women of 2022.The post Human rights activist Sandya Eknaligoda named among world’s 100 top influential women 2022 appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lankan activist Sandya Ekneligoda makes it to BBC 100 Women 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: Letter To UN-CAT Over Mohan Peiris Claim (Category: Breaking News)
- Shining Light on Sri Lanka’s Dirty Secret: the Disappearance of Prageeth Eknaligoda (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe needs to end crackdown – Human Rights Watch (Category: Breaking News)
England thrashed West Indies by 142 runs to secure a dominant one-day international series win in Antigua. Chasing 261, the hosts were bowled out for 118 with Lauren Bell taking her best international figures of 4-33. Bell and Kate Cross, who took 2-35, tore through a fragile West Indies batting line-up as the hosts slipped […]
- West Indies bowled out for 43 as England complete 5-0 T20 series win (Category: Breaking News)
- England pull off their third-highest T20 international chase (Category: Breaking News)
- England win third T20 against India despite Yadav’s hundred (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Pakistan to win T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
A court in Argentina has sentenced Vice-President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to six years in jail for corruption in a case that has shaken the country. Fernández, 69, was found guilty of “fraudulent administration” over the awarding of public works contracts to a friend. But she is unlikely to serve jail time. Fernández has some […]
- At least 41 people killed in Honduras women’s prison (Category: Breaking News)
- EU “worried” following arrest of European Parliament VP (Category: Breaking News)
- Nearly 40 pupils killed by militants in Uganda school attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Six killed by 28-year-old shooter in Tennessee (Category: Breaking News)
Prince Harry speaks of the “leaking and… planting of stories” as part of a “dirty game” in a new trailer for the Harry and Meghan series on Netflix. He describes the “pain and suffering of women marrying into this institution” in an apparent reference to his wife, Meghan, and mother, Princess Diana, and their experience […]
- Harry and Meghan in ‘near catastrophic’ car chase – spokesperson (Category: Breaking News)
- Harry and Meghan to be questioned in Samantha Markle defamation case (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry accuses Prince William of physical attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
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