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An organiser of a “whites only” party in Sri Lanka has apologised after the event sparked a backlash online. The event’s advertisement specified a white dress code, but also had a line saying “Face control: White” – which was largely interpreted to mean the event was open only to white people. An organiser later said […]

- bbc.co.uk - Category : Sinhala - Relavancy : 0.17309327

''තෙන්නකෝන් මහත්තයාට එරෙහිව ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයේ මූලික අයිතිවාසිකම් නඩුවක තීරණය වෙලා තියෙනවා ඔහු වද හිංසාවට සහ නීති විරෝධී අත්අඩංගුවට ගැනීම සහ රඳවා තබා ගැනීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් වගකිව යුතු වෙනවා කියලා. ඒ වගේම විවිධ අවස්ථා වලදී නීතිපතිවරයා තීරණයක් අරගෙන තිබුණා අධි චෝදනා නගන්න. පොලීසිය ගැන තිබෙන මහජන විශ්වාසය කඩ වෙලා කියලා ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයම තීරණය කරලා තියෙනවා. එවැනි තත්ත්වයක් යටතේ ශ්රී ලංකාවට අවශ්ය වෙන්නේ ආදර්ශවත්...

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French police have seized 72 firearms and more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition from the home of screen legend Alain Delon. A shooting range was also found at the actor’s home in Douchy-Montcorbon, about 135km (84 miles) south of Paris. Prosecutors said Mr Delon did not have a permit to allow him to own a […]

- colombogazette.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 0.08742531

Australian police are investigating an allegation by a paparazzo that he was assaulted by Taylor Swift’s father. Ben McDonald, 51, accused Scott Swift, 71, of striking his face on a Sydney wharf. He did not need medical help. The confrontation happened on Tuesday after Mr Swift and the pop megastar disembarked from a yacht. A […]

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India has unveiled four Air Force pilots who have been shortlisted to travel on the country’s maiden space flight scheduled for next year. The Gaganyaan mission aims to send three astronauts to an orbit of 400km and bring them back after three days. India’s space agency Isro has been carrying out a number of tests […]

- bbc.co.uk - Category : Sinhala - Relavancy : 0.35980138

''මේ කාර් එක පුරා එල්ලලා තියෙන්නේ, ඇඳලා තියෙන්නේ මගේ සිතුවිලි. මේක මගේ ප්රකාශන මාධ්යය. මම හිතන්නේ තරුණ පරපුර මේ වගේ දෙයකට ඇබ්බැහි වෙන එක හොඳයි වෙන දේකට නැතුව'' යනුවෙන් තාරුක තියුම් දාබරේ BBC සිංහල සේවයට පැවසුවේය.

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Sweden has cleared its final obstacle to joining Nato after Hungary’s parliament voted to ratify the bid. The Nordic nation applied to join the defence alliance after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Every member must approve a new joiner, and Hungary had delayed, accusing Sweden of being hostile to it. But last week […]

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A Palau-flagged, British-owned cargo ship was damaged and a minor injury was reported in the Gulf of Aden after it was hit by two missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthis, the US military says. The MV Islander is continuing its voyage following the attack south-east of the Yemeni port city of Aden. UK maritime authorities said […]

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A high-rise residential building in the Spanish city of Valencia has been engulfed by a major fire. The blaze – which is ongoing – occurred at a 14-storey block in the Campanar neighbourhood and spread to an adjoining building. Firefighters have been seen rescuing people from balconies, and local media reports others may be trapped […]

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A Spanish winery has suffered losses of more than €2.5 million (£2.1 million) after an unidentified intruder emptied 60,000 litres of wine. A representative of the Cepa 21 winery told the BBC the wine spilled came from two of the winery’s most expensive varieties, Horcajo and Malabrigo

- colombogazette.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 0.04945522

The US has proposed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council which calls for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza. It has also warned Israel against invading the overcrowded city of Rafah. The US has previously avoided the word “ceasefire” during UN votes on the war, but President Joe Biden has made similar comments. However, […]

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A zookeeper at a Nigerian university has been killed by one of the lions he had been looking after for close to a decade. Olabode Olawuyi, who was in charge of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) zoo, was attacked as he was feeding the lions, the OAU said. His colleagues were unable to save him […]

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An alligator at a US zoo had to undergo surgery after veterinarians discovered 70 coins in the animal’s stomach. The coins were found in a rare, 36-year-old leucistic alligator, which has translucent white skin and blue eyes. Veterinarians identified “metal foreign objects in the stomach of an iconic resident” – Thibodaux.  The Henry Doorly Zoo […]

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South Korea’s government has ordered more than 1,000 junior doctors to return to work after many staged walk-outs in protest of plans to increase the number of doctors in the system. More than 6,000 interns and residents had resigned on Monday, said officials. South Korea has one of the lowest doctor-per-patient ratios among OECD countries […]

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Animal welfare charities have welcomed an Africa-wide ban on the controversial donkey skin trade. It will make it illegal to slaughter donkeys for their skin in 55 countries across the continent. African state leaders approved the ban at the conclusion of the African Union summit in Ethiopia on Sunday. Demand for the animals’ skins is […]

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At least 53 people have died in an ambush in Papua New Guinea’s remote Highlands region. The victims were shot dead during a tribal dispute in the Enga Province over the weekend, a national police spokesman told the BBC. Authorities have appealed for calm, and say they expect the death toll

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Since Kenya’s William Ruto and Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu became presidents, they have faced similar criticism over their frequent trips abroad. The two men have been the subject of unflattering descriptions – the costs associated with their alleged penchant for air travel often contrasted with tough economic conditions at home. A Kenyan newspaper, the Standard, nicknamed […]

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Thousands of people have taken to the streets around the world to protest against the war in Gaza as Israel pledges to go forward with its offensive in Rafah in southern Gaza. Waving pro-Palestinian flags and banners, thousands marched through the streets of Madrid, Spain to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The crowd snaked […]

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A group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers on an isolated British island territory have told UN investigators they feel unsafe and forgotten, as they reported sexual assaults and harassment of children, as well as self-harm and suicide attempts. Inspectors from the UN’s refugee agency visited Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, to check on their […]

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Former President Donald Trump must pay nearly $355m (£281m) to New York state for lying about the values of his properties, a judge has ruled. Judge Arthur Engoron also banned him from serving as a company director or taking out loans from banks in the state for three years. The New York real estate mogul […]

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One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded […]

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One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded […]

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The House of Representatives has narrowly voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, making him the first cabinet member to face impeachment in nearly 150 years. Many Republicans blame Mayorkas for an unprecedented influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border. The Republican-led chamber voted 214 to 213 for the measure, after the first attempt […]

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The US Senate has approved a $95bn (£75.2bn) aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after months of political wrangling. While Democrats were in favour of passing the bill, Republicans were divided and previously voted it down. The package includes $60bn for Kyiv, $14bn for Israel’s war against Hamas and $10bn for humanitarian aid in […]

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Eight people have been arrested in Spain after two officers were killed in a boat chase with suspected drug traffickers. Miguel Angel Gomez Gonzalez, 39, and David Perez Carracedo, 43, died when a speedboat rammed the police’s smaller vessel. Two other officers were injured, one seriously. The incident happened in the southern port of Barbate, […]

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Israel said two Israeli-Argentinian hostages have been rescued in a raid in Rafah, amid heavy Israeli air strikes on the southern Gazan city. The Israeli military said the two men were in “good medical condition”. The pair were named as Fernando Simon Marman, aged 60, and Louis Har, 70, from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak. Some 1.5 […]

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The men’s marathon world record holder, Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a road accident in his home country. He was killed alongside his coach, Rwanda’s Gervais Hakizimana, in a car on a road in western Kenya on Sunday. Kiptum made a breakthrough in 2023 as a rival to compatriot Eliud Kipchoge – one […]

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The Kansas City Chiefs fought back to beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime and win their third Super Bowl in five years. The 49ers came into the first Super Bowl held in Las Vegas as the slight favourites and were twice on the brink of victory at Allegiant Stadium. A last-gasp field goal […]

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