Salman Rushdie off ventilator and able to talk
Author Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk again, a day after being stabbed. Mr Rushdie, 75, was attacked...
Hungary’s Viktor Orban fires up Texas conservatives
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has told a conference of US conservatives that the West is locked in "a clash of civilisations". The right-wing leader...
Biden’s Covid-19 symptoms improving – physician
President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 symptoms continue to improve and now include “less troublesome” sore throat, runny nose, loose cough and body aches, his physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, said in a memo on Saturday.
All Blacks appoint Crusaders’ Jason Ryan as assistant coach
The All Blacks have swung the axe by sacking two of their assistant coaches following the 2-1 series loss to Ireland.
Dover and Eurotunnel queues: warned of third day of delays
Holidaymakers and hauliers are being warned of another day of disruption at the Port of Dover and the Channel Tunnel after two days of gridlock....
Supreme Court’s speed sought to solve shortages
Bar Association of Sri Lanka files motion in SC asking FR case on ongoing hardship to citizens be listed for interim relief on MondayAsks SC...
Dhammika sworn in!
Dhammika Perera was sworn in as Member of Parliament (MP) in parliament on Wednesday, June 22. Dhammika’s swearing was looked as controversial as he was...
10-second balance test may predict how long you’ll live
Researchers found that people who couldn’t stand on one foot were nearly twice as likely to die in the next 10 years.
Global stock markets fall as economy fears grow
Asian stocks fell on Friday after major losses in the US and Europe as worries about the economy intensify following a series of rate hikes...
3 killed, 4 wounded in LA warehouse party shooting, say police
At least three people have been killed and four injured in a shooting incident that took place during a warehouse party in Los Angeles.
US contributes $27 million to strengthen Sri Lanka’s dairy industry
U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung attended the signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Sri Lankan Department of Agriculture on...
Trump aides tell committee he ignored their doubts about election fraud
Top advisers to then-President Donald Trump told him that his claims of widespread election fraud were unfounded and would not reverse his election loss, but he refused to listen, according to testimony on Monday at a hearing of the committee investigating the 6 January 2021 riot at the US Capitol.
Fans ask Lizzo to remove song over offensive lyric
Fans are asking US singer Lizzo to delete and re-record her new single, ‘Grrrls’, to remove an ableist slur from the lyrics.
Every bridge leading to key city Severodonetsk destroyed
All bridges to the embattled Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk have now been destroyed, the local governor says. With the city effectively cut off, Serhiy Haidai...
John Cena Meets Super-Fan From Ukraine With Down Syndrome: ‘I Got To Meet A Wonderful New Friend
John Cena made one special fan’s wish come true! In a video, shared by the WWE on YouTube, the 45-year-old actor met 19-year-old Misha Rohozhyn, a Ukrainian refugee...