COLOMBO (News 1st): Mid-sea incident involving two Indian Trawlers that entered The Northern Sea of Sri Lanka, took place on Monday (31) night.The trawlers, that had illegally entered into Lankan waters, were reportedly surrounded by Sri Lankan fishing boats until the Navy arrived.

Both trawlers were then escorted to KKS.Reports say that the Fishing community did not allow Minister Douglas Devananda to intervene last night, and protested against any attempt to have the trawlers released.Two bodies of Sri Lankan fishermen lost at sea in a separate incident, were recovered yesterday with families pointing responsibility at Indian fishing vessels.Encroachment by Indian fishing vessels into Sri Lankan Northern territorial waters has reached fever-pitch with daily incursions being recorded .

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Sri Lanka celebrates 74th Independence Day

COLOMBO (News 1st): As a sovereign nation, Sri Lanka celebrates its 74th Independence Day on February 4th.The main ceremony to mark the historic occasion will be held at Independence Square in Colombo under the patronage of President of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Cabinet Ministers, State Ministers, Members of Parliament, foreign diplomats and senior government officials.The President will hoist the national flag and later deliver a televised speech to the nation.It was after 450 years of colonial rule, under three of Europe’s maritime and military powers that Ceylon gained her independence from Great Britain in 1948.One week after winning independence, the Independence Hall in Colombo 7, was transformed into a Kandyan audience hall of yore as a setting for the crowning ceremony, the State opening of the first Parliament of Independent Ceylon by the Duke of Gloucester, brother and representative of King George VI.Sir Henry Monk Mason was sworn in as the first Governor-General of the Dominion of Ceylon during that historic colourful ceremony. The oath was administered by the Chief Justice, Sir John Howard.

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The top-selling Valentine’s Day candy by state revealed

Los Angeles - From a traditional box of chocolates to the resurgence of conversation hearts, CandyStore.com has compiled data to determine this year’s most popular Valentine’s Day candy by state — and some of the results are cloyingly surprising.The national candy company used sales data from its online bulk candy stores and industry partners to determine the outcome.Cue the results (and we won’t sugar-coat it).Valentine’s Day candy is a personal choice, but there are two types of candy that seemed to shine in 2022: conversation hearts and heart-shaped boxes of chocolates.This year, CandyStore.com said conversation hearts have claimed the top spot as Valentine's Day's top-selling candy.Percentage of total Valentine's Day candy sales (Credit: CandyStore.com) However, the candy retailer also broke down the state-by-state data, which showed slightly different results. Yes, 12 states favored conversation hearts this year (Alaska, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Hawaii, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin).However, a whopping 16 states, along with Washington, D.C., still preferred a heart-shaped box of chocolates (Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Washington and Washington D.C.).In addition, M&M’s continue to gain traction.

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Busch Light Clash kicks off NASCAR’s 2022 race season at the Los Angeles Coliseum

WASHINGTON - NASCAR is coming to Hollywood. The Los Angeles Coliseum hosts the very first Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum Sunday. This preseason exhibition kicks off NASCAR’s racing season on FOX ahead of the Daytona 500, also airing on the network later this month. Sunday’s event will feature celebrity appearances and live music performances from Pitbull and Ice Cube.

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US COVID-19 cases continue steep decline

Cases of COVID-19 continue to drop significantly across the country, as the most recent surge caused by the Omicron variant is declining at a rapid pace.

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Florida boy hauls in two .50-caliber Barrett sniper rifles on fishing trip

MIAMI - An 11-year-old Florida boy decided to try out magnet fishing with his grandpa in a canal and discovered two .50-caliber M82A1 Barrett sniper rifles submerged beneath an overpass.Allen Cadwalader had a five-pound magnet on the end of a rope and tossed it off a bridge off the C-102 Canal on Sunday. Within minutes, he’d struck the first rifle, his grandfather, Duane Smith, told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.Allen has autism and is a big fan of electronics and playing outside, Smith said.

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WHO: Europe may be entering long period of tranquility

The World Health Organization has offered Europe hope of a "long period of tranquility" and even "enduring peace" in the war on coronavirus, with a growing list of nations lifting almost all Covid curbs.

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B.C. families call for further relaxation of restrictions in long-term care

B.C. expands long-term care visitation, allowing one social visitor per resident Tia Tang, whose 83-year-old mother lives in care, told Global News she was denied status as an essential visitor — meaning she was unable to see her mom.“I reached out and asked if I could go visit her, and they said no, only essential visits, not social visits,” Tang said.“It’s really hard.

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Record promotions in Sri Lanka Army to mark Independence Day

COLOMBO (News 1st): Paying the highest tribute to dedicated and continuing services of the armed forces, with the approval of the President Gotabaya Rajapakse, General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army on account of the 74th National Independence day has promoted a record 480 Officers and 8034 Other Ranks to their next rank.Accordingly, 7 Senior Brigadiers to the rank of Major General, 16 Colonels to the rank of Brigadier, 36 Lieutenant Colonels to the rank of Colonel, 50 Majors to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, 207 Captains to the rank of Major, 94 Lieutenants to the rank of Captain, 70 2nd Lieutenants to the rank of Lieutenant in total receive these National Independence Day promotions on 4th February 2022The Sri Lanka Army after General Shavendra Silva took the mantle of the Army Command on 18 August 2019 joins history once again by granting those four-digit numbers of promotions to both Officers and Other Ranks in the organization within a short period after assumption of his office.Unprecedented in its history of 73 years, a record number of 4341 promotions to Officers and 86741 Other Ranks including today’s ones have been granted to-date after 18 August 2019.

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More US adults taking melatonin for sleep, despite lack of long-term safety data, study says

FILE - A bed is pictured in a 2018 file image taken in London, England. (Photo by: Ed Reeve/View Pictures/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) More Americans are taking over-the-counter melatonin supplements to help them fall asleep, according to a new study published this week.

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NO approval for Power Cuts; PUCSL to take action if CEB goes ahead

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka said that the Ceylon Electricity Board has not requested approval for scheduled power cuts.The PUCSL on Thursday (3) said that if such power cuts take place, the PUCSL will be forced to act based on the provisions of the Electricity Act.

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US forces launch 'successful' counterterrorism raid in Syria, civilians also reported dead

U.S. special forces carried out a counterterrorism raid in Syria early Thursday. Local officials said 13 people were killed, including six children and four women.

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(VIDEO) Navy seizes foreign boat smuggling drugs; 200 kg of heroin dumped into sea

COLOMBO (News 1st); In a special operation carried out by Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) in coordination with Sri Lanka Police and intelligence agencies, another drug-carrying foreign vessel was intercepted in international waters south of Sri Lanka on 26th January 2022.This foreign multiday fishing trawler, remaining on high seas with a view to transferring the consignment to a local fishing vessel, had jettisoned about 200kg of heroin into sea, when it was approached by the Navy.During a further search of the vessel, the Navy managed to recover about 250g of heroin and a satellite phone.Accordingly, the Navy nabbed 09 foreign suspects aboard in connection to this racket.

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Seeking IMF expert advise is a routine program – Cabraal

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal says comments on seeking IMF expert advice is a routine program.In a tweet, Cabraal said ” Finance Minister’s comments that Sri Lanka informed the International Monetary Fund to provide expert advice on the economic situation is about a routine Technical Assistance Program on Macro-Fiscal capacity building for MOF’s new Macro-Fiscal Unit. “Nothing else,” he added.However, Sri Lanka has sought technical advice from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in better managing the debt servicing as well as boosting foreign reserves, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa revealed on Thursday (3).He said the IMF in writing agreed to extend support to Sri Lanka following a request.“We have not made it official yet, but we have requested their assistance by providing their expertise.

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State Minister Arundhika’s son arrested over Uni attack

COLOMBO (News 1st): The son of State Minister Arundika Fernando has been arrested in connection with the incident where a group of 4th-year students attached to the Ragama Medical Faculty was assaulted on Wednesday (Feb. 2).The 23-year-old suspect was a resident of the Dankotuwa area in Walawwatta and he was arrested after surrendering to the Ragama Police through a lawyer on Wednesday, Sri Lanka Police said on Thursday (Feb.

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Health Matters: Alberta-developed drug could help prevent long COVID

Health Matters February 2: Calgary company Resverlogix has developed a drug that could not only stop COVID-19 illness from progressing, it also has potential to prevent chronic symptoms, or long COVID. As Su-Ling Goh reports, the pill is now in Phase 2 trials in Edmonton.

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Simon Cowell Gives Health Update After Breaking His Arm in an Electric Bike Accident

Simon Cowell is in good spirits after suffering another painful injury in a bike accident.Cowell and his fiancée, Lauren Silverman, stepped out of their London home for a stroll, and Cowell told reporters for, «I'm OK. I'm feeling much better, thank you.»A source previously told ET that the judge is recovering at home with family after he broke his arm in an accident on his electric bike last Thursday in London. The source adds that Cowell, 62, was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released.Cowell was photographed wearing a bright yellow cast on his left arm, which sported cartoon scribbles seemingly drawn by the couple's 7-year-old son, Eric.According to, a source tells the outlet that Cowell was riding down the middle of the road with the electric motor on, and his wheels slipped as he hit a wet patch of asphalt.

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Sri Lanka’s debt to GDP ratio up to 106.7 % in Sept 2021

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s debt to GDP ratio has risen up to 106.7 % by September 2021.It’s an increase from 101 percent in 2020.A high ratio indicates it’s less likely the country will pay back its debt.Central bank data indicate that Sri Lanka’s total debt had risen to 84.1 billion US dollars by September 2021.The foreign debt is 31.6 billion US dollars.

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COVID-19 Scan for Feb 02, 2022

A study yesterday in Radiology used imaging to determine that breakthrough infections are less severe when a patient is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 compared with patients who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.The study was based on images collected from the COVID-19

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'I used to run marathons, now I can't walk more than 200m and I've lost my job': Patients STILL battling long Covid nearly two years on

In June 2020, the Manchester Evening News spoke to five patients who were suffering from the debilitating effects of long Covid.

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Ontario long-term care visitor restrictions under review, new minister says

Ontario’s policy restricting visitors in long-term care homes could soon change.Long-Term Care Minister Paul Calandra says he’s reviewing the rules that took effect in late December to protect residents against the infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19.Calandra says he will have an update on the policy over “the next day or two.” 2,939 people in Ontario hospitals with COVID, 555 in intensive care His comments come as public health rules on social gatherings and businesses started lifting for the rest of the province this week.Ontario long-term care homes currently won’t accept general visitors or let residents leave for social trips, as more than half of the province’s homes contend with virus outbreaks.Meanwhile, businesses that were shuttered last month during the Omicron case surge can now open to 50 per cent capacity and social gatherings can include 10 people indoors.

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Unvaccinated Quebec caregivers in court to gain access to long-term care homes

COVID-19: Quebec premier drops plan to tax people who are unvaccinated Lawyer Natalia Manole says the government should revert to the previous rule, which required caregivers to present negative results from tests taken within the previous 72 hours.She says if health-care workers who are unvaccinated are able to work under those conditions, she doesn’t see why caregivers shouldn’t be afforded the same right.Manole also notes that in certain instances, COVID-19-positive health workers have been permitted to stay on the job.She says she represents at least 80 caregivers and residents who are seeking an injunction to have the decree immediately suspended and to have a judicial review of the health order at a later date.

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Government will settle $6.9 billion in debt due this year: Basil

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka’s debt installments of $6.9 billion due this year, will be settled, Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa said on Wednesday (Feb. 2).“Have you heard about a Finance Minister who got criticized when settling the due loans as much as when obtaining loans? Now they are scolding us because we are paying off the loans.

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More than 100 million people in path of major winter storm's snow, ice from Texas to Midwest, Northeast

winter storm with heavy snow and disruptive ice will impact more than 100 million people across a nearly 3,000-mile swath stretching from Texas and the Plains to the Midwest and Northeast through Friday.Frigid arctic air has moved into the nation's heartland on Groundhog Day behind a cold front sweeping down across the Plains. Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico has surged northward ahead of the front.That moisture is overlapping with the fresh supply of cold air, setting the stage for an expansive area of snow and ice impacting millions of Americans from the nation's southern border to its northern border.As of Wednesday morning, the winter storm was producing snow and a narrow band of sleet and freezing rain over a large area from Colorado, New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle to parts of Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.

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Inland Revenue, Customs, and Excise to manage Special Goods and Services Tax

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa said that the proposed Special Goods and Services Tax will be managed under the Departments of Inland Revenue, Customs, and Excise.

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Groundhog Day 2022: Ontario’s Wiarton Willie predicts early spring, Nova Scotia predicts long winter

Canada’s two foremost weather-minded marmots are at loggerheads.

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Sri Lanka inks $ 500 Mn Credit Line with Indian Exim Bank for Petroleum Products

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Indian Exim Bank on Wednesday (2) signed a $ 500 Million Line of Credit Agreement with the Sri Lankan Treasury.The agreement was signed for the purchase of Petroleum Products.Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa and Indian High Commissioner Gopal Bagley were present for the signing.

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Six people arrested for assaulting Ragama medical faculty students

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police said 6 people were arrested for their involvement in assaulting a group of students from the Ragama Medical Faculty.Four students of the Ragama Medical Faculty were injured following an assault by an outside group early on Wednesday (2).Sri Lanka Police said three students were admitted to the Ragama Hospital and another was admitted to the Negombo Hospital.The injured were all students who were at the Men’s Dormitory of the Ragama University and were 4th-year students.According to the students, 15 people arrived in two vehicles and carried out an assault.Sri Lanka Police said one person was arrested and one vehicle was seized.University students who were witnesses to the assault told News 1st that an Identity Card noting ‘Personal Staff of MP Arundhika Fernando’ fell off one of the attackers.

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How long Covid infection-induced immunity lasts? Gita Gopinath shares data

@ashishkjha sheds light on this important question. https://t.co/0eu9m6Zmro

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Bail for Hejaaz : Court of Appeal to announce decision on 7th February

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal has decided that it would announce an order with regard to granting bail to Attorney-at-Law Hejaaz Hizbullah, on the 7th of February.The decision was made by Justices Menaka Wijesundara and Neil Iddawela on Wednesday (2).On the 28th of January, the Puttalam High Court refused to grant bail to detained lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah.On 14 April 2020, Hizbullah was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).Hizbullah was being investigated for allegedly “aiding and abetting” the Easter Sunday bombers and for engaging in activities deemed “detrimental to the religious harmony among communities”.

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Sri Lanka to source renewable energy from private sector

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Ministry of Power is taking measures to obtain Solar and Wind power from the private sector.Steps are already underway to select more than 50 investors for this project, Subject Minister Gamini Lokuge said. According to Minister Lokuge, through the project, 1000 MW of Solar and Wind Power is expected to be obtained from the private sector by next year.The CEB engineers were instructed to integrate 45 MW of Solar Power that was already obtained to the National Grid, he said.Minister Gamini Lokuge noted that measures are underway to purchase electricity from the private sector for a period of six months.“The hydropower generation in the country will be limited with the decrease in the rainfall in the months of February to April. Only 61 GigaWatts of Power is left at the Samanala Wewa Power Station,” Minister Lokuge pointed out. Accordingly, Cabinet approval has been sought to hold discussions on extending the agreements with the Private Power Stations by at least another six months, he added. The Ceylon Electricity Board officials and Ministry officials were instructed to hold discussions in this regard.Minister Gamini Lokuge was hopeful that an uninterrupted supply of electricity could be ensured until April.

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Ragama medical faculty students injured in early morning attack

COLOMBO (News 1st); Four students of the Ragama Medical Faculty were injured following an assault by an outside group early on Wednesday (2).Sri Lanka Police said three students were admitted to the Ragama Hospital and another was admitted to the Negombo Hospital.The injured were all students who were at the Men’s Dormitory of the Ragama University and were 4th-year students.According to the students, 15 people arrived in two vehicles and carried out an assault.Sri Lanka Police said one person was arrested and one vehicle was seized.

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COVID-19: B.C. expands visitation rights in long-term care homes

British Columbia is expanding visitation rights in long-term care, allowing one designated visitor per resident regardless of whether they have ‘essential’ status. Residents who have one designated essential visitor will be allowed to have an additional designated visitor, Dr.

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After 4 days of delays, SpaceX satellite launch sets Florida twilight sky aglow

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A SpaceX satellite launch lit up the Florida coast Monday evening, leaving a pulsing, swirling exhaust plume glowing in the sky before sonic booms announced the booster’s safe return to land.The Falcon 9 rocket, carrying a COSMO-SkyMed Italian Earth-observation satellite, blasted off just after sunset following four straight days of delays due to weather and even a wayward cruise ship. With no cruise liners in sight and last week’s wind and rain long gone, the cool but clear Florida skies provided perfect conditions – and a dramatic backdrop – for Monday’s launch.The rocket’s 9 Merlin engines cut a bright trail through the cloudless twilight. As the rocket climbed back into the sunlight, its exhaust plume caught the rays of the setting sun and spread out across a wide swath of the sky.Exhaust plumes from the first and second stages created a glowing nebula-like display in the sky.

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Doctor 'didn't want to continue living' during 14-month long covid battle

A doctor as opened up about the 'horrific' symptoms of long covid she is still suffering with more than a year after testing positive for the virus.

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Pennsylvania adding long-term care beds to ease COVID-19 crunch

(Photo by Cesar Gomez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania is setting up four regional support sites with as many as 120 beds to help hospitals and nursing homes under strain from COVID-19, state officials said Monday.The temporary sites will be located in existing skilled nursing facilities in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, as well as in Blair and Clarion counties, and will allow hospitals to more rapidly discharge patients in need of long-term care.Pennsylvania nursing homes have been reporting dire staffing shortages that forced many of them to stop accepting new residents, which in turn has prevented hospitals jammed with COVID-19 patients from discharging patients who require skilled nursing care.Though pandemic-related hospitalizations are dropping in Pennsylvania, the state still has thousands of people in the hospital with COVID-19. Acting Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter on Monday called it an "acute situation.""COVID-19 hospitalizations remain at historically high levels and healthcare workers need some support to get through this current surge," she said.General Healthcare Resources will supply clinical staff to the long-term-care support facilities under contract with the state, with workers to be recruited from outside Pennsylvania.

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Minister Basil R denies buying weapons from North Korea

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21 Indian fishermen detained in Sea of Sri Lanka remanded; Navy reports damage to FAC

COLOMBO (News 1st); 21 Indian fishermen who were detained and arrested in the Sea of Sri Lanka early on Tuesday (1) were remanded until the 7th of February.One Indian fisherman was ordered to be moved to a quarantine facility due to COVID concerns.2 Indian trawlers with 21 Indian fishermen were held for poaching in the Sea of Sri Lanka, off Kovilan and Point Pedro Lighthouse, Jaffna on the night of 31st January 2022.The trawlers, that had illegally entered into Lankan waters, were reportedly surrounded by Sri Lankan fishing boats until the Navy arrived. Both trawlers were then escorted to KKS.Reports say that the Fishing community did not allow Minister Douglas Devananda to intervene last night, and protested against any attempt to have the trawlers released.Sri Lanka Navy said a special operation was mounted by deploying Fast Attack Craft of the 04th Fast Attack Flotilla in the Northern Naval Command, another Fast Patrol Boat of Sri Lanka Coast Guard and with the assistance of the Navy’s Special Boat Squadron.The operation led to the apprehension of these 2 Indian trawlers with 21 Indian fishermen while poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters on the night of 31st January.As the Indian trawlers were attempting to evade naval units with their aggressive manoeuvres, they also caused damages to the SLN Fast Attack Craft.The Navy also held several bottom trawling equipment and fish caught by this illegal fishing method from the seized fishing trawlers.The operation was conducted adhering to COVID-19 protocols due to pandemic concerns.

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New COVID pandemic projections, announcement on Ontario long term care set for Tuesday

‘Hopefully this is the last time’: Ontario businesses reopen with cautious optimism Calandra has stepped into the job amid rising COVID-19 outbreaks and deaths in long-term care homes due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant.More than 56 per cent of the province’s long-term care homes were reporting virus outbreaks as of Monday and 129 deaths were reported among residents over the past week.The government gave long-term care workers an extension until March 14 to get mandatory third COVID-19 vaccine doses — after Jan.

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(VIDEO) Nalaka Godahewa confronted by passengers for delaying bus

COLOMBO (News 1st) Sri Lankan State Minister Nalaka Godahewa was confronted by passengers on Tuesday (1) morning for delaying a bus service.Godahewa is the State Minister of Urban Development, Waste Disposal, and Community Cleanliness and he faced strong opposition from passengers when inspecting buses that were to operate from Manning Market in Colombo.

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Budget 2022: Govt to launch National Tele Mental Health program, says FM

mental health problems in people of all ages. To better the access to quality mental health counseling and care services, a National Tele Mental Health program will be launched," the finance minister said in her Budget 2022 speech at the Parliament today.

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Omicron variant raises concerns about long-term COVID-19

FILE - A nurse checks on a patient in the acute care COVID-19 unit Momentum is building around a few key theories.One is that the infection or remnants of the virus persist past the initial illness, triggering inflammation that leads to long COVID.Another is that latent viruses in the body, such as the Epstein-Barr virus that causes mononucleosis, are reactivated. A recent study in the journal Cell pointed to Epstein-Barr in the blood as one of four possible risk factors, which also include pre-existing Type 2 diabetes and the levels of coronavirus RNA and certain antibodies in the blood.

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Expecting a tax refund from the IRS? Here's how long it could take

NEW YORK - Nearly three-quarters of filers received a tax refund last year, with an average payment of about $2,800, the IRS said recently – a major influx of money for most households that many Americans depend on.The IRS is already warning of a "challenging" tax season that promises to bring complications and potential delays for taxpayers. That's largely due to the deluge of unprocessed paper returns the agency is working its way through: At the end of December, the IRS had 6 million unprocessed individual returns – a significant increase from its usual backlog of about 1 million unprocessed returns around the beginning of tax season.There are some steps that taxpayers can take in order to get their money back faster.

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No injuries after incident involving truck and Ottawa police barricade

No signs of an exit as 2nd day of trucker protests wrap up in Ottawa For days, the sound of revving truck engines and blasting horns has disrupted the downtown core of the city, as police have said they are avoiding enforcing some local bylaws in order to avoid confrontations with the demonstrators.“Police are aware that many demonstrators have announced their intention to stay in place. This will continue to cause major traffic, noise and safety issues in the downtown core.

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21 Roads in Colombo closed on Independence Day

COLOMBO (News 1st): 21 roads in Colombo will be closed on the 4th of February 2022, for Independence Day, said Sri Lanka Police.“These 21 roads in Colombo will be closed from 5 AM until the close of Independence Day proceedings,” said Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakkon on Monday (31) as a media briefing.He requested the general public to use alternative routes to avoid any inconvenience.In addition, invitees can proceed to the venue of the celebrations in their vehicles while displaying the invitation and the respective car park details, until 7:30 AM on the 4th of February.

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JVP vehicle attacked with eggs; Two men detained

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka Police on Sunday (30) detained two men for attacking the vehicle of JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake with eggs.The incident had taken place at a JVP meeting in Kalagedihena, Nittambuwa.Police said that the two men attacked the vehicle with eggs after it was parked outside the venue and after Dissanayake had entered the premises.The two men were detained by the organizers and handed over to Sri Lanka Police who later admitted them to the Wathupitiwala Hospital.

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Tests conducted to determine quality of 92 & 95 Octane petrol

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lankan authorities decided to conduct tests to determine if there was a change in the composition of the 95 Octane and 92 Octane Petrol.‘These tests are being carried out based on the complaints made by the general public over fuel consumption concerns,” said K. D.

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‘We purchased weapons from North Korea using Black Market Dollars’ – Minister Basil R.

COLOMBO (News 1st); In a shocking revelation, Sri Lanka’s current Finance Minister and dual US-Sri Lankan citizen Basil Rajapakse, speaking to a local Sunday newspaper (‘The Sunday Divayina’) admitted that during the height of the civil war, Sri Lanka purchased weapons from North Korea using money sourced from the Black Market.He also noted in his interview that Sri Lanka secured black market dollars to pay for fuel during the same period.The Finance Minister said that when the war was going on Sri Lanka needed dollars to pay for the fuel shipments and he along with other officials would visit the ‘Pettah’ Business District in Colombo, where he spoke with traders to secure dollars in the black market.“We used to call upon Pettah traders..

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