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Maritime Pacts with India pose NO threat to National Security – MOD

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry has issued a clarification with regard to the security pacts signed with India over a Floating Dock, Dornier Reconnaissance Aircraft, and Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Colombo (MRCC).The recently signed maritime security pacts with the Government of India will neither result in hindrance nor threat to the national security of Sri Lanka, as misinterpreted by several print and electronic media, said the Ministry of Defence.The receipt of the Floating Dock Facility from the government of India at no cost has been projected to reduce the annual outlay of Rs. 600 million for outsourced docking repairs and this proposal has been in the pipeline since the year 2015.The Dornier Reconnaissance Aircraft is basically deployed for maritime surveillance, search and rescue operations and to deliver information to various required platforms.The unavailability of this capability was the motive for bilateral dialogues between the Governments of India and Sri Lanka during the last couple of years and it was agreed upon to provide one Dornier Reconnaissance Aircraft to Sri Lanka free of charge, it added.Accordingly, during the period earmarked for the manufacturing process of said aircraft’ the Government of India will lend a similar aircraft which will be piloted by Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) pilots.

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Sri Lanka, India sign 6 MOUs for MRCC, Digital Identity and Power Projects

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka and India have signed six Memorandums of Understanding on Monday (28) when Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S.

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After nearly a year in space, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei is coming back to Earth

Ground personnel carry NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei after landing of the Soyuz MS-06 space capsule in a remote area outside the town of Dzhezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan, on February 28, 2018.Two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut returned t NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei is about to feel the weight of Earth's gravity for the first time in nearly a year when he lands in Kazakhstan on Wednesday along with two Russian cosmonauts.Since he arrived in space on April 9, 2021, the veteran NASA astronaut has missed a year of holidays, family gatherings and the second year of a global pandemic as Vande Hei has been working on the International Space Station about 200 miles above Earth.Vande Hei will hold the record for the longest American spaceflight at 355 days by the end of his mission. During his career, he has spent more than 520 days in space.In a recent interview from space, Vande Hei said he promised his wife, whom he has not seen in person since January, that this will be his last spaceflight.

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COVID-19 update, 29 March 2022 1pm

The Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay and Ministry lead for Care in the Community Dr Joe Bourne will provide an update on the response to the Omicron outbreak.

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Amid fresh global surge, is India at further risk of covid wave?

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Wildfire burning near National Center for Atmospheric Research forces evacuations in Boulder

BOULDER, Colo. - Evacuation orders were issued Saturday after a wildfire quickly developed near the National Center for Atmospheric Research facility in Boulder, Colorado, forcing more than 19,000 people from their homes.Officials said the NCAR Fire has burned more than 120 acres but the combination of dry brush and winds could cause the blaze to continue to grow.The Boulder Police Department contacted communities south of the city to leave immediately.Evacuation orders also included the University of Colorado Boulder’s South Campus.Emergency management estimated that nearly 8,000 homes were told to evacuate.Two shelters were opened on Saturday evening for evacuees.RELATED: Satellite images show New York-sized ice shelf collapse in East AntarcticaThe NCAR fire burns in the foothills south of the National Center for Atmospheric Research on March 26, 2022 in Boulder, Colorado. The NCAR fire prompted evacuations in south Boulder and pre-evacuation warning for Eldorado Springs.

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Amid surge in global Covid-19 cases, Moderna warns on new variants. Here are the top Covid-19 updates

Covid-19 variants will arise that are more dangerous than the current versions, Moderna Inc.’s chief executive officer said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. Meanwhile, nearly half of the European companies in Hong Kong plan to fully or partially relocate operations and staff out of the city amid the travel and quarantine restrictions, a new survey suggests, according to Bloomberg report.

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Int'l flights to resume from 27 March; Covid curbs eased in airport, flights. Read here

Covid cases have significantly declined in the country, international flights are all set to resume operations from tomorrow, 27 March. This comes after two years of Covid pandemic induced ban on international travel.

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Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: March 24

A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Gord Steinke and Carole Anne Devaney from Thursday, March 24, 2022.

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Trucker protests: Police deemed Ottawa convoy national security threat week before Emergencies Act

Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Thomas Carrique told the House of Commons’ Public Safety Committee on Thursday that police deemed the so-called “Freedom Convoy” a threat to national security one week before the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act.

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Mark Meadows urged by Supreme Court justice's wife to overturn 2020 elections, report says

WASHINGTON - Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent weeks of text messages imploring White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to act to overturn the 2020 presidential election — furthering then-President Donald Trump's lies that the free and fair vote was marred by nonexistent fraud, according to copies of the messages obtained by The Washington Post and CBS News.The 29 messages the pair exchanged came in the weeks after the vote in November 2020, when Trump and his top allies were still saying they planned to go to the Supreme Court to have its results voided.The Post reported that on Nov. 10, three days after the election and after The Associated Press and other news outlets declared Democrat Joe Biden the winner, Virginia Thomas, a conservative activist, texted to Meadows: "Help This Great President stand firm, Mark!!! ...

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Ottawa convoy deemed national security threat a week before Emergencies Act: police

Ontario police deemed the so-called “Freedom Convoy” a threat to national security one week before the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act.

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National Puppy Day: Top dog names, adopted breeds by state

LOS ANGELES - Having a "pawsome" day? It’s about to get better, because March 23 is National Puppy Day, and to celebrate, the company Top Data has revealed some doggone fantastic facts you may not know. According to the consumer insights company, the team collected data from 500,000 adopted dogs, utilized Google Search traffic volume and surveyed 1,000 dog owners across the U.S. to figure out the top dog names and adopted breeds by state.

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COVID-19 update, 24 March 2022 1pm

The Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Deputy Director-General of Māori Health John Whaanga will today host a media briefing to provide updates on the response to the Omicron outbreak.

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Former Unifor National President charged with breach of union’s Constitution

An investigation has revealed that the former Unifor National President, Jerry Dias, breached Unifor’s Code of Ethics and Democratic Practices after he accepted a large sum of money from a supplier of COVID-19 rapid test kits and then, in turn, encouraged employers of union members to purchase the kits.

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Global COVID-19 cases climb for second week in a row

Led mainly by surges in Asian hot spots, COVID-19 cases last week increased for the second straight week, though deaths continued to fall, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its weekly pandemic update.

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March Madness: Grubhub offering special meal deals during NCAA tournament

Grubhub is offering special meal deals at some of your favorite restaurants during the NCAA Tournament. (Photo courtesy of Grubhub) WASHINGTON - As the NCAA Tournament heats up for the upcoming Sweet 16 matchups, fans are likely thinking about what to eat during the games.

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15-year-old linked to March shootings in North Philadelphia that injured 3 teens, police say

PHILADELPHIA - A teenage boy is facing charges after authorities say he opened fire on a car full of teenage girls after one of the passengers pepper-sprayed a group of young men who surrounded their car Friday night in North Philadelphia. Police Captain John Walker told reporters that the girl's car turned onto the 1500 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue just before 10 p.m.

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COVID-19 update, 22 March 2022 1pm

The Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Primary Care lead Dr Joe Bourne will today host a media briefing to provide updates on the response to the Omicron outbreak.

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Game show 'The Price is Right' coming to a city near you for national tour

FILE-Contestants pose for a photo in the Showcase Showdown at CBS "The Price Is Right" 50th Season Celebration in 2021 in Inglewood, California. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - "The Price is Right" is hitting the road for a nationwide tour for fans to see the popular game show in a city near them. The "Come on Down Tour" is separate from the TV show and live stage show and starts Friday at the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles with stops in various cities, including Dallas, Denver, Nashville, New Orleans, and St.

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Unusual demand for fuel in March 2022, says Sri Lanka’s Energy Ministry

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister said the demand for fuel was at a high in March 2022, compared to December 2021, and January & February 2022.Energy Secretary K. D.

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As 3rd Covid wave ebbs, no Covid death in 16 districts of Maharashtra in March

Also read: Omicron BA.2: COVID vaccines give protection but…: Study reveals 2 facts about effects of jabs on subvariant. Read here

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Global Covid-19 surge: Asia reports sudden spike in cases. 10 Covid-19 updates

Covid-19 cases, India has been warned to keep the guards up. Just as China battles with a rise in daily cases driven by the highly infectious 'stealth Omicron variant'. Additionally, the World Health Organization has sent out a warning this week, with several nations across the world witnessing a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases yet again.

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Edmonton weather forecast: Friday, March 18, 2022

Here’s meteorologist Jesse Beyer’s Friday, March 18, 2022 evening weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.

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North Carolina investigating former Trump aide Mark Meadows' voter registration

Then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to members of the press outside the West Wing of the White House on August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina state investigators are probing the voter registration of Mark Meadows, a former chief of staff to President Donald Trump, amid questions about him listing a home he never owned on voter records, the state attorney general’s office said Thursday.Attorney General Josh Stein's office asked the State Bureau of Investigation to look into Meadows' voter registration after a local prosecutor requested that state authorities oversee any probe of the matter, N.C.

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Canada’s UN mission sparks Twitter spat with Russia by editing Ukraine resolution

Russia accused Canada on Thursday of childishly annotating a letter it sent at the United Nations seeking support for its draft resolution on providing aid access and civilian protection in Ukraine, which Ottawa reacted to with pointed comments.

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New Jersey 'closely watching' global COVID rise, no plans to reimpose mandates

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (Photo by Edwin J. Torres/Office of Gov. Phil Murphy)TRENTON - New Jersey Gov.

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March full moon 2022: 'Worm moon' to ring in the arrival of spring

FILE IMAGE - Super worm moon rises in the sky over the high-rise tower seen from Parel, on March 9, 2020, in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Pratik Chorge/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) March’s full moon — called the "worm moon" — is set to reach peak illumination early Friday and will be the last full moon of winter 2022.The full moon will rise on Thursday night, and if the weather isn’t ideal, it will also appear full on Friday evening as well, according to the Farmer’s Almanac.Here’s what you need to know about seeing March’s full moon:The final full moon of winter 2022 will reach peak illumination at 3:20 a.m.

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Actor Mark Ruffalo joins campaign calling for large banks to defund Coastal GasLink

Actor Mark Ruffalo is showing his support for Wets’uwet’en Hereditary Chiefs who oppose the Coastal GasLink Pipeline, and are calling for big banks to stop funding the project.

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16-member advisory committee appointed to assist National Economic Council

COLOMBO (News 1st); The President has appointed a 16-member advisory committee to assist the National Economic Council.The list of appointed officials is as follows;Meanwhile, the composition of the Economic Council is as follows.

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Global COVID cases rising again

After 5 weeks of declining cases, global COVID-19 cases rose last week, fueled by increasing cases in three regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its latest weekly update.

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News Scan for Mar 16, 2022

Raising the number of states to report highly pathogenic avian flu in backyard flocks or commercial poultry to 15, federal and state officials today announced the first outbreak in Nebraska. In related developments, Missouri reported another outbreak in backyard poultry, and federal officials reported more H5 detections in wild birds, including the first from Ohio and Illinois.In Nebraska, the virus struck backyard bi

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B.C. evening weather forecast: March 15

Meteorologist Yvonne Schalle has the Tuesday, March 15, 2022 forecast for Metro Vancouver and British Columbia.

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Selma Blair Shares Her Health Journey To Mark MS Awareness Month: ‘May We All Find The Strength To Persevere’

Selma Blair is finding the strength to persevere.

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China's COVID-19 cases double as other nations eye resurgences

A flurry of lockdowns and other strong measures in China are keeping millions of people at home and workplaces shuttered, amid the country's quickly rising Omicron surge that saw COVID-19 cases double over the last day.

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14-member advisory committee appointed to assist National Economic Council

COLOMBO (News 1st); The President has appointed a 14-member advisory committee to assist the National Economic Council.The list of appointed officials is as follows;Meanwhile, the composition of the Economic Council is as follows.

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B.C. evening weather forecast: March 13

Meteorologist Yvonne Schalle has the Sunday, March 13, 2022 forecast for Metro Vancouver and British Columbia.

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COVID-19 update, 15 March 2022 1pm

The Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Chief Science Advisor Dr Ian Town will today host a media briefing to provide updates on the response to the Omicron outbreak.

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U.S. Capitol to partially reopen for some public tours starting March 28

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - The Capitol will begin phase one of its reopening plan starting on March 28, according to sources close to Fox News.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherFox is told that phase one of the reopening plan will allow groups of up to 15 persons for office visits or staff-led tours.Public tours will also resume, but only for school groups. The Capitol will launch up to four tours an hour for a maximum of 50 students between the hours of 8 a.m.

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Time change fatigue? National Napping Day 2022 aims to help you recuperate

the start of daylight saving time. Well, you're in luck because Monday is National Napping Day.National Napping Day was created to spread awareness of the positive health benefits of taking a nap, according to Sleep Advisor.org. It adds that napping between 20-30 minute intervals has been shown to improve an individual’s awareness and energy. The unofficial day of slumber was created by William Anthony and his wife Camille Anthony in 1999.

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Covid vaccination for 12-14 year olds to begin 16 March, says government

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President to address the nation on 16th March

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to address the nation on 16th March, said the President’s Media Division on Monday (14).

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COVID-19 update, 10 March 2022 1pm

The Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield leads a briefing for media organisations to provide updates on the response to the Omicron outbreak at 1pm today.

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B.C. evening weather forecast: March 12

Meteorologist Yvonne Schalle has the Saturday, March 12, 2022 forecast for Metro Vancouver and British Columbia.

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Military dogs celebrated on National K9 Veterans Day

Members of the Veterinary Medical Surgical Team training with Military Working Dog Blus and his handler Spc. Eric Kappel from the 18th Military Police Brigade in Vilseck, Germany, on March 11, 2022.

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Kerala's new Covid-19 cases drops below 1,000-mark, active tally at 8,846

Kerala dropped below the 1,000 mark on Sunday, with 885 more people testing positive in the last 24 hours, said the health department on Sunday. With this, the cumulative caseload has reached 65,21,098.

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#PriceHikeMarch: Here’s how expensive March 2022 has become

COLOMBO (News 1st); The price of multiple goods in Sri Lanka were increased with effect on Friday (10), after the government allowed the currency to float.Here’s a list of what was increased on #PriceHikeFriday:1. Fuel Prices:Lanka IOC raised petrol and diesel prices by Rs. 50/- and Rs.

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Another deadly day in Ukraine on Saturday, as Russian forces inched closer to the capital of Kyiv and claimed new territory in the south. U.S.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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