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19.01.2022 / 06:04

Three political parties registered as accepted parties

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Elections Commission on Monday (10) announced that three political parties were registered as accepted political parties.These parties are the Tamil Makkal Kuttani, Nava Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya, and the Tamil progressive alliance.

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USD 1 bn term loan from India for essential commodities and of USD 500 mn for fuel purchase

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Better utilization of GSP+ discussed between Sri Lanka & Hungary

COLOMBO (News 1st); Foreign Minister Peiris emphasized the need to optimize utilization of the EU GSP+ facility in accessing the Hungarian market, as Sri Lanka’s key exports benefit from duty free access to the EU market. Moreover, interest was also expressed in the early conclusion of the Double Taxation Agreement between the two countries, as well as cooperation, inter alia, in science and technology, Ayruveda and renewable energy.The two Ministers met on 12th January during the Hungarian Minister Péter Szijjártó’s visit to Sri Lanka. Minister Peiris noted with appreciation Hungary’s empathetic approach towards Sri Lanka in addressing residual issues of reconciliation, and apprised the Hungarian Minister on progress in reconciliation and the credible domestic framework in process to promote and protect human rights, in keeping with the country’s international obligations.

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Kerala, TN, Telangana best performers in health; UP fast catching up: report

Healthy States Progressive India’ report released on Monday, Kerala emerged as the best performer in terms of overall performance for the fourth consecutive round. Uttar Pradesh ranked at the bottom among 19 large states in the 2018-19 report, however, topped in the latest report— for 2019-20-- in terms of incremental performance.

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'Go in peace': Pa. church founded in 1800 holds last service

BELLEFONTE, Pa. - A Pennsylvania church with a 221-year history held its final service and is scheduled to close at the end of the year because of declining membership and attendance.The First Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, which is nearly as old as the borough itself, held the final scheduled service on Christmas Eve after having welcomed generations of families over the course of more than two centuries."There’s just such a love among this congregation. We’ve all known each other so long and we know each other’s foibles," church elder Candace Dannaker told the Centre Daily Times.

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Biogen halves price of Alzheimer's drug after criticism

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17.12.2021 / 09:19

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The potential benefits Bolton Wanderers could have from Wycombe game Covid postponement

Bolton Wanderers will not be in action tomorrow after the clash against Wycombe Wanderers was postponed.

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Salt may play role in predicting hurricane intensity, NOAA says

WASHINGTON - An element found in the ocean is now at the heart of new research by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that could potentially lead to improved forecasts of the most dangerous hurricanes: salt. According to NOAA, the agency has made steady progress in forecasting the track of a hurricane, but progress has been slow in improving the prediction of rapid intensification of hurricanes.Rapid intensification is when the maximum wind speeds that drive a hurricane rapidly increase by 35 miles per hour or more in 24 hours or less.In this satellite image provided by U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Florence churns through the Atlantic Ocean toward the U.S.

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California governor wants Texas-like law to ban assault guns

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday pledged to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the state, citing the same authority claimed by conservative lawmakers in Texas to outlaw most abortions once a heartbeat is detected.California has banned the manufacture and sale of many assault-style weapons for decades.

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B.C. floods: Cultus Lake storm damage hints at scale of cleanup work ahead

Only one evacuation order is left in B.C.’s flood-ravaged Sumas Prairie Pomeranz and colleagues were hard at work Wednesday, racing to get the park back into safe and usable condition before springtime when it is one of the region’s most popular recreation destinations.B.C.’s Environment Ministry told Global News it was too early to say how long the cleanup could take.“I’ve never seen anything like that, and the amount of cleanup that has to come in afterwards is just phenomenal,” he said.“You try and do what you can. It’s painful to see.

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Premier League braced for Tottenham to request Brighton postponement over Covid crisis

Premier League are braced for Tottenham Hotspur to request that their match against Brighton and Hove Albion is postponed.Spurs are set to travel to Sussex to face the Seagulls on Sunday, but currently have seven first team players isolating after they tested positive for Covid.The club are currently awaiting the results of PCR tests, with two staff members also in isolation, before they request that the match is called off.Spurs also have a crucial Europa Conference League match against Rennes on Thursday, which UEFA have stated they expect will go ahead as planned despite the outbreak.This is not the first time this season that Spurs have had to contend with multiple positive test results, although in that instance the results turned out

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06.12.2021 / 18:01

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New high street health centre for Shaw and Crompton a step closer after cash boost

Plans for a new health centre for Shaw and Crompton could finally be becoming a reality after years of campaigning by councillors.

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GHISLAINE MAXWELL TRIAL: Opening statements Monday in sex trafficking case

NEW YORK - Starting Monday, prosecutors in Lower Manhattan will argue that British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, 59, was secretly abetting dead financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes with girls as young as 14.The indictment against Maxwell is based on accusations from four women who say she recruited them to give Epstein massages that progressed into sexual abuse.

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B.C. floods: Highway 1 Chilliwack to Abbotsford to reopen

Progress has been made on Highway 1 road closures is expected to reopen to traffic between Chilliwack and Abbotsford on Thursday. Aaron McArthur has the details.

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Racial slur written on Delaware County school building shocks, saddens community

WALLINGFORD, Pa. - A Delaware County elementary school is vandalized with a racial slur and police are going through surveillance video to find the culprit.Folks in the tight-knit community reacted to the racial slur written on the back doors of Wallingford Elementary School, on South Providence Road, with sadness and anger, after staff members made the disheartening discovery just before 9 Monday morning."I’m horrified. I’m sad.

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Police apprehend alleged burglar after two chases in Newark

NEWARK, Del. - A foot chase ended with the apprehension of a burglar Monday, police say. The incident happened at approximately 11:15 a.m. when patrol officers were dispatched to the 4000 block of Rosetree Lane for the report of a burglary in progress. When officers arrived at the scene, they noticed what they say appeared to be forced entry into a residence and then they began a search of the area. At this time, one of the officers spotted a person who matched the description provided early by a witness.

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Health Minister to review the progress of Covid vaccination campaign today

Our discussion will centre around the progress of #COVID19 vaccination in these regions and the roadmap to further scale up our fight against the pandemic.

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Mandaviya to review Covid vaccination progress in Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Puducherry on Monday

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A new council report highlights progress in combating Covid

A new report highlights the progress made combating the coronavirus pandemic in North Lanarkshire.

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Glasgow Climate Pact: UN official satisfied with 'good compromise'

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - It was no deal or a lump of coal at Glasgow climate talks and for Patricia Espinosa, the United Nations’ climate secretary, there was no choice."No deal was the worst possible result there. Nobody wins," Espinosa said in an interview with The Associated Press Sunday, about 15 hours after nearly 200 nations agreed on what is now being called the Glasgow Climate Pact.The world got a climate deal that outside experts said showed progress, but not success.

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Wendy Williams Shares Health Update Amid Absence from 'The Wendy Williams Show'

Wendy Williams is sharing an update about her health.

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Wendy Williams Is ‘Making Progress’ With Health But It’s ‘Taking Longer Than We Expected’

Wendy Williams is on the road to recovery but it is a long one.

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Alberta’s COVID-19 cases continue to trend downward but kids see recent increase

Alberta is seeing progress in the fourth wave fight against COVID-19, with numbers continuing to trend downward, but there has been a recent increase in cases of kids between five and 11 years old. Lauren Pullen reports.

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Astroworld concert crush: Video shows fans jumping barricade before ‘mass casualty incident’

Officials in Houston, Texas, confirmed at least eight people died following a “mass casualty incident” at the Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on the night of Friday, November 5.

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COP26: Obama criticizes Russia, China for 'lack of urgency' on climate

GLASGOW, Scotland - Barack Obama expressed confidence at U.N. climate talks Monday that the Biden administration will ultimately get its $555 billion climate package through Congress, and faulted U.S.

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Infrastructure bill: Which Democrats, Republicans voted for Biden's signature measure

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden’s signature infrastructure bill was hailed as a bipartisan achievement when it passed the Senate earlier this year.With the support of 13 Republicans late Friday night, it maintained that moniker. The House passed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill 228-206.RELATED: House lawmakers vote yes on Biden's $1T infrastructure billIt’s now destined for the White House for Biden’s signature after the following Republicans broke rank with their party:The U.S.

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Province making progress on care home recommendations

The province continues to make progress on implementing recommendations made in a report looking into the deadly Maples Care Home outbreak.

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Did lockdowns during covid make drinking more acceptable in India?

Mint Marketing Awards recently, Deepika Warrier, chief marketing officer at Diageo India, said that though research agencies were not able to put their teams out to track consumers, the company spoke to its customers through virtual groups and one-on-ones. “We were really depending more on our own observations of ourselves as consumers, our friends, our community, and what little market visits we could do to understand what’s happening," she said.

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Paid family leave: House Dems put 4 weeks back into $1.75T spending bill

WASHINGTON - Democrats in the House said Wednesday that paid family and medical leave will be placed back into their $1.75 trillion social and environmental spending bill, reviving a key element of President Joe Biden’s agenda and setting up a showdown with a key Senate Democrat who has opposed it.Biden had reluctantly dropped a scaled-back paid leave proposal from last week's White House framework after Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., balked at the cost.

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Democrats reach deal to lower prescription drug costs in $1.75T spending bill

WASHINGTON - Democrats reached an agreement on a plan to lower prescription drug costs for most older people, capping out-of-pocket Medicare costs at $2,000 and reducing the price of insulin, salvaging a campaign promise as part of President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion domestic policy proposal.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday announced the deal on one of the few remaining provisions that needed to be resolved in Biden's big package as the party moves closer to wrapping up negotiations. Schumer acknowledged it's not as sweeping as Democrats had hoped for, but a compromise struck with one key holdout Democrat, Sen.

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New Jersey governor's race has Murphy, Ciattarelli in dead heat

TRENTON - New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican Jack Ciattarelli were virtually deadlocked early Wednesday after a campaign centered on the incumbent’s progressive policies and handling of the pandemic.The Associated Press has not declared a winner in the race as votes from Tuesday's election were still being tallied on a night that imparted some bad omens for Democrats.

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Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner wins second term, AP reports

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia, Democrat Larry Krasner won another term as district attorney, beating high-profile criminal defense lawyer Chuck Peruto, the Republican nominee, and getting the go-ahead to continue his progressive overhaul of the office.Critics have placed the blame on Krasner and other progressive prosecutors for the increase in gun crimes.

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Los Angeles, Long Beach ports will issue fines for backlogged cargo

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex will start issuing fines to shipping companies if they let cargo containers stack up as the nation’s busiest twin harbors deal with an unprecedented backlog of vessels.The Los Angeles and Long Beach harbor commissions voted Friday to implement a 90-day "container excess dwell fee" that sets time limits on how long containers can stay at marine terminals.About 40% of all shipping containers entering the U.S. come through the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports.

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Murphy, Ciattarelli touring NJ as campaign coming to close

Democrat Phil Murphy, left, and Republican Jack Ciattarelli are running for governor of New Jersey. Murphy is the incumbent.

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Biden, EU believe deal on steel tariffs will help with climate change

ROME (AP) - President Joe Biden said Sunday a new U.S. and European Union trade agreement would crack down on "dirty steel" that produces carbon emissions that are blamed for climate change and also patch up a trans-Atlantic rift over Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs.Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at a joint appearance during the Group of 20 summit that the agreement represented a renewed partnership on economic and environmental matters.

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Biden announces 'historic' deal on $1.75T spending plan, asks Democrats for votes

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden declared Thursday he has reached a "historic economic framework" with Democrats in Congress on his sweeping domestic policy package, a hard-fought yet dramatically scaled-back deal announced hours before he departs for overseas summits.Biden's remarks at the White House came after he traveled to Capitol Hill to make the case to House Democrats for the still robust domestic package — $1.75 trillion of social services and climate change programs the White House believes can pass the 50-50 Senate."It will fundamentally change the lives of millions of people for the better," Biden said at the White House.RELATED: Biden's social spending plan: Many progressives reluctantly accept smaller billTogether with a

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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