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"Sri Lankan don poisoned to death by revengeful woman?"

All-party meeting to decide on Lanka polls remains inconclusive

3:18 pm May 13, 2020

Colombo: An all-party meeting convened by Sri Lanka’s election commission to decide whether to hold parliamentary polls in June remained inconclusive, party members said on Wednesday. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa dissolved the opposition-controlled Parliament on March 2, six months ahead of the schedule, and called a snap election on April 25 to elect a new 225-member […]

Singapore reports 41 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours: report

Singapore reports 673 foreign workers infected by coronavirus

3:14 pm May 13, 2020

Singapore: Singapore has reported 675 new COVID-19 cases, mostly foreign workers living in dormitories, taking the number of infections in the country to 25,346, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Out of the new infections, only two coronavirus cases are Singapore citizens or permanent resident (foreigner), the ministry said. The latest count takes the national […]

Militants storm maternity clinic in Afghan capital, kill 16

1:34 am May 13, 2020

Kabul: Militants stormed a maternity hospital in the western part of Kabul on Tuesday, setting off an hours-long shootout with the police and killing 16 people, including two newborn babies, their mothers and an unspecified number of nurses, Afghan officials said. While the battle was underway, Afghan security forces struggled to evacuate the facility carrying […]

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

Pompeo holds COVID-19 video conference with counterparts from India, 5 other nations

1:52 am May 12, 2020

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday held a video conference with his counterparts from India, Australia, Brazil, Israel, Japan and South Korea on issues related to coronavirus pandemic. “Pompeo and his counterparts discussed the importance of international cooperation, transparency, and accountability in combating the COVID-19 pandemic and in addressing its causes,” State […]

COVID-19 positive Indian national dies of heart attack in Singapore

1:42 am May 12, 2020

Singapore: A 53-year-old Indian national in Singapore, who was tested positive for coronavirus, died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the health ministry said on Monday. The man died on May 9. His COVID-19 test report came on May 10 after his death, the ministry said. The cause of the man’s death was ruptured myocardial infarction […]