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Covid: Australian police clash with anti-lockdown protesters
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සිංහල ගීතයෙන් ලොවපුරා ජනප්රිය වූ ඉන්දියාවේ මියා මෙහාක්
මේ දිනවල සමාජ මාධ්යයේ අතිශය ජනප්රිය ගීතයකි “මැණිකේ මගේ” සිංහල ගීතය. මෙම සිංහල ගීතය ඉන්දියාවේ කේරළ ප්රාන්තයේ වයස අවුරුදු පහක් වූ පුංචි මීයා කුට්ටි...
Kumar Sangakkara opens new Compton and Edrich stands at Lord’s Cricket Ground
MCC President and Sri Lankan cricket great, Kumar Sangakkara, officially opened the new £53 million Compton and Edrich stands at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Thursday,...
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The speed of the Taliban advance in Afghanistan appears to have taken many by surprise - regional capitals seem to be falling like dominoes.
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