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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,...
How the Taliban gained ground so quickly
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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Afghanistan: Taliban take 10th provincial capital as Ghazni falls
The Taliban have taken the strategically important city of Ghazni, the 10th provincial capital to fall to the militants in less than a week.
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