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A powerful earthquake rocked Mexico. The strength of the earthquake was felt hundreds of miles away in the capital of Mexico City.It is also said that the strength of the earthquake is 7.6 on the Richter scale. Mexican media reported that four people had lost their lives. However, it is also said that the number may increase. (Reuters)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered to keep military groups ready in the country.Foreign media reports that the country’s Ministry of Defense has announced that it has decided to call back 300,000 volunteer soldiers with military experience to strengthen the army battalions.Along with this decision, the price of crude oil in the world market has increased by 2%, the foreign media further states.
A meeting has taken place between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland who came to London to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.The Presidential Media Division stated that mutual cooperation between the Commonwealth Secretariat and Sri Lanka was discussed at length here.President Ranil Wickremesinghe also attended a reception organized by the Commonwealth Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Development James Cleveley at Church House and engaged in friendly discussions with world leaders.
SINGER (Sri Lanka), being an organization committed to environmental protection joins World Ozone Day celebrations this year as usual. World Ozone Day falls on the 16th of September to mark the day when the Montreal Protocol was signed in 1987. This year’s Ozone Day is celebrated with the theme of Global Cooperation Protecting Life on Earth. The theme recognizes the impact the Montreal Protocol has on climate change while focusing on the need to act in collaboration to address climate challenges and protect life on earth for future generations.At a time when there were concerns regarding CFC refrigerants, the retail…
Blogger and security engineer Sam Curry got the shock of a lifetime recently after he found out Google had transferred USD249,999.99 into his account for no reason. He claimed that he waited almost a month to hear back from the company and after he contacted Google , eventually he was told by the tech giant that a “human error” caused the accidental large sum transfer.Sam Curry tweeted on Wednesday(14th September 2022) that Google had “randomly” transferred him $249,999 alongside a screenshot revealing that it has been a little over 3 weeks since the tech giant made the transfer without giving…
Army’s Maheesh Theekshana, who represented the Sri Lankan team that won the Asia Cup Cricket Championship, has been promoted to the rank of Sergeant.This promotion has been given at a ceremony organized yesterday (20) at the Army Headquarters to recognize the athletes who have shown outstanding performance in the international arena while representing the Army.
The director general of health services has confirmed that day before yesterday (19) no covid deaths were reported and yesterday (20) 24 covid infected people were identified.According to that, the number of Covid-infected people identified in Sri Lanka is 670,641 and the number of Covid-related deaths is 16,748.
The Department of Meteorology says that there may be some rain in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and Galle and Matara districts today (21).The department states that rain or thundershowers may occur in a few places in Uva province and Ampara and Batticaloa districts in the evening or at night.The Department of Meteorology requests that people take necessary measures to minimize the dangers caused by temporary strong winds and lightning that may occur with thunderstorms.
Reuters has reported that the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka said that India held the first round of debt restructuring talks with Sri Lankan authorities on September 16.Accordingly, the Indian High Commission has stated that the discussions were conducted amicably.India has stated that it is ready to provide support to the neighbor suffering from the economic crisis through long-term investments.
The results of the survey conducted by the World Food Program on food insecurity in Sri Lanka have been published.According to the relevant report, it is stated that 79% of households in Sri Lanka are tempted to consume cheap food regardless of nutrition.Also, 49% have reduced the amount of food consumed, 39% have reduced the number of meals and 37% of the population of this country is suffering from severe food insecurity, according to the relevant reports.The survey conducted by the World Food Program has revealed that 4 out of every 10 households do not get enough food.

