Melbourne’s lockdown begins as cases rise
UTV | COLOMBO – Sweeping lockdown restrictions on non-essential businesses in Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, have come into effect, as authorities scramble to bring coronavirus...
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England captain Root returns as West Indies eye series win
UTV| COLOMBO – England will hope the return of captain Joe Root proves inspirational in the second Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford...
Asian Tour restart blow as Taiwan Masters golf cancelled
UTV | COLOMBO – Hong Kong, Wednesday: Golf’s Taiwan Masters was cancelled Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, casting doubt over the planned September resumption...
Hagia Sophia: Pope ‘pained’ as Istanbul museum reverts to mosque
UTV | COLOMBO – Pope Francis has said he’s “pained” by Turkey’s decision to convert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia back into a mosque. Speaking at a...
‘Opposition is using COVID-19 as a tool’
UTV | COLOMBO – Former State Minister Janaka Wakkumbura says the Opposition is attempting to use the recent spike in coronavirus cases as a tool...
Govt. dismisses claims of holidays as false
UTV | COLOMBO – The Department of Government Information says rumours circulating of holidays being declared during the next few days due to the coronavirus...
Stokes strikes as West Indies close on England total
UTV | COLOMBO – England stand-in captain Ben Stokes took the key wicket of Kraigg Brathwaite to leave the first Test against the West Indies...
V- shaped recovery for Lankan exports as June export earnings reach $ 950 mn – EDB
UTV | COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s export earnings have increased to US $ 950 million in June 2020 from US $ 602 million in May,...
Hong Kong: Dozens held as ‘anti-protest’ law kicks in on handover anniversary
UTV | COLOMBO – Dozens of people have been arrested in Hong Kong, including a man carrying a pro-independence flag, after a new “anti-protest” law...