Oxfam warns Covid hunger could kill more than virus
UTV | COLOMBO – Oxfam has warned that, by the end of the year, “12,000 people per day could die from hunger linked to Covid-19...
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Sri Lanka completes more than 88,000 PCR tests
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The number of PCR tests conducted in the country has surpassed the 88,000 mark. The Ministry of Health said 1,651 PCR...
More than 250 Sri Lankans repatriated from Myanmar, Japan
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Group of Sri Lankans, who were stranded in Japan without means of returning home due to travel restrictions, has been repatriated....
COVID-19: Italy reports 1st virus death, cases more than quadruple
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Italy reported its first death from the new virus from China early Saturday and the number of people infected more than quadrupled due...
Plane crash fatalities fell more than 50% in 2019
(UTV|LION AIR PLANE CRASH) – The number of people killed in crashes of large commercial planes fell by more than 50% in 2019, according to...
Australia fires: More than 200 homes burn down on coast
(UTV|COLOMBO) – More than 200 homes have burned down in deadly bushfires racing along the Australian coast. At least 43 homes were destroyed in East...
More than 100mm rain today as well: Met Dept.
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Meteorology Department has issued another warning of more than 100mm showers during the day. They said heavy rainfall could be expected in Western,...
More than 1000 private medical graduates to receive internships today
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Health Ministry will handover internship appointments to 1400 private medical graduates today (Sept 12). Among these graduates, more than 1,000 individuals had qualified...
Floods kill more than 60 in Sudan – [PHOTOS]
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Torrential rain and floods have killed 62 people in Sudan, according to the official state news agency. The country has been battered by heavy...