Ph.D. student has rare disease. Her own research discovered a potential breakthrough.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka usable Foreign Reserves which were at around USD 7 Billion in 2019, had dropped to less than USD 50 Million.Finance Minister Ali Sabry PC told the Parliament on Wednesday (4), that Sri Lanka settled USD 8 Billion in Debt in 2021, and US currency was released to the market to maintain the rate at Rs. 203/-.“Based on these factors Sri Lanka’s liquidity had dropped,” said the Finance Minister citing multiple reasons for the drop as well.In 2018 Sri Lanka’s tourism industry boomed generating USD 4.4 Million in revenue, and it dropped to USD 200 Million in 2021, mainly due to COVID-19, said the Finance Minister.“In addition, crude oil which was at USD 45 per barrel has increased to a price north of USD 100 per barrel,” he added noting that irrespective of who comes to power, the situation is such.The Finance Minister also admitted that Sri Lanka should have approached the International Monetary Fund much earlier, and the rupee should have been depreciated in an proper manner.“All successive governments have always obtained new loans to settle the old loans, and never used loans to invest and use the returns to settle the loans,” he told the house adding that this is how Sri Lanka’s debt portfolio increased to USD 51 Billion over the years.“We have bitten off more than what we can chew,” he told the house, adding Sri Lanka’s debt servicing is such that it obtained one credit card to settle the previous card, and this has been going on for years, and eventually Sri Lanka has fallen into the crib, making it impossible to access more funds.He said the crisis at present is based on three main factors;1.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday (4) rejected the request by police for an order to prevent protests from taking place near Parliament on Thursday (5) and Friday (6).Attorney-at-Law Kamal Wijesekera speaking to News 1st said the Thalangama Police, SSP for Mirihana, the Attorney General’s Department attempted to secure an order to prevent protests from taking place on the road leading to the Parliament.Counsel for the respondents pointed out to the court that the request made by police was illegal and unconstitutional.Attorney-at-Law Kamal Wijesekera said that police made submissions to the effect that the protest could violate the MPs privilege to enter parliament, however, counsel pointed out that that it was a wrong interpretation of the events.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - "Hillbilly Elegy" author JD Vance won Ohio’s contentious and hyper-competitive GOP Senate primary on Tuesday, buoyed by Donald Trump’s endorsement in a race that was an early test of the former president’s hold on his party as the midterm season kicks into high gear.A onetime staunch critic of Trump whose 2016 memoir about his Appalachian childhood lifted him to fame, Vance spent much of the campaign behind in the polls. But a late-stage endorsement from Trump pushed him to frontrunner status and the two men downplayed Vance's past scathing criticism of the former president, with Vance saying he was wrong.In accepting the GOP nomination, Vance struck a unifying tone, complimenting his rivals — including silencing boos for his most bitter opponent, former state Treasurer Josh Mandel — and pledging to appeal to the state's many moderates headed into November after an exceptionally bitter campaign that, at one point, saw two candidates nearly come to blows on a debate stage"Now this campaign, I really think, was a referendum on what kind of a Republican Party we want, and what kind of a country we want," Vance told the crowd.He now faces Democrat Tim Ryan in the general election race to fill the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen.

LOS ANGELES - Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked during a show in Los Angeles Tuesday night after a man reportedly jumped on stage. The alleged attacker was injured in the attack and was carried away in an ambulance, according to reports.Videos of the incident appear to show the man jumping onto the stage at the Hollywood Bowl, where Chappelle was performing his standup routine for his Netflix Is A Joke tour, when he attempted to tackle the comedian.He was swiftly taken away by security and other individuals, who appeared to repeatedly hit the man just off-stage, videos appear to show.WARNING GRAPHIC VIDEO AND LANGUAGEImmediately following the attack, Chappelle remained on stage and thanked security, before joking about the incident and describing the individual who attacked him as a "trans man."Chappelle makes several jokes about the trans community in his standup routine and even boasted during Tuesday night’s performance that he has been recently forced to increase his security amid new threats.The attack reportedly happened as Chappelle was ending his show.FILE IMAGE - Dave Chappelle looks on during the 2022 NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Feb.

PHILADELPHIA - A 14-year-old is in the hospital after being shot in West Oak Lane early Wednesday morning. According to police, the incident happened at a private residence 1900 block of Georgian Road just before 3:30 a.m. Chief Inspector Scott Small says police and paramedics arrived at the residence they received no response at the door and the doors were locked. Police found an open window on the first floor and entered the residence, Small says. According to authorities, blood was found. "There was blood throughout the house on all three floors," Small says.  A relative, believed to be the teen's uncle, living in the home told police there were juveniles, including the 14-year-old, in the home, but they did not know where they were. Police say they then learned a 14-year-old shooting victim had been driven to Elkins Park Hospital by his mother. The teen was shot once in his leg and is in stable condition, Small says. According to law enforcement, the teen told police he was walking home and made eye contact with a man who then fired one shot, hitting him in the leg.

Italy has announced that a passenger locator form is no longer required to enter the country - but other Covid travel rules will remain in place until the end of the month.

A devastated mother has spoken of her heartache after her son was left almost completely paralysed after he caught Covid. She now believes more could've been done for her son after he initially fell ill at their home.

Spain has confirmed that Covid-19 travel rules will remain in place for UK flyers until May 15.

deadly variant which could re-emerge.

ISIS in Syria, a court heard.Tarek Namouz, 42, faces eight charges of entering into a terror funding arrangement between November 2020 and May 2021.Namouz, who appeared at the Old Bailey by video link from Wandsworth jail yesterday, is also accused of two counts of possessing terrorist information relating to videos.The defendant, who spoke only to confirm his identity, was remanded into custody until his next appearance.He has not yet entered any pleas.Prosecutor Jonathan Polnay told the court it is alleged the defendant sent "the proceeds of coronavirus bounce back funding loans to ISIS".Mr Justice Sweeney said it was a "serious case" which would be heard by Judge Peter Lodder, the Recorder of Richmond sitting at Kingston Crown Court.A plea and case management hearing was set for July 22, with a provisional two-week trial from November 21.The bounceback loans, which were fully guaranteed by the Government, were intended to compensate firms for reduced trade during the Covid lockdowns.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.Bosses could apply for up to £50,000 or 25% of annual turnover.Banks were ordered to ease the usual checks.

Popular BBC presenter Simon Reeve has been given the ‘all clear’ during a heart scan, after he picked up an ‘exotic illness’ during his travels.The 49 year old took to his social media accounts to post a scan of his heart ‘beating and flapping away’ after he was tested for ‘vegetation growth’ after contracting the illness. He seemed delighted as he announced the ‘all clear result’. He wrote: “My heart(!).

Kate Garraway, 54 and husband Derek Draper, 54 are celebrating their 16th wedding anniversary today despite having a difficult two years.

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Delhi conducts a large number of tests. As the eligible population of Delhi has got vaccinated, the number of hospital admissions is very less despite the daily cases count in the 1,200-1,500 range in the last few days and the positivity rate standing in the bracket of five-six per cent.

India reported 3,205 new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 637 more than the previous count. On Tuesday, the country reported 2,568 new infections.

Beijing closed dozens of subway stations, as Covid restrictions slowly constrict movement across the Chinese capital of over 21 million people.

Adam Hardin and his 2.38-carat brown diamond that was found at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park. (Credit: Arkansas State Park) MURFREESBORO, Ark. - It took more than a decade for Adam Hardin to find treasure at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park.When he did, he discovered a 2.38-carat brown diamond on April 10, the largest diamond found at the park this year, according to park officials. Hardin, a regular visitor to the park, sifted through wet soil from the East Drain of the park’s 37.5-acre search area when he found the gem.RELATED: 'Extremely rare' 555.55-carat black diamond going up for auction"It was right in the middle when I flipped my screen over," Hardin said in a news release.

abortion in the House of Commons.Bloc Quebecois MP Christine Normandin put forward a motion seeking unanimous consent from the House to affirm the importance of the right to choose, following a leaked initial draft majority opinion that suggested the U.S. Supreme Court will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Dominican Republic as soon as Tuesday amid an ongoing case involving packages of presumed cocaine found onboard an aircraft they were operating, the airline says.In a letter sent to Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, Pivot Airlines CEO Eric Edmondson appealed to the government to do more to intervene.“We are reaching out to you to request your urgent assistance in ensuring the safe return of the Canadian aircrew being wrongfully held in the Dominican Republic,” Edmondson wrote.“For more than 24 days, our crew has been subject to threats against their lives, inhumane treatment, and arbitrary detention, for dutifully reporting a crime and averting a potential aviation disaster.

A second oral anti-viral medicine for people with COVID-19 will be available in the community on prescription from tomorrow.

Pro-life and pro-choice demonstrators during a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Abortion rights have been a divisive issue for decades.

active cases comprise 0.05% of the total infections, while the national Covid recovery rate was recorded as 98.74%, the ministry said.

UPPER MAKEFIELD Twp., Pa. - A vigil was held Tuesday night for two Bucks County boys who authorities say were gravely shot by their own mother as they laid in their beds Monday morning. Trinh T. Nguyen, 38, was arrested Monday morning near United Methodist Church in Washington Crossing hours after the shooting that left 13-year-old Jeffrey and 9-year-old Nelson in grave condition.Officers from the Upper Makefield Police Department were called to Timber Ridge Road around 7 a.m.

Peek into the Belle Époque-inspired boudoir room inside Moulin Rouge's windmill. (Airbnb)Moulin Rouge's iconic windmill in Paris, France, will be available for a one-night stay on select days beginning in June, Airbnb announced on Tuesday. Guests can live out their 19th-century Parisian dreams by staying in the Belle Époque-inspired boudoir room inside the windmill, but there’s much more. Those who stay at the Moulin Rouge will also be given backstage access and a private tour that highlights the history of the fabled landmark and its costume designers. Opulent windmill boudoir-inspired bedroom.

NEW YORK - In the wake of the leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would strike down Roe v.

PHILADELPHIA - People in Philadelphia are making their voices heard on abortion rights.Massive crowds gathered outside Philadelphia City Hall Tuesday night singing, "We're going to keep on marching, keep on fighting, fighting up to freedom land."Hundreds came to protest after the Supreme Court's draft opinion on Roe v. Wade was leaked Monday.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s State Trading Corporation said that 1,000 MT of rice was imported to Sri Lanka via the Indian credit line over the past few days.Chairman of the Sri Lanka State Trading Corporation Yoga Perera speaking to News 1st said approximately 80,000 MT of rice was imported via the Indian Credit Line to be sold a concessionary prices.The import rice will be sold via Lanka Sathosa & super markets across the country.Yoga Perera said 1 kg of Ponni Samba will be sold for Rs. 175/-, 1 kg of Nady and While Kekulu Rice will be sold for Rs.

Official Rawlings Major League (Manfred) baseball signed in black felt tip on a side panel in Ukrainian cursive and English print, "Zelenskyy." In addition to the unspecified percentage of the sale that will be donated through the global nonprofit Americares, RR Auction will contribute its buyer’s premium and seller’s commission to war relief efforts. Americares’ website describes its humanitarian response in Ukraine as focused on the medical needs of millions of refugees.Kaplan is a governmental affairs specialist from New York who has many contacts with the U.N.

coronavirus that accounts for most COVID-19 infections in Quebec is more transmissible than the previous Omicron strain, but it is not more virulent, the province’s public health institute said Tuesday.About 90 per cent of new COVID-19 infections randomly screened in Quebec since mid-April involve the BA.2 subvariant, which replaced the original Omicron strain — BA.1 — responsible for a surge in infections last winter.On Tuesday, the Institut national de santé publique du Quebec said, “The risks of hospitalization or any other serious illnesses related to BA.2 were comparable to those associated with BA.1.”The institute’s report found that vaccines were 10 per cent to 40 per cent effective at preventing symptomatic infections in the six months after the second dose. A third dose increased the effectiveness against symptomatic infection to between 40 per cent and 74 per cent.“Vaccine effectiveness for preventing hospitalizations or deaths linked to BA.2 remained elevated (77 per cent to 85 per cent) even seven months after the second dose,” the institute said.

Today we are reporting 8,454  community cases, 481 hospitalisations and 24 deaths.

coronavirus deaths being published by some agencies with respect to India must stop.

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - Douglasville police say they have arrested a woman accused of shooting a teenager during a road rage incident Sunday afternoon.A judge denied bond for 30-year-old Brittney Alyssa Griffith on Monday morning. According to investigators, Griffith was driving a black sedan in the eastbound lanes along Interstate 20 around 4:40 p.m.

influenza cases saw notable increases starting in October, a trend that’s only seen a month or two variance going back to 2009.This year, that increase started in March, a shift of six months. Assessing your risk in Canada’s 6th wave will be difficult.

police lights (FOX 9)CAMDEN COUNTY, N.J. - Multiple fires were set inside one New Jersey business, while several others suffered additional damage Tuesday.Heavy smoke was seen coming from the Pure Puff Vape Shop in Berlin Township when police and fire crews arrived at the scene.Incidents at five other businesses along the Route 73 corridor were reported to police. Tullia’s Italian Restaurant, Burger King, B-Tan Tanning Salon, Red, White & Blue Thrift Sho, and Imported Car Care Center all had their windows broken by rocks.A suspected, identified as 33-year-old Hector W.

Police say Philip Dulude hid under a blanket to avoid arrest. (Credit: Belfast Police Department) BELFAST, Maine - Police in Maine thought that they had seen it all until they found a wanted man hiding under a blanket in plain sight to avoid arrest. Belfast police said they were recently called to the Admiral Ocean Inn to respond to reports of an intoxicated man causing a disturbance.The man was later identified as Philip Dulude.RELATED: Stink bomb deployed at Anne Arundel County Council meeting by man in 'poop emoji' costumePolice said Dulude was removed from the property and threatened with arrest if he returned. A few hours later, officers returned to the inn’s parking lot and found someone in a chair hiding under a blanket. Officers said they pulled off the blanket and found Dulude hiding under it.

A woman leg lifts at Planet Fitness in the Columbia Mall on July 24, 2017 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. - Mall space is being repurposed as more department store chains close stores that have traditionally served as "anchors" at malls.

NEW YORK - In the wake of the leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would strike down Roe v.

CAMDEN COUNTY, N.J. - U.S. Marshals have made an arrest in connection with a homicide that took place in Camden in March.Terence McManus, 39, of Cherry Hill, died after being punched on the 1100 block of Whitman Avenue in Camden on March 11.Officials say he fell, hit his head and suffered blunt head trauma.

TREDYFFRIN, Pa. - A portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Chester County is closed in both directions following a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer, according to officials. Emergency crews were called to milepost 322.6 between State Route 29 and Valley Forget around 5:30 p.m.

Sonar image of Clotilda. (Credit: Alabama Historical Commission) MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Researchers are returning to the Alabama coast near Mobile to assess the sunken remains of the last slave ship to bring captive Africans to the United States more than 160 years ago.The Alabama Historical Commission said a team will began a 10-day evaluation of the remnants of the Clotilda on Monday.

PHILADELPHIA - SEPTA safety took center stage at Tuesday's budget meeting with Philadelphia City Council, as officials try to rebuild the public's confidence in the sixth-largest transit system in the country. The meeting comes a week after SEPTA officials arrested a man for allegedly raping a woman on a SEPTA train. It's the latest in a series of violent horror stories that have unfolded on SEPTA property that General Manager Leslie Richards admitted is impacting ridership. At the same time, Richards said that violent crime on SEPTA property is down compared to the first quarter of 2021.

Pennsylvania mother is in custody after police claim she shot her two sons and then attempted to shoot her neighbour before fleeing the scene.According to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, Trinh Nguyen, a Washington Crossing, Pa., resident, was arrested Monday morning. She was charged with three counts of attempted homicide and one count of possession of an instrument of crime.Local authorities claim Nguyen, 38, approached her 22-year-old neighbour outside his house early Monday morning and asked him to bring a box full of photos to her ex-husband, with whom the neighbour worked.The police statement alleges the neighbour accepted the box, but when they turned around “he saw Nguyen pointing a black revolver to his face.”“Nguyen pulled the trigger two times, but the gun did not fire,” the police report reads.

PHILADELPHIA - Local leaders and concerned residents in Pennsylvania and New Jersey reacted Tuesday to an unprecedented Supreme Court draft opinion that aims to overturn Roe V. Wade abortion rights. The national uproar started Monday night when Politico reported a leaked draft opinion on the landmark Roe V. Wade and Casey decisions written by Justice Samuel Alito.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Communities look to firefighters to extinguish the flames when a fire breaks out at a neighbor's home or a local school.Atlantic City officials reassured residents and tourists that the local fire department is ready to do just that - keep them safe.At a press conference Tuesday, Mayor Marty Smalls dispelled rumors that the department is not equipped to battle blazes. He admitted the city needs to update it's fleet, but says new equipment is on its way.'We invested in a $1 million ladder truck," Smalls said.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The JVP or the People’s Liberation Front convened a special media briefing on Tuesday (3) morning to expose corruption and fraud in Sri Lanka. 

COLOMBO (News 1st); Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Thero, Mahanayaka of the Malwathu Chapter of the Siyam Sect has decided to classify politicians as Persona Non Grata, until the present crisis situation is solved.The Most Venerable Mahanayake Thero had decided to refrain from meeting with politicians with effect from Monday (2).A group of Sri Lankans who are part of the on going movement for change met with the Mahanayake Thero and requested that the Rajapaksa’s be stripped of all the titles bestowed upon them.The Mahanayake Thero said the country cannot move forward unless the crisis is solved.

Chris Kamara is battling to be ready for his TV comeback.The presenter has been diagnosed with apraxia of speech, which makes it difficult for him to talk and has forced him to quit Soccer Saturday after 24 years.But he is determined to be fighting fit in time for the start of his new show The Games on ITV next week.Brave Chris is having regular treatments to help him beat his condition.He said: "I am doing so many things. I’m trying absolutely everything to get it sorted.

Emmerdale viewers as some seem to think she could possibly "kill" Marlon Dingle.Although his health seemed to be improving since his life threatening stroke in March, Woolpack chef Marlon suffered another health setback during Tuesday's episode (May 3) when he discovered he had aspiration pneumonia.Mary was appointed to look after Marlon for the day, while her daughter Rhona returned to work.But Mary seemed to pass her responsibilities over to Bear Wolf and Liam Cavanagh who decided to take a poorly Marlon to the local allotments for some fresh air.As the three men were there, they quickly discovered that Marlon was unwell and needed urgent medical attention. Worried by Marlon's niggling cough, Liam thought it would be best to drive him to the hospital immediately where they discovered that things had taken a turn for the worst.Due to Mary's lack of care over the last few weeks, fans suspect that things may take an unexpected yet sinister twist.Taking to Twitter, Emmerdale fans shared their thoughts on Rhona's mother.One person wrote: "Mary is going to kill Marlon.