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COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the country’s new Finance Minister, as well as Minister of Economic Stability, and National Policies.He took oaths as the Finance Minister in the presence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday (25).

COLOMBO (News 1st); US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie J. Chung met with Sri Lanka Air Force Commander Sudarshana Pathirana in Colombo on Friday (27).The Ambassador tweeted that a strong, secure Sri Lanka is critical to the stability & prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region.The Ambassador and the Air Force Commander discussed about efforts to strengthen defense cooperation in the region & ongoing commitment to Sri Lankan security.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration had informed all the Heads of Government Departments to prepare and implement an appropriate arrangement to call only the officers who are essential to delivering public services for duty with effect from Thursday (26).The letter from Secretary P. K.

COLOMBO (News 1t); Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday (26) called for the international community to help the island nation overcome its current economic crisis.President Rajapaksa said that it is very important that solutions to the current national crisis be implemented within the framework of democracy.The President was addressing Nikkei’s Future of Asia conference, held in Tokyo and online.“We have appointed a new prime minister and a cabinet of ministers with representation from multiple political parties,” Rajapaksa said. “And we are fostering ongoing discussions in parliament toward forming a national consensus on the way forward.”President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that inflation has risen due to COVID-19 pandemic, which has crippled the tourism industry, reduced remittances from expatriate workers, created a severe financial crisis and other factors combined with the debt burden.The President stated that the assistance of friendly nations was urgently needed to ensure that the requirements of essential medicines, food supplies and fuel were met.The President also emphasized the need to increase cooperation among nations to ensure that problems are overcome.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Detectives attached to Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigations Department recorded a statement from Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.A statement was recorded from him over the attacks on the MynaGoGama and GotaGoGama peaceful protest sites on the 9th of May 2022.A Senior Police Officer said that the detectives visited the location where the Former Prime Minister is currently staying, and recorded the statement.On Wednesday (25) Six people including Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Parliamentarians Sanath Nishantha, and Milan Jayathilake who were arrested for attacking the #GotaGoGama and #MynaGoGama peaceful protests in Colombo on the 9th of May, were remanded until the 1st of June 2022.When the suspects were escorted to the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court under armed guard, protestors had also gathered in the vicinity, demanding justice for the victims of the attacks.Two men and another woman who were produced in an identification parade, but were not positively identified were granted bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate.Further, the Magistrate ordered the Inspector General of Police to provide reasons for not implementing the instructions given by the Attorney General to transfer Senior DIG in-charge of the Western Province Deshabandu Thennakoon.Additional Solicitor General Ayesha Jinasena, who appeared before the court, said that the Attorney General had written to the IGP on the 23rd to transfer the senior DIG.She also said that the IGP had received intelligence on the 8th of May regarding a pro-government march from Temple Trees to the President’s House.The Additional Solicitor General said that the IGP had instructed Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon in writing to take appropriate action as there

COLOMBO (News 1st); The International Monetary Funds says that since Sri Lanka’s public debt is assessed as unsustainable, approval by the Executive Board of an IMF-supported program for Sri Lanka would require adequate assurances that debt sustainability will be restored.An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Mr. Peter Breuer and Mr.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) emphasized that the Department of Probation and Child Care Services should expeditiously develop a National Policy on children in Sri Lanka and give proper guidance in this regard.The COPA report which was presented in the Parliament recently, further states that the Ministry should intervene to allocate funds without disparity when funds for this subject were provided to the Provincial Councils.The Committee also directed the Department of Probation and Child Care Services to pay attention to establishing a probation office for every judicial zone when the National Policy was developed.The Committee has directed the Secretary to the Ministry to amend the Laws and Ordinances applicable to children, including the Adoption of Children Ordinance, and to take necessary steps to amend these Acts expeditiously in accordance with timely requirements.The Secretary to the Ministry said that the process of amending the ordinances had already been commenced and the amendment of the laws relating to the Children and Young Persons Ordinance was at its final stage.The Committee directed the Department of Probation and Child Care to develop a methodology to protect children from abuse when they use internet.The Committee also instructed to develop a program to create a mass media censorship favorable for society to avoid irregularities committed by mass media in reporting incidents of juvenile crimes.It was disclosed here that a committee has been appointed with the intervention of the Women’s Caucus of Parliament on media regulation in relation to the said matter and its work was being carried out speedily.These matters were contained in the first report of the Second Session

People, Bridges – known for his roles in The Big Lebowski, Tron and True Grit, among other films – recounted being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2020, after his doctors discovered a “12-by-9-inch tumour” in his stomach. He began treatment shortly after – a round of chemotherapy by infusion and then oral chemo – which fortunately worked quickly.“They got a cocktail that worked, and oh man it worked fast. That thing just imploded,” he said.But in January 2021, Bridges caught COVID-19.

However, earlier this year Vicky received good news about the cyst following a check up.She said: "I discovered that the cyst had shrunk had gone away."I did hear they can just go away.

₹ 3 lakhs to ₹1 crore. Besides, there is no age limit in this policy for a sum insured of up to ₹3 lakhs. Hence, this helps senior citizens who are sometimes devoid of a medical policy, as per the company. The policy offers a feature wherein a customer can cover a family of up to 12 including extended family members like father-in-law/ mother-in-law in the same family floater policy, enabling joint families/Hindu Undivided Families (HUF) to opt for a floater policy that fits all in the family.

Ruby Barker has opened up on her mental health, explaining that she's been in hospital after being "really unwell".The 25 year old first found fame back in 2020 after playing the role of Marina Thompson in the hit Netflix show Bridgerton, starring alongside the likes of Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page. But since the programme aired, the actor has revealed she's struggled and now, in a candid Instagram post, she's opened up on what's been going on. Dressed in a black hoodie, Ruby started the nearly six-minute clip by asking her 231,000 fans how they "really" are.

A house explosion in Pottstown prompted a massive emergency response. POTTSTOWN, Pa. – Four people are dead and at least two others are hurt following a house explosion Thursday night in Pottstown. Emergency responders were called to the 400 block of North Washington Street around 8 p.m.

Edmonton Oilers a 5-4 win over the Calgary Flames Thursday night.The Oilers win the series 4-1 and will play in the Western Conference Final for the first time since 2006.The Flames took the lead halfway through the first when Andrew Mangiapane converted a pass from Blake Coleman. Oilers strike early and late to beat Flames 5-3 in Game 4 Mikael Backlund made it 2-0 with a deflection in the second period.The Oilers came back with two goals in 2:16. Darnell Nurse ripped home a shot from the high slot, then Jesse Puljujarvi tucked in a loose puck after a shot from Zach Hyman.Late in the second, the teams set a new NHL playoff record by combining for four goals in 1:11.

Japan has announced it will reopen to tourists from 98 countries and regions starting 10 June, ending a two-year pandemic closure, but travellers will only be allowed in with tour groups.

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, made a visit to a memorial site for the victims involved in the deadly elementary school shooting in Texas.

Monkeypox cases in Canada are suspected to have originated from a local sauna in Montreal, doctors have told Global News.

Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.75%, the ministry said.

Ruby Barker, who is best known for playing Marina Thompson in the Netflix series Bridgerton, is opening up about her hospitalization for mental health.

Demonstrators during a rally calling for action on gun safety on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., US, on Thursday, May 26, 2022. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)OLYMPIA, Wash - Washington Gov.

DELRAN, N.J. - A South Jersey community is coming together to remember the 19 students and two adults slain in Uvalde, Texas, as well as, a husband of one of the victims who suffered a heart attack following the mass shooting.Thursday night, 22 chimes were ringing outside of the Delran Municipal Building, signifying the lives tragically stolen this week."My daughter is 15. She actually would’ve been the same age as the children who were killed at Sandy Hook. I remember that vividly," says Jennifer Sewell, the organizer of the vigil.

POTTSTOWN, Pa. - Firefighters and emergency crews responded to an apparent explosion at a property in Montgomery County Thursday night.The explosion happened on the 400 block of North Washington Street in Pottstown just before 8:30 p.m. Photos posted to social media by reporter Evan Brandt show a massive field of debris. Brandt reports that adjacent homes were also damaged. Authorities have not reported any injuries.

Today we are reporting 6,862 community cases, 350 current hospitalisations and 25 deaths. 

monkeypox in Canada, a top health official said Thursday, but people should keep their distance from others to avoid catching the virus.Deputy chief public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo said because the virus “doesn’t discriminate” and can be spread through close contact with an infected person, people can avoid infection by “maintaining physical distance from people outside their homes.”“As well, wearing masks, covering coughs and sneezes, and practicing frequent handwashing continues to be important, especially in public spaces,” he told reporters.

Freeze frame from "Blood and Honey" featuring Pooh and Piglet and an unsuspecting victim. (Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios )Calling all horror fans! A Winnie-the-Pooh-themed horror movie called "Blood and Honey" is in the works so brace yourself to have one of your favorite childhood stories twisted with bloodshed and fear. Join Pooh and Piglet as they embark on a journey of life after Christopher Robin, though this is far less fairytale-like than Disney’s live-action "Christopher Robin," starring Ewan McGregor. While Disney was not involved in this particular production, the movie's premise still follows the classic characters Pooh and Piglet through the Hundred Acre Wood. In the movie, the pair of best friends scavenge for food which has become scarce following Christopher’s departure to college, according to Rhys Frake-Waterfield, writer, producer and director of the film. Freeze frame from "Blood and Honey" featuring Pooh and Piglet sitting by a camp fire.  (Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios )WATCH FREE ON TUBI: "Shirley Temple’s Storybook: Winnie the Pooh" The movie will only feature Pooh and Piglet and a piece of Eeyore because, well, they eat the lovable somber donkey. Christopher does return, however, only to find his friends are not how he left them as they’ve become feral, Frake-Waterfield told FOX TV Stations in an email. Upon seeing Christopher, Pooh and Piglet revert to their animal instincts and go on a rampage, attacking hikers and campers nearby their den of horrors. Freeze frame from "Blood and Honey" featuring Pooh standing menacingly in a walkway.  (Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios )WATCH FREE ON TUBI: Revisit A.A. Milne’s classic stories with "Fireside Reading of

The Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has tested positive for COVID-19 while attending the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.

KENSINGTON - U.S. Marshal’s announce the arrest of a wanted fugitive in connection with a FedEx armed robbery that happened in February.Officials announced the arrest of 29-year-old Donte Edwards Thursday.

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday to console families and honor victims of Tuesday’s mass school shooting in which 19 children and two teachers were killed.The White House said the Bidens would "grieve with the community that lost 21 lives in the horrific" shooting at Robb Elementary School. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president would meet with the community and religious leaders and victims' families.RELATED: Who is Salvador Ramos? What we know about Texas elementary school shooting suspectJean-Pierre, the parent of an elementary school student, delivered an impassioned plea at the White House for lawmakers to come together to address gun violence."These were elementary school kids, they should be losing their first teeth not losing their lives," she said.Sheriff crime scene tape is seen outside of Robb Elementary School as State troopers guard the area in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND BEACH SAFETYAccording to the American Lifeguard Association, it could even prevent about a third of the 309,000 pools across the country from opening. It also leat fewer staffed lifeguard towers at recreational beaches."Ever since lifeguarding started, we’ve had difficulty filling the ranks because it’s a tough job to obtain," said Wyatt Werneth, the association’s national spokesman.It takes very rigorous physical training, first aid and trauma training and a lot of tentative-type skills such as watching the water.City officials in Overland Park, Kansas, were forced to close two of their five outdoor pools amid the staffing shortages.Lifeguard Kelly Thune, a junior at the U of MN., kept a watchfull eye on the swimmers in Como Pool.

(Photo courtesy of Ricky Ruble)  Later Thursday, Carnival released a new statement and said it was sending one of its other cruise ships – Carnival Conquest – to Grand Turks to pick up the 2,504 passengers and 972 crew members who were on Carnival's Freedom cruise ship.As a result, Conquest's scheduled May 27 cruise out of Miami has been canceled.

HARRISBURG - With just 910 votes separating the two leading candidates in Pennsylvania’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate, counties were preparing Thursday to start the recount between celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick.At least seven counties — Bedford, Clinton, Crawford, Lehigh, Montour, Tioga and Warren — said they will begin Friday, while most other counties said they will begin next week.

Netflix show , opened up about her ongoing battle in a video on Instagram. She told fans she had been "struggling" and had been "really unwell for a really long time". She added that she now had a diagnosis and was going to take a break from her career to look after herself.

BBC One show will see Perkins explore the truth about her orphaned grandfather and a great grandfather interned as an "enemy alien" during the First World War. It was through filming another TV show during her career that Perkins first found out about her benign tumour which went on to cause "epic destruction" in her body. Although non-cancerous and only the size of a grain of rice, it was the way she was told about the tumour and the way it was reported in the media after she had found out that made the ordeal all the more difficult for the star.

VINELAND, N.J. - Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a New Jersey teenager who police believe was killed by someone he knew. Officers from the Vineland Police Department were called to the 1800 block of Delsea Drive for reports of a shooting. The Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office said the 15-year-old victim was brought to a nearby hospital where he died. Investigators believe the shooting was not a "random act" and the young victim knew the perpetrator.The name of the victim was not released. AdvertisementInvestigators encourage anyone with information about the deadly shooting to contact the Vineland Police Department or the prosecutor's office.

CENTER CITY - The events in Ukraine have changed so many lives, including refugees brought to the Delaware Valley. Rittenhouse Women’s Wellness Center on Pine Street cares for dozens of patients every day and they’re taking on more, for free.CEO Bob Saltzman noticed a family friend hosting and helping refugees from Ukraine and quickly realized more help was needed, particularly for those needing medical attention who have just arrived in the states."We’ve been able to get the providers on board to see the patients, free of charge," Maria Daly, Clinical Manager with Rittenhouse, said.RELATED HEADLINES:The center works with Capsule Pharmacy and LabCorp to provide the necessary medications and blood work for those who have fled their war-ravaged homes.People like Ukrainians like Tetiana Stepsenko and her family.

Uvalde mass shooting on Tuesday, and her father tells Fox News Digital that the quick-thinking pre-teen is still shaken after having watched her teacher and classmates gunned down.Miah Cerrillo, 11, survived the shooting but watched her friends and teacher being killed, according to her aunt, Blanca Rivera, who spoke with Click 2 Houston.Cerrillo smeared blood on her face and went into survival mode after seeing her classmates shot to death, according to the report."My sister-in-law said is that [Miah] saw her friend full of blood, and she got blood and put it on herself," Rivera said. "My brother said she had bullet fragments in her back."TEXAS SCHOOL SHOOTING: LIVE UPDATESThe 11-year-old had seemed to be okay until Tuesday night when she got home, and then had a panic attack."Around midnight, my sister-in-law called me and she was just crying like, ‘I think it just hit Miah.

Uvalde mass shooting told a classroom of children that "it’s time to die," according to a fourth-grader who survived the attack. The chilling words allegedly uttered by Salvador Ramos inside Robb Elementary on Tuesday were revealed by a 9-year-old who spoke to KENS 5, describing how he hid under a table during the shooting rampage. RELATED: Who is Salvador Ramos? What we know about Texas elementary school shooting suspect"He shot the next person’s door. We have a door in the middle. He opened it.

The husband of one of the teachers killed in Tuesday’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school has died of a heart attack, family members say.

CAMDEN, N.J. - After the mass shooting in the southern Texas elementary school, New Jersey announced schools will have extra police presence. But, in Camden County, will the extra presence be permanent?Students flooded out of Camden High School in the afternoon, waving signs in solidarity and sorrow for the children and teachers massacred in Texas."Are you concerned about your safety?" FOX 29’s Jeff Cole asked."So, yes, because now it’s easier to get a gun anywhere, same as the 18-year-old in Texas," 9th grade student Damian Irizarry replied.RELATED HEADLINES:Some 400 students attend Camden High and there are many doors in the building, students say.That fear, largely brought on by the slaughter in Texas, is why officials gathered on the steps of the high school."Our young people and their families deserve to know and to be assured that their students are safe each and every day," Camden City Schools Superintendent Katrina McCombs stated.For the rest of the school year, Camden Police say they’re teaming up with the Camden County sheriffs to strengthen security outside more than a dozen school buildings in the city."We’re going to have two or three officers at every school patrolling and walking beats, as well," Chief of Police Gabriel Rodriguez said.It’s a heavy lift in a city struggling with grinding poverty, but the chief says he’ll have at least one cop outside all schools when students and staff are there."Could your officers stop an 18-year-old with an AK-15?" Cole asked."I’m sure they can.

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia elementary school said a child fired what they believe was a pellet gun into a crowd of students during afternoon recess.In a letter to families, Thomas Elementary school said the child is not a student at school. The students who were hit by the pellets were not seriously injured and received treatment from the school nurse, according to officials. Video of the incident that circulated on social media shows a child riding a hoverboard on the opposite side of a chain link from the students. The child is seen carrying what the school believes is a pellet gun.At one point in the video, the child points the pellet gun at the distraught group of students.

A teenage girl was molested by a yoga teacher after he invited her to a health spa for a massage.

High gas prices at a station on the corner of Valley View Street and Chapman Avenue in Garden Grove, CA, on Monday, March 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images) LOS ANGELES - To drive, or not to drive? This Memorial Day weekend, with surging gas prices that are redefining pain at the pump, that is the question for many Americans as a new COVID-19 surge also spreads across the country.For Marvin Harper, of Phoenix, his family’s weekend travel plans are a double punch to the wallet.

BOSTON - A new study finds that increased green spaces in cities could benefit a person’s health and subsequently reduce mortality rates among older adults. According to the study, published earlier this month in "Frontiers in Public Health," researchers found that between 34,000-38,000 deaths in people 65 and older could have been reduced between 2000 to 2019 if "greenness" increased by 0.1 units in U.S. metropolitan areas.In addition, approximately 15 to 20 deaths per 10,000 people in the age group could be reduced with an increase in vegetation.Researchers at Harvard and Boston University’s School of Public Health focused their analysis on 35 metropolitan cities, along with people aged 65 and older in order to more easily quantify the potential reductions in mortality in a generally vulnerable population.For the study, the team utilized publicly available population data from the U.S.

WASHINGTON - With mass shootings in Texas, New York and California fresh in Americans’ mind, the Supreme Court will soon issue its biggest gun ruling in more than a decade, one expected to make it easier to carry guns in public in some of the largest cities.Already in an uncomfortable spotlight over a leaked draft opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade’s nationwide right to abortion, the justices also are facing a possible backlash from the guns case.

KENSINGTON - Philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting in the city’s Kensington neighborhood, that critically injured one man.Officials say police responded to the 3400 block of Kip Street Thursday afternoon, about 2:15, on the report of gunfire.Officers arrived to find a 32-year-old man shot four times. He was taken by medics to Temple University Hospital and placed in critical condition.MORE HEADLINES:A second 32-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the head.

health after experts noticed a change in his "gangster" appearance. The 14ft croc has become a popular hit with tourists and is known for his hardman exterior, but has since caused concern with his growing abscess.

As US COVID-19 cases continue to steadily rise, the White House today announced a new effort to make Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral drug Paxlovid more accessible across the country.

FILE - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.

A letter yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists shows homologous (same-vaccine) boosting for Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine recipients was significantly less effective than mix-and-match booster doses when the Omicron strain was predominant in the United States.Approximately 18 million Americans received the one-dose J&J vac