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(Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Sri Lanka should kick off debt restructuring talks with its bilateral lender China, while the island state's government seeks a financing loan from the Washington-based fund."China is a big creditor, and Sri Lanka has to engage proactively with it on a debt restructuring," Krishna Srinivasan, director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department, told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday.The island of 22 million is currently engulfed by its most severe economic and political crisis in recent history.Six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was recently appointed as president after a popular uprising ousted his predecessor following months of severe shortages of fuel, food and medicines.The government recently decided to restrict fuel imports for 12 months.The country owes Beijing some $6.5 billion in financing including development bank loans and a central bank swap, according to data from the Institute of International Finance (IFF).The world's second-largest economy has invested in projects such as highways, a port, an airport and a coal power plant. Japan and India are also bilateral creditors to Sri Lanka."Sri Lanka has to engage with its creditors, both private and official bilateral, on a debt workout to ensure debt sustainability is restored," Srinivasan said, as he pointed out that technical talks on a new IMF program are ongoing with both officials from the finance ministry and the central bank.Sri Lanka's foreign ministry and central bank did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The United States President, Joe Biden, on Wednesday tested negative for the Covid-19 infection, ending strict isolation.

transphobia and QAnon-like “child grooming” conspiracy theory.On Monday, Canmore Pride asked Valbella Gourmet Foods for donations to this year’s Pride event, like they had done successfully with other area businesses.But the response they got on Tuesday morning was not what they expected. LGBTQ Ukrainian refugee couple finds acceptance with Alberta hosts “Please keep these sick people away from the children of this community,” the email continued.

How often have you heard the phrase ‘people are our strongest asset’? When it comes to health and social care, it’s so true.

JOHANNESBURG - A big pink diamond of 170 carats has been discovered in Angola and is claimed to be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years.Called the "Lulo Rose," the diamond was found at the Lulo alluvial diamond mine, the mine's owner, the Lucapa Diamond Company, announced Wednesday on its website.The Lulo mine has already produced the two largest diamonds ever found in Angola, including a 404-carat clear diamond.The pink gemstone is the fifth-largest diamond found at the mine where 27 diamonds of 100 carats or more have been found, according to Lucapa, which is based in Australia.Historic 170-carat pink diamond recovered from Lulo, Angola. (Credit: Lucapa Diamond Company) The pink diamond will be sold by international tender by the Angolan state diamond marketing company, Sodiam.

PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are searching for a suspect accused of robbing and injuring an older adult in North Philadelphia. According to authorities, the incident occurred on July 15 at 2:20 p.m.

Conservative Party and our next Prime Minister, and he’s not afraid to share them.The TV presenter, who recently revealed he’d tested positive for Covid, appeared to suggest his symptoms weren’t as painful as his experience watching one of the recent debates between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak.Sharing he was ‘still a bit done in from this bloody Covid although I’m no longer contagious and haven’t been for a few days’ Paul went on to add he was tuning into the Tory leadership debate alongside millions of others around the country.Or, as he so eloquently put it, ‘two planks trying to persuade us why they’d make a wonderful Prime Minister’.He wrote on Instagram on Tuesday: ‘Truss is banging on about Turbo Charged Toffee, am I hallucinating or what? Whilst the other one is insistent that we know he once had a Saturday job in a chemist.‘To hear him you’d think he’d been forced to work down the mines since he was a child.

COLOMBO (News 1st): US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie J.

COLOMBO (News 1st); MTV Channel Private Limited gave evidence to the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka on Wednesday (27) afternoon on the attack on its journalists on the 9th of July 2022.The HRCSL had provided dates for the journalists who were injured in the attack to provide evidence as well. On the 9th of july 2022, Sri Lanka witnessed its largest ever anti-government protest in decades, as thousands made their way to the country’s capital Colombo on Saturday (9) and occupied the President’s Office, and the President’s House forcing then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his aides to flee.Following the massive protest during the day, Sri Lankans then proceeded to another part of Colombo not far from the main protest site in Galle Face.

The new James Webb Space Telescope Forever stamp is pictured in a provided image. (Credit: U.S.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The proclamation on the State of Emergency declared by then Acting President under the Public Security Ordinance was approved after debate in Parliament on Wednesday (27).120 votes were cast in favor and 63 votes were cast against.This proclamation was made by the then Acting President through the Special Gazette No.

FILE - Houses in the Harris Ranch community of Boise, Idaho, US, on Friday, July 1, 2022. Photographer: Jeremy Erickson/Bloomberg via Getty Images Sales of new U.S.

A close-up of the NASA patch on Buzz Aldrin's Inflight Coverall Jacket during the Apollo 11 mission is on display during a press preview at Sotheby's on July 21, 2022, in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images) The Apollo 11 spaceflight jacket worn by Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon in 1969 with Neil Armstrong, exceeded expectations when it sold for an astonishing $2.8 million on Tuesday.The $2,772,500 paid for the Apollo 11 Inflight Coverall Jacket is the most valuable American space-flown artifact and the most expensive jack ever sold at auction, according to Sotheby's, the New York auction house that handled the sale. Sotheby’s presented "Buzz Aldrin: American Icon," as the highlight of Sotheby's Geek Week on July 26.

Covid causes erectile dysfunction and hair loss, according to worrying new research. The new study published in Nature Medicine found that, although the most common symptoms of long Covid include loss of smell and shortness of breath, it can impact you in various other ways.

CHICAGO - The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $1.02 billion ahead of Friday night’s drawing, a prize that will be the nation’s fourth-largest lottery prize ever.Following Tuesday’s drawing, in which no one matched all six numbers to win big, the Mega Millions prize continued to climb — and now has a $602.5 million cash option, too. The jackpot has grown so large because no one has matched the game’s six selected numbers since April 15. That’s 29 consecutive drawings without a big winner.Only two billion-dollar jackpots have ever been higher: $1.537 billion won in South Carolina in October 2018, and $1.050 billion won in Michigan in January 2021, lottery officials said.The next drawing is Friday, July 29 at 11 p.m.

LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ, UNITED STATES - 2018/08/14: Wawa store in Lawrence Township, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) HARRISBURG, Pa. - Wawa, the Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain, will pay $8 million to several states over a 2019 data breach that involved some 34 million payment cards, authorities announced Tuesday.The Pennsylvania attorney general's office said Wawa Inc.

Cumru Twp, PA - April 14: Sabrina Werley works with her 4th grade students in a math support class. During class with Learning Support teacher Sabrina Werley at Cumru Elementary School in Cumru township Wednesday morning April 14, 2021.

coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold, “further bolstering the theory that the virus emerged in the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab," according to AP report. The latest research, published by the journal Science, reportedly reveals that the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market was “likely the early epicentre of the scourge that killed nearly 6.4 million people around the world." As per the report, scientists have concluded that the virus that was responsible for causing Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, likely “spilled from animals into people two separate times." Kristian Andersen a professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at Scripps Research and coauthor of one of the studies said, “all this evidence tells us the same thing: It points right to this particular market in the middle of Wuhan.

JCVI) has now published its final recommendations for this autumn’s programme.Under the advice, those eligible for a further dose will be:In addition, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will be widening the offer of the free flu vaccine to more eligible groups.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lankan Supreme Court has decided to issue notice on Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to appear in court on the 1st of August and make submissions with regard to the petition filed calling for an investigation against those responsible for leading the country and the people into bankruptcy.A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court decided to name Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as a private respondent to the said applications.The applications were called up in the presence of Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, Justices Buwaneka Aluvihare, Priyantha Jayawardena, Vijith Malalgoda, and L. T.

ArriveCAN app, which sent messages to some travellers early last week telling them they needed to quarantine even though they were fully vaccinated and there were no signs they had COVID-19.The warning was sent to roughly three per cent of travellers and appears to have affected Apple devices only, according to the government. ArriveCAN 2.0 -- Ottawa confirms controversial app will outlast pandemic “The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has identified a technical glitch with the app that affected some users earlier in the week, which could produce an erroneous notification instructing people to quarantine,” said government spokesperson Alex Cohen in a written statement.“It’s important to emphasize that CBSA and (public health) officials – and not the app – are the ones who determine if an individual is subject to public health restrictions and needs to quarantine.”The glitch is among a growing list of concerns about the app and its continued mandatory use.Canada’s border agents have said up to 40 per cent of international travellers either don’t have the app or aren’t using it properly, which is contributing to long lines and delays.

Humber River Hospital, said an epidural is “one of the most popular choices for pain management in labour.” Prepare for shortage of epidural catheter kits for pain management during childbirth: SHA There are concerns right now in Canada and around the world due to a worldwide shortage of epidural kits used to treat pain in childbirth, but also for pain relief during or after various surgical procedures.“An epidural is part of really multi-modal options for pain management in labour and the discussion about an epidural happens throughout the entire pregnancy with the patient’s provider, whether that’s an OBGYN like me, a family physician or a midwife … and it is absolutely a patient’s choice,” said Hawkins.The Ontario Ministry of Health is watching the situation unfold in other Canadian provinces where there are shortages in the availability of epidural catheters due to supply chain issues.“Currently, Ontario has an adequate supply of epidural catheters and women are able to access epidurals for childbirth. The Ministry of Health and Ontario Health are actively engaging with Health Canada, suppliers, distributors and manufacturers across Ontario to understand the current situation and supply forecasts in order to mitigate any potential impact to patients,” a spokesperson for the ministry told Global News in a statement.The shortage is due to a supply chain issue from one component of the epidural catheter kit.

READ MORE: Covid symptoms: The 'top' warning sign now reported in 58% of new cases - latest dataIn the interview, the star was open about how she thought people don't pay enough attention to their own health. She quipped: "Many people, it turns out, get their boilers checked more regularly than their eyes. And yet, nothing is more important than your health.

NEW YORK - After 14 years of planning, fundraising, and delays, the brand-new Jackie Robinson Museum in Lower Manhattan is finally finished and ready to open. A ceremony featuring a ribbon cutting by Rachel Robinson, the 100-year-old widow of the pioneering ballplayer, was held on Tuesday.The Jackie Robinson Museum contains personal artifacts from the Robinson family and historic memorabilia of the man who famously broke Major League Baseball's color line in 1947, becoming an icon of Americana and a legend of the nation's favorite pastime.Rachel and Jackie Robinson's 72-year-old daughter Sharon and 70-year-old son David also attended. "The issues in baseball, the issues that Jackie Robinson challenged in 1947, they're still with us," David Robinson told the crowd of attendees.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Four people including notorious criminal 'Pas Podda' were injured in a drive-by shooting close to the Gampaha Court Complex on Wednesday (27) afternoon.olice Spokesperson SSP Nihal Thalduwa told News 1st that all four men were admitted to the Gampaha Hospital.Six suspects were being transported to the Gampaha Court for trial, and the shooting took place targeting them.Four of them were injured in the shooting, and Police said shots were fired from a car.

NEW YORK - The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $1.02 Billion after no one won the jackpot with Tuesday night's drawing. The cash option for the grand prize is $602.5 million before taxes. The drawing will be held on Friday, July 29, 2022, at 11 p.m. EDT.There have only been two other jackpots higher than the current one.

Analysis: a new study has identified 62 symptoms associated with Long Covid, including some previously less well known ones

The Director of the National Immunisation Office has strongly encouraged people to receive all the Covid vaccines and boosters that they are eligible for.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ordered to extend the overseas travel ban on Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and Former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa to the 2nd of August.The order was made by a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya. The Bench issued the order when a motion related to a petition filed requesting the court to issue an order for an investigation against the people responsible for the current economic crisis was called up today.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); An activist engaged in the Aragalaya People's Protest was manhandled and taken off a flight that was ready for departure at the Katunayake International Airport by Sri Lanka Police late Tuesday (26) evening.Local and International passengers aboard the Sri Lankan Airlines flight were left shocked over the series of events and expressed their dismay as well.Aragalay Activist identified as Dhaniz Ali was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department inside a SriLankan Airlines flight that was ready to fly to Dubai on Tuesday (26) night.The arrest was made in the midst of strong protest by over a dozen passengers.Despite the protests from the passengers, Dhaniz Ali was taken off the plane by the police officers.Dhaniz Ali said he was not fleeing the country, but was traveling overseas carrying the message of the Aragalaya protests to the international community, and to raise the case with the UN.When asked about cutting his hair and shaving his beard, Ali said he was asked to do so by his family and friends.Sri Lanka Police said that Dhaniz Ali was arrested for storming into the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation on the 13th of July in a violent manner, making a threatening statement live on air, and forcing to suspend the transmission of SLRC for a brief period.Sri Lanka Police also said that Dhaniz Ali faces three charges.

COLOMBO (News 1st): UNP Chairman former Minister Wajira Abeywardena took oaths as a National List MP in Parliament on Wednesday (27).He took oaths to the Parliamentary Seat left vacant after Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as the President.In addition, Minister (Dr) Susil Premajayantha was appointed as the Leader of the House, and Prasanna Ranatunga was appointed as the Chief Government Whip.

Pope Francis’ apology tour in Canada on Monday.It followed the pope’s apology and was not part of the official program.A post shared by Gavin John (@gjohnjournalism)Si Pih Ko’s song is being shared and resonating with people around the world — but on Tuesday, she said it is being mistaken for the wrong tune.“It wasn’t O Canada. It’s our village in our language of the Four Winds,” Si Pih Ko said to Global News at the Lac Ste.

An animal market in China's Wuhan really was the epicentre of the Covid pandemic, according to a pair of new studies in the journal Science that claimed to have tipped the balance in the debate about the virus' origins.

New Zealand's government has said that new Covid-19 cases were trending down and it looked likely the country would avoid a feared worst-case scenario of 20,000 infections daily.

PHOENIX - It has become an annual tradition of sorts for Apple users, but in a matter of months, people with devices running iOS will be updating to a new operating system.The new operating system, iOS 16, was announced during apple's World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) in June.Here's what you should know about Apple's upcoming iOS.iOS is the operating system that runs on Apple's iPhones.While Apple regularly issues minor updates for iPhones, they also release a new version of iOS once a year, and iOS 16 is a new version of iOS.According to Apple, there are a number of changes for iOS 16, but two major changes include lock screen customization and recalling sent messages.A look at the new, customizable lock screen on iOS 16. Up until now, an iPhone user can only personalize their lock screens with different wallpapers.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lankan Government published an Extraordinary Gazette dated the 26th of July 2022, declaring the appointment of 28 Secretaries to Ministries.1. R. W.

A mum says she felt “like a monster” - even hiding her face from her daughter - when an attack of cystic acne refused to respond to antibiotics. Now she is finally able to leave the house after her mother treated her to an £85 “miracle cure".

The cost of a school meal in Salford is to rise for the first time in three years. Members of the city council's cabinet have"reluctantly" agreed to the rise of 10p to £2.20 which will take effect on January 1 2023.

New Delhi: India reported 18,313 new covid cases and 57 deaths in the last 24 hours.  The country’s active caseload currently stands at 1,45,026, taking the total number of cases to over 4.39 crore and 5,26,167 fatalities since the onset of the pandemic. The central government reviewed covid-19 situation in 115 districts of nine states showing an upsurge in covid cases and positivity rate and flagged concerns regarding low levels of testing and vaccination.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police arrested a 26-year-old man from Ethul Kotte for stealing Tear Gas ammo that was in the possession of police officers, on the 13th of July during a protest close to Parliament.Sri Lanka Police said that on the 13th of July 2022, a group of police attached were transporting tear gas ammo in a three-wheeler belonging to the Public Peace Management Range during the protest that was taking place at the Polduwa Junction.A statement from Sri Lanka Police said that protestors had stolen several tear gas ammo during the protest.Investigations were carried out by the Wester Province (South) Crimes Branch and they arrested the suspect from Alakeshwara Road, in Ethul Kotte for the possession of five rounds of Tear Gas Ammo.The suspect will be produced to the Hultsdorf Magistrate's Court on Wednesday (27).

India was seeing a fall in cases when it had reported 14,830 new infections yesterday and 16,866 cases on Monday. The death toll in the country has gone up to 5,26,110 with 57 more fatalities, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am. The active cases account for 0.34 per cent of the total caseload, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.47 per cent, the ministry said.

Singapore; Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is set to extend his stay in Singapore.The Straits Times in Singapore reported that his short-term visit pass, which was issued when he arrived here on a private visit two weeks ago, has been extended by another 14 days.This development comes as Sri Lanka’s Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena told reporters on Tuesday (July 26) that he was expected to return home.He added that he was not aware of when the former president was returning but emphasised Mr Rajapaksa was not in hiding, neither was he in exile.Another Sri Lankan government official who asked not to be identified said Rajapaksa wanted to return home as soon as possible and was keen to live again at his private residence in the outskirts of Sri Lanka’s capital of Colombo.On July 14th, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 73, was issued a 14-day visit pass when he arrived at Changi Airport on a Saudia flight from the Maldives.He had fled Sri Lanka amid a deepening economic crisis and widespread protests against his government as soaring inflation affected the prices of basic necessities such as food and fuel.Shortly after he arrived in Singapore, Rajapaksa tendered his resignation, which was officially announced by the Sri Lanka parliament on July 15.His ally and former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was voted in by lawmakers as the new president last week.The Straits Times reported that the new visa Rajapaksa has been issued will expire on Aug 11.Gotabaya Rajapaksa initially stayed at a hotel in the city centre, but is believed to have moved to a private residence.He has kept a low profile since he arrived, and has not been seen in public.Shortly after he arrived on July 14, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs

headdress by Chief Wilton Littlechild was a powerful and symbolic moment — but the symbolism is not sitting well with everyone.The Pope was given the headdress on Treaty 6 territory, in the central Alberta First Nations community of Maskwacis, after he apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in the residential school system on Monday.The apology came with cheering from the crowd, and some people were weeping. Soon after, Chief Littlechild went on stage and placed a headdress on Pope Francis’ head.The former member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission attended residential schools for 14 years as a child in Alberta.It was a stunning image: Francis briefly wearing the full Indigenous headdress, its rows of soft white feathers fastened in place by a colorful, beaded headband.The Vatican and the pope clearly appreciated the gesture: Francis kissed Littlechild’s hands after receiving the headdress, something he has done in the past as a sign of respect for Holocaust survivors, and has done on this trip for residential school survivors.The Vatican obviously understood the symbolic significance of the moment, putting the photo on the front page of the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano under the headline “I humbly beg forgiveness.”Headdresses historically are a symbol of respect, worn by Native American war chiefs and warriors.For many Plains tribes, for example, each feather placed on a headdress has significance and had to be earned through an act of compassion or bravery.Some modern-day First Nations leaders have been given war bonnets in ceremonies accompanied by prayers and songs.“It’s honouring a man as a chief, as a honourary chief and leader in the community and in doing that it’s actually adopted him as one

Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen’s acquittal on a sexual assault charge Tuesday shows the high bar set for women who come forward with criminal complaints, lawyers and advocates say.A jury of eight men and four women found Virtanen not guilty following a week-long trial that hinged primarily on the different accounts between the athlete and the complainant of a 2017 encounter.“Unfortunately, what this trial and this verdict does is it confirms what so many victims are afraid of when they come forward,” said Angela Marie MacDougall, executive director of Battered Women’s Support Services in Vancouver.

Pope Francis spoke in three First Nations languages at a sacred pilgrimage site hours after his public mass in Edmonton was called a missed opportunity for not including Indigenous culture or traditions.On Tuesday, Francis joined thousands of people at Lac Ste. Anne, northwest of Edmonton, and during a church service, wearing a red Metis sash around his neck, said hello in Nakota, Cree and Blackfoot.“Aba-wash-did! Tansi! Oki!”Many cheered.The site has been important to Indigenous people and Catholics for generations.

Wuhan’s Jiangxia district have been told to stay in their homes and not go out unless necessary. All public transport has been stopped and entertainment venues shut for three days after four asymptomatic cases were found in the district on Tuesday. While so far the restrictions are contained to just the one district, the move is likely to spark concerns about a widening of curbs.

Express, the jab was not an option for him and told reporters he would rather not play in tournaments that required it than subject himself to the shot. Speaking at a press conference, a reporter asked: " Is that [getting jabbed] something you've completely closed your mind to as an option going forward?" Mr Djokovic replied: "Yes. Yes."  His opposition is likely to come under fresh scrutiny as Marin Cilic revealed he has been self-isolating after testing positive for Covid.