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    Wii U release, price

    At a press conference today Nintendo announced the long-awaited Wii U video game console. The system will be available starting November 19 2012, and will cost $299 and up. $299 Basic Set Wii U console One GamePad Sensor bar 8GB SSD HDMI cable $349 Deluxe Set Wii...
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    Iran watching US-led naval exercise

    The United States and more than two dozen allies are gearing up for the largest naval exercise ever in the Middle East focused on countering the threat of anti-ship mines. A wary Iran says it will be watching closely. The maneuvers starting next week are the latest flexing of American military...
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    iPhone 5

    What does it look like? The Apple iPhone 5 looks a lot like the iPhone 4S but it's thinner, by 18 per cent, and lighter, by 20 per cent. The screen is taller too, at 4-inches corner to corner, but the phone, held in portrait mode, is the same width. Instead of a glass back, the...
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    Election results

    Election results expected soon.
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    Discovery HD joins Dialog tv

    Discovery HD World (India) has joined the Dialog tv platform. Dialog Tv now has five HD channels. The channel is also available on TaTa SKY, Dish tv india, Sun Direct & Videocon d2h. Tv listings for the channel can be found at: http://www.discoverychannel.co.in/tv-listings-discovery-hd-world
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    Election: 50% turnout, CaFFE: 121 incidents

    The Elections Department says the voter turn-out at the Provincial Council polls that ended about an hour ago is about 50%, although a slightly lower figure of around 43% to 46% was recorded from the Sabaragamuwa province. Meanwhile, the Elections Complaints Investigation Center (ECIC) of...
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    Blake to Sri Lanka

    The United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O. Blake, Jr. will travel to Sri Lanka from September 12 to 14, 2012, the State Department announced yesterday (Sept 7) in a media note issued by the office of the spokesperson. In Colombo, Assistant...
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    Election: 'Low voter turnout, no major incidents'

    Polling in all three provinces is taking place smoothly without any interruptions or any major incidents, Deputy Election Commissioner R.M.A.L Ratnayake said. Meanwhile, Provincial Elections offices released voter turn-out figures as of 12 noon a short while ago. The figures are as follows...
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    Karunanidhi: Attack on Lankan visitors unacceptable

    DMK President M. Karunanidhi Wednesday said attacking Sri Lankans visiting Tamil Nadu or other parts of India is unacceptable and will affect ties between the two countries. "At a time when a team from the United Nations is slated to visit Sri Lanka to meet people affected by the internal...
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    New US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Maldives

    The incoming US ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Michele Sison in an introductory video prior to assuming duties said she would look forward to identifying new opportunities in many areas between Sri Lanka and the United States “I look forward to identifying new opportunities to work...
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    Universities reopening tomorrow

    All universities that were closed on August 21 will be reopened tomorrow, Higher Education Ministry Secretary Sunil Jayantha Navaratne said today. DM
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    2,000 election monitors : PAFFREL

    Two thousand persons will be put on election monitoring duty on September 08 by the People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL), said Sujeewa Gayanath, National Coordinator of PAFFREL. He told a press conference held today at the Center for Society and Religion on the progress of...
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    iPhone 5 launch next week

    Apple has announced the iPhone 5 will launch on September 12, expect a generational shift in technology from the company. Apple has mailed out invitations to America's major media inviting them to a special event Wednesday next week in San Francisco, with a monolithic-styled...
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    UN team to Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka, which was censured over its human rights record in March, is set to welcome a team of technical experts led by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay to check on the country's resettlement programmes. The team is to arrive on September 14 to offer advice and technical...
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    SL buses attacked in India

    Buses in Tamil Nadu were attacked this afternoon because they had on board pilgrims from Sri Lanka. The convoy of five buses was headed to the Trichy airport to board a special flight home. Earlier today, the group of nearly 180 Sri Lankans were stopped by protesters after they left the...
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    Karunanidhi, Jayalalithaa's anti-Lanka chorus

    click here for the video report from CNN-IBN http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/288358/karunanidhi-joins-jayalalithaas-antilanka-chorus.html
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    Hassan warns US over Iran

    Iran could strike U.S. bases in the Middle East in response to any Israeli strike on its nuclear facilities, the leader of Lebanon's Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Monday. "A decision has been taken to respond and the response will be very great," "The...
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    Court approves 4,928 new university students

    The Supreme Court today recommended the 3rd proposal out of 4 proposals submitted by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to facilitate the accommodation of an additional 4,928 students to State universities. The Bench comprised Chief Justice Shirani A. Bandaranayake, Justices N.G...
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    Girl stabbed to death, Man shot dead

    A 17- year old school girl was allegedly stabbed to death at Thibbutuwawa in Kekirawa area this morning, police said. The girl was stabbed by a boy due to a dispute over a love affair. The suspect had taken poison after the incident and was admitted to Kekirawa hospital. A Twenty- four year...
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    Dr. Peiris to UK over travel advisory

    Sri Lanka External Affairs Minister G. L. Peiris left for London over the weekend in an attempt to meet British officials and urge them to withdraw a travel advisory on Sri Lanka, a government official said on Sunday. External Affairs Ministry Secretary Karunatilleke Amunugama told...

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