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    SL to set up nuclear early warning system

    Sri Lanka’s Atomic Energy Authority is bracing itself for any possible disaster after the Kudankulam nuclear power station becomes operational and setting up eight early warning detectors along the coastal areas, officials said today. Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu “is set to be commissioned in a...
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    Iran warns US

    Iran has warned the United States not to resort to military action against it, saying U.S. bases in the region were vulnerable to the Islamic Republic’s missiles, state media reported on Saturday. The comments by a senior Iranian military commander were an apparent response to U.S. officials...
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    Mubarak sentenced to life in prison

    Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak has been sentenced to life in prison after a court convicted him on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising that forced him from power. Habib el-Adli, Mubarak's minister of the interior, was also jailed for life but...
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    UN assembly meeting called

    The 193-nation UN General Assembly is planning to meet next week to discuss the escalating crisis in Syria and the recent massacre in the town of Houla, reflecting the growing international outrage over the killings, envoys said on Friday...
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    UNHRC votes against Syria

    The UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights Council) condemned Syria on Friday for the massacre in Houla and called for a U.N. investigation to identify the perpetrators and gather evidence for possible criminal prosecution. The 47-member forum, which held an emergency session in Geneva, adopted...
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    4700 Mbps world record

    German internet service provider Kabel Deutschland (KD) says they have set a new world record by achieving 4700 Mbps (4.7 Gbps) on its network during a field test. KD uses cable DOCSIS 3.0 technology on its network. KD currently offers 8, 16, 32, 100 Mbps connections to customers. (DOCSIS...
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    Ban Ki-moon warns Syria

    U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Syria on Thursday to stop its attacks, saying the U.N. observers monitoring the cease-fire were not there to watch the killing of innocent people. The warning came as activists reported that Syrian troops again shelled the country's central...
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    Olympics on ESS

    Premium sports network ESS (ESPN Star Sports) says they will offer extensive coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games with more than 3,000 hours of coverage which includes round-the-clock coverage on ESPN, Star Sports, ESPN HD and ESPNEWS during the Games. The 2012 Olympics will be held from 27 July...
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    Russia to US: Don't presure us

    Russian president Vladimir Putin's spokesman has said Russia is not considering changing its stance on Syria and that any attempts to apply pressure on Moscow are "hardly appropriate". "It would make sense to expect a continuation of the Russian Federation's consistent and well-argued line" on...
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    Virus 'Flame' no threat to Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka is not threatened by the 'Flame' virus that robs vital state secret information, local experts said. Spokesperson for Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Research Technology (SLCERT) Roshan Chandraguptha told The Nation that the virus was designed to extract data from computers. “We...
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    UNP warns: Country to face dire economic consequences

    The UNP yesterday charged that the country would face dire economic consequences if it went ahead with another IMF loan of US$500 million as a security arrangement which the government had requested for recently. UNP MP Eran Wickremaratne said this in response to a statement by International...
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    Lankan dies in Wales

    Teenager Vithuran Sathiyaseelan, who jumped into a river from a bridge, drowned yesterday after failing to resurface, police have confirmed. Officers were called to the River Usk in Caerleon at 5.55pm following reports that the 17-year-old, who was a Sri Lankan national in Wales...
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    බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය මහ කොමසාරිස් වහා පිටුවහල් කර

    බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය මහ කොමසාරිස් වහා පිටුවහල් කර බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය මහ කොමසාරිස් වහා පිටුවහල් කරන්න ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය මහ කොමසාරිස්වරයා වහා රටින් පිටුවහල් කළ යුතු බව ජාතික නිදහස් පෙරමුණ පවසයි. එහි දේශපාලන මණ්ඩල සභික පියසිරි විජේනායක පෙන්වා දෙන්නේ, බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය මහ කොමසාරිස්වරයා රටට විරුද්ධව කටයුතු...
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    LIOC request price hike

    LIOC (Lanka Indian Oil Corporation) has requested a price increase from the government. Diesel +Rs.13 Petrol +Rs.10
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    China says no to attack on Syria

    China on Wednesday restated its opposition to military intervention in Syria, as Russia sought to halt fresh U.N. Security Council action after a massacre of civilian’s sparked global fury. "China opposes military intervention in Syria and opposes regime change by force," foreign ministry...
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    Police arrest 2 Iranians for smuggling

    Sri Lankan police say they have arrested two Iranians accused of smuggling more than 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into the country. Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said narcotics officials detained the men when they arrived at Colombo's international airport. A search of their luggage...
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    Russia: No attack on Syria

    Russia said on Wednesday that the U.N. Security Council should not consider new measures to resolve the crisis in Syria at this point and signaled it would block any effort to authorize military intervention, the Interfax news agency reported.
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    New US president ? Romney v Obama

    Mitt Romney has won the Republican party presidential nomination. He has passed the 1,144 delegates needed to win the nomination of his party. He will face President Barack Obama of the Democratic party who is seeking a second term. The election will be held on the 6th of November 2012.
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    88 Lankans arrive in Australia by boat

    The Australian government said today 88 Sri Lankan nationals have arrived illegally by boat to the country yesterday. The boat is believed to have traveled more than 3000 km from Sri Lanka.
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    Shanmugam to SL

    The foreign minister of Singapore K. Shanmugam is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow. He will hold bilateral discussions with Sri Lankan government officials on mainly trade and economic development issues.

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