Kilinochchi, April 26 (Daily Mirror) - A soldier was killed and nine others injured when a lorry collided with an army cab at Vasanthanagar in Mankulam early this morning. Police said the lorry travelling from Mankulam to Kilinochchi, crashed onto the cab ahead of it. The injured soldiers were rushed to Kilinochchi Hospital, where one of them succumbed to injuries upon admission. The deceased was identified as a 39-year-old sergeant of the Sri Lanka Army attached to the Murukkandi Army […]

(CNN) - The first transplant surgery to combine a mechanical heart pump as well as a gene-edited pig kidney has been completed at NYU Langone Health, the system said Wednesday. The subject, 54-year-old Lisa Pisano of New Jersey, had heart failure and end-stage kidney disease that required routine dialysis, NYU Langone said in a news release. But she couldn’t have a standard heart or kidney transplant because of other chronic medical conditions that “significantly reduced the likelihood of […]

Colombo, April 26 (Daily Mirror) - A meeting between the China Association of Small and Medium-commercial Enterprises (CASMCE) and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena took place yesterday at Temple Trees, focusing on bilateral cooperation and investment opportunities. The discussion revolved around the expansion and trade investments in several key sectors, including vehicle manufacturing, renewable energy, agricultural technology, paper and printing-related fields. Mr. Ren Xinglei, President […]

Capital A CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes clarified that it is AirAsia Consulting Sdn Bhd that is bidding to acquire SriLankan Airlines, and not AirAsia. If successful, the soon to be re-branded AirAsia Consulting will raise its own capital for the acquisition, Fernandes told reporters in Malaysia this week at a media conference that was held to announce the extension of his tenure as chief for another five years. “Just to clear that up for everyone, AirAsia is not buying SriLankan Airlines. […]

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IPL 2024’s laggards Royal Challengers Bangaluru  (RCB) snapped a six-game losing streak to clip the high-flying Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Hyderabad to register their second win of the season. Exactly a month after their last win, RCB forced their hosts to veer away from their recent template by asking them to chase a strong total

Pro-Palestinian protests are taking place at major US universities, prompting some officials to take extraordinary steps to confront the growing crisis. Follow for live news updates.

Heat index Advisory issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre At 4.00 p.m.on  25 April 2024, valid for 26 April 2024 Heat index, the temperature felt on human body is expected to increase up to ‘Caution level’ at some places in Northern, North-central, Western, Sabaragamuwa, Eastern, Southern and North-Western provinces and in Monaragala district.

Vanuatu, ranked 30th, stunned Zimbabwe (12th) on the opening day of the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier by beating them by six wickets after bowling them out for their lowest T20I score of 61. The result will rank among the biggest sporting success stories of Vanuatu, a small island nation with a population of little