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Sri Lanka to require security clearance for foreign spouses

Colombo, Dec 27 (AFP/APP):Foreigners seeking to wed Sri Lankans will need security clearances from the defence ministry, under new regulations that were met with scorn and ridicule by the opposition. The new rules — seen by AFP on Monday — will require foreigners from next […]

Trump spokesman says he has cooperated with U.S. House panel probing Jan. 6

Washington – December 26 (ONLINE): A current spokesman for former U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said in a court filing that he has cooperated extensively with the congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The spokesman, Taylor Budowich, said […]

More than 100 Japan flights cancelled due to heavy snow

Tokyo – December 26 (ONLINE): More than 100 domestic flights in Japan were grounded on Sunday due to heavy snow in the northern and western parts of the country, Japan’s two biggest airlines said. ANA Holdings (9202.T) had halted 79 flights as of 4 p.m. […]

Anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu is dead: S. African president

Johannesburg, Dec 26 (AFP/APP): South African anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu, described as the country’s moral compass, died on Sunday aged 90, President Cyril Ramaphosa said. “The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of […]

Libya urged to reschedule presidential vote ‘swiftly’

London, Dec 25 (AFP/APP):The US and four European powers on Friday urged war-torn Libya to quickly set a new date for delayed presidential elections. In a joint statement, they urged the North African country’s leaders to “swiftly” name a new date and issue the final […]

Donations help US tornado survivors salvage Christmas

Mayfield, United States, Dec 25 (AFP/APP):With the help of volunteers from around the country, families in western Kentucky will be able to celebrate Christmas on Saturday, two weeks after a string of tornadoes wrought a path of deadly destruction. “We’re just trying to provide Christmas,” […]

Philippine typhoon survivors wish for roofs and food at Christmas

Alegria, Philippines, Dec 25 (AFP/APP):Father Ricardo Virtudazo stands in a pool of water in his typhoon-hit church in the southern Philippines delivering Christmas Day mass to dozens of devotees whose wishes this year were for new roofs, food and fine weather. More than a week […]

‘Let’s Go Brandon’: Caller taunts Biden during White House Christmas event

Washington, Dec 25 (AFP/APP):President Joe Biden was trolled by a caller Friday who said “Let’s Go Brandon” — a coded insult that has become a rallying cry for supporters of Donald Trump — during a White House Christmas Eve event. The incident, which quickly went […]

Death toll rises to 16 in latest Greece migrant boat accident

Athens, Dec 25 (AFP/APP):At least sixteen people died when a migrant boat sank in the Aegean, Greece’s coastguard said early Saturday, just hours after a similar incident claimed another 11 lives. The latest tragedy — the third since Wednesday — came amid high smuggler activity […]

Indonesian community tells the story of Jesus through shadow puppets

Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Dec 25 (AFP/APP):A small Indonesian community is celebrating Christmas by performing traditional shadow puppet shows about the birth of Christ as the pandemic shutters most public performances. The country has been hard-hit by Covid with the virus also disrupting the puppet group’s shows. […]

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