Sri Lanka Embassy in Rome launches weekend consular services

Pursuant to requests from the Sri Lankan community in Italy to the Embassy to provide consular services on weekends, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Rome launched its first trial weekend service on 08th  September 2024 from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.  The provision of weekend services is expected to facilitate Sri Lankans living in different provinces of the country …

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Sri Lanka receives significant cross-regional support at the Human Rights Council in Geneva

A large number of countries took the floor in support of Sri Lanka during the Interactive Dialogue on Sri Lanka at the 57th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) that commenced in Geneva on 09th  September 2024.  The countries commended the progress made by Sri Lanka in the past two years including stabilizing the economy, social protection measures as well …

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Price of Essential Food Items Tripled Since 2022

Director of Socio- Economics and Planning at the Department of Agriculture, Dr. Chamila Chandrasiri said there has been a threefold hike in prices of essential food items since 2022. She told the Daily Mirror that the surge in output prices is due to a rise in machinery and labor costs. “The Department of Agriculture has implemented long term programs to …

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Price of Essential Food Items Tripled Since 2022

Director of Socio- Economics and Planning at the Department of Agriculture, Dr. Chamila Chandrasiri said there has been a threefold hike in prices of essential food items since 2022. She told the Daily Mirror that the surge in output prices is due to a rise in machinery and labor costs. “The Department of Agriculture has implemented long term programs to …

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Rankings joy for Sri Lanka stars following memorable England Test triumph

Big gains for a host of Sri Lanka players on the latest Test rankings, as Australia’s best white-ball performers make eye-catching ground on the T20I lists. Six Sri Lankan players have obtained new career-high ratings on the latest ICC Men’s Test Rankings following their upset Test victory over England at The Oval. Sri Lanka produced their first Test win over …

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Rankings joy for Sri Lanka stars following memorable England Test triumph

Big gains for a host of Sri Lanka players on the latest Test rankings, as Australia’s best white-ball performers make eye-catching ground on the T20I lists. Six Sri Lankan players have obtained new career-high ratings on the latest ICC Men’s Test Rankings following their upset Test victory over England at The Oval. Sri Lanka produced their first Test win over …

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Fond of ginger tea? Beware of THESE side effects

Drinking ginger tea during winter is considered beneficial for health. If there is no ginger in the morning tea, then it is not enjoyable. Ginger is considered very beneficial for health, but ginger tea can prove to be harmful instead of beneficial for health. Excessive consumption of ginger tea can cause stomach-related problems. Apart from this, tea with too much …

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Apple introduces iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus

The baseline iPhone 16 model will start at $799 (with a 6.1-inch screen) and the 16 Plus (6.7-inch screen) starts at $899, both with 128 gigabytes of memory. Those are available in five colors: black, white, pink, teal and ultramarine. The iPhone 16 Pro (6.3 inch) starts at $999 and iPhone 16 Pro Max (6.9 inch) starts at $1,199 both …

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Apple introduces iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus

The baseline iPhone 16 model will start at $799 (with a 6.1-inch screen) and the 16 Plus (6.7-inch screen) starts at $899, both with 128 gigabytes of memory. Those are available in five colors: black, white, pink, teal and ultramarine. The iPhone 16 Pro (6.3 inch) starts at $999 and iPhone 16 Pro Max (6.9 inch) starts at $1,199 both …

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YouTube’s new tools will help creators take action against AI voice clones, deepfakes

YouTube is working on new tools that would give creators on its platform more control over AI-generated content that has been created in their likeness. The company said that it is developing new technology that can be used by YouTubers to automatically detect and manage AI-generated vocals simulating their voices. “We’re refining this technology with our partners, with a pilot …

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