Gunathilaka, Mendis Dickwella fined Rs. 10M, handed one-year suspension
Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, and Niroshan Dickwella have all been suspended from international cricket for a year for breaking Sri Lanka’s bio-bubble on a night out in Durham last month. In addition, they will be in probation for two further years, during which another year’s suspension will hang over their heads. The suspensions are shorter than those recommended by the independent panel that had been commissioned to inquire into the the incident. That committee, headed by former Supreme Court judge Nimal Dissanayaka, had recommended two-year suspensions for Gunathilaka and Mendis, who were deemed to have priors, and an 18-month suspension for Dickwella. Gunathilaka was one of Sri Lanka’s white-ball openers, while Kusal Mendis was finding his way back into the national teams following a patch of lean form.
Source:The Nation
July 30, 2021 15:56 UTC
Covid-19 UK: How coronavirus symptoms differ between the sexes
Men and women suffer different symptoms from Covid, a study has claimed. Traditionally, Covid's main three symptoms are considered to be fever, a persistent cough and loss of smell. Officials have repeatedly refused to expand the Covid symptoms list to include more warning signs, despite evidence showing the disease has changed. Overall, the research team examined 18 different symptoms associated with Covid. The ZOE Covid symptom study was one of the first studies to spot loss of taste and smell as a symptom of the virus.
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July 30, 2021 15:22 UTC
COVID caseload moves up with 1,635 new infections
July 30, 2021 06:59 pmSri Lanka saw an uptick in COVID-19 figures, as 1,635 more persons were tested positive for the virus today (July 30), says the Ministry of Health. All new cases are associated with the New Year COVID-19 cluster. The new development has pushed the total number of infections confirmed in the country to date to 305,837. According to official data, more than 26,000 infected patients are currently under medical care at hospitals and treatment centers across the island. Meanwhile, the number of total recoveries reached 275,212 earlier today as 1,716more patients returned to health.
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July 30, 2021 13:30 UTC
Saudi judo Olympian ignores pressure to boycott bout against Israeli
For us, both are winners 🇮🇱 🇸🇦 pic.twitter.com/5q0lWBmUIj — StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) — StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) July 30, 2021Algerian fighter Fethi Nourine was the first to quit after the competition draw meant he would have been forced to fight Israeli Tohar Butbul on his way to the medals. Nourine was first due to fight Mohamed Abdalrasool of Sudan, with the winner of that fight guaranteed to face Butbul because of the way the seeing system works. His withdrawal meant Abdalrasool progressed automatically to fight Butbul, but then he also withdrew from the contest. Hershko won the bout by ippon - the judo equivalent of a knockout blow - after just one minute and 44 seconds. The pair bowed to one-another after the bout, before Hershko advanced across the ring and the two fighters shook hands.
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July 30, 2021 12:56 UTC
News Publisher pledges to plant a tree for every new client
Founded by Fiona Nanayakkara, a veteran Corporate Communications Consultant & Author, News Publisher has pledged to plant one tree for every client received. The overarching goal is to plant more than 5 Million trees throughout Sri Lanka, within 3.5 years. We are pleased to partner with Breathe as we share the same values and urgencies where a greener, sustainable ecosystem is concerned. Commenting, Head of the Breathe Initiative – Jude Perera stated: “Our dynamic team is trained for reforestation and we are able to plant trees on behalf of anyone. Breathe is happy to have News Publisher onboard and we look forward to a sustainable partnership as we grow together”.
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July 30, 2021 12:33 UTC
Daily Authority: Moto’s new Edge 👉
I’m way too invested…Hello Edge 20The Motorola Edge 20 series is here. Catch up: The Edge 20 series comes with an Edge 20 Pro, an Edge 20 Lite, and a middle-tier edition just called Edge 20. The Edge 20 series comes with an Edge 20 Pro, an Edge 20 Lite, and a middle-tier edition just called Edge 20. And while the Edge 20 Pro is Motorola’s flagship within the company, it’s not quite a complete top-of-the-line model; it skips the Snapdragon 888 for the Snapdragon 870. Edge 20 sales in Asia, the UK and other European markets, should start on August 19.
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July 30, 2021 12:00 UTC
Six more hospitals receive essential medical equipment from ComBank
Another six government hospitals have received donations of essential medical equipment from the Commercial Bank of Ceylon as it continues to support the healthcare sector and helps strengthen emergency care facilities in local hospitals. By June this year, Commercial Bank had provided medical equipment and personal protective gear to more than 16 other government hospitals and Medical Officers of Health (MOH) offices around the country under this initiative, implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides these donations to enhance medical services offered in the country during the pandemic, Commercial Bank made a monetary donation to the National COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund set up by the government of Sri Lanka last year. A committed supporter of healthcare sector of the country, the Bank has played a key role in providing infrastructure and critical care equipment to over 50 state-owned children’s and maternity hospitals to date. Post Views: 3
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July 30, 2021 11:48 UTC
Catholic Bishops’ Conference urges Govt. to reopen schools
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Sri Lanka yesterday (29) urged authorities to reopen schools and take drastic measures to stop the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the poor. “The children will be able to learn not only the sciences but also achieve emotional, psychological and spiritual health, interact with their teachers, their fellow students and friends, and engage in extracurricular and sports activities with their peers in order to achieve a sense of emotional balance,” said Bishop Winston S. Fernando, head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Sri Lanka, in a press statement. Addressing the teacher salary anomalies which have resulted in mass protests, the Conference appealed to the government in the interests of the children to be flexible and agree to rectifying the long-standing salary anomalies as the teachers. They also stated that teachers matter the most in the moulding of our future citizens and leaders. “We also call upon the teachers to consider it their sacred duty to form and mould the future citizens and call off their strike action to return to school for the love of the children they look after,” the statement further read.
Source:The Nation
July 30, 2021 11:37 UTC
Allianz World Run Raises Support for Pressing Global Issues
Colombo, July 30, 2021: Allianz Lanka once again join hands with teams from Allianz offices around the world to raise crucial funding for the Red Cross, and their COVID-19 emergency response units through this year’s Allianz World Run. Inspired by the Partnership with the Olympic & Paralympic Movements this year the Allianz World Run has introduced a Digital Workout Challenge. By joining, participants will become part of the Allianz World Run community with all of their active minutes contributing to the Allianz World Run Charity Milestones. Having been placed second in the Allianz World Run last year, the company has already donated some funds SOS Sri Lanka. “At Allianz Lanka we strongly believe in values such as determination, leadership, passion and community, which are also traits mirrored by the Allianz World Run.
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July 30, 2021 11:03 UTC
How CRM Increases Productivity In A Newly Formed Team
CRM is a technology that organizes and controls company customer connection, relation, communication, and exchange. Like any other management, CRM also needs deep investigation and criteria choice. Improved customer company relationships can open new collaboration opportunities and increase incomes. Split the tasksAn effective CRM Management consists of dividing the tasks according to the operations. Bad CRM data can kill your businessWrong scope or incomplete data and inability to anticipate the information can waste time and money.
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July 30, 2021 10:07 UTC
South Asia’s Fastest Man – Yupun Abeykoon
2021 Jul 30Bringing pride to Sri Lanka, Yupun Abeykoon is inspiring, dedicated, fully focused, courageous, and determined to fulfil his goals. The rising superstar currently holds the record for South Asia’s Fastest Man. The Italy-based Sri Lankan Sprinter is also competing in this years’ Olympic Games taking place in Tokyo, Japan, between 23rd July and 3rd August. I will continue to do my best to keep the Sri Lankan flag flying high in the world. A major portion of Sri Lankan athletes makes career shifts due to the inability to continue their sporting careers.
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July 30, 2021 09:56 UTC
All public sector employees called back to duty from August
The government has decided to call all employees of public service back to duty from the 2nd of August (Monday), subject to COVID-19 health guidelines, the President’s Media Division said in a press release issued today (July 30). Secretary to the President, P.B. Jayasundera has informed the decision to the Secretary of the Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry J.J. Rathnasiri. The presidential secretary has given additional directives to revoke all circulars issued permitting work from home arrangements and limited number of staff members to be present at the workplace on a rotation basis, in a bid to control the spread of COVID-19. Under the national inoculation drive, which is operative in all districts, a large percentage of citizens have now been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, the PMD noted in its statement, adding that the priority should be given to restore normalcy in the public service as majority of public sector employees have also received the vaccine.
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July 30, 2021 09:56 UTC
Driving the energy transition in West and Central Africa
“As Aggreko we are leading the journey on transitioning to more eco-friendly fuels to generate electricity,” he says. “The lack of investment into the grids in these countries have led to a lot more power outages,” he says. “It is estimated that there is a 60% funding gap between the current demands and the funds available to bridge that gap. “Often where the demand is urgent, countries look for immediate solutions, which is often thermal. While there are strategies for the long-term transition to renewables, many countries remain focused on addressing the immediate need and this sometimes puts renewables on the backburner.
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July 30, 2021 09:56 UTC
Sri Lanka s COVID-19 recoveries surpass 275,000
July 30, 2021 03:28 pmThe Ministry of Health says that another 1,716 patients have recovered from Covid-19 infection and have been discharged from hospital within the last 24 hours. This increases the total recoveries thus far in Sri Lanka to 275,212. The tally of confirmed cases reported in the country is 304,202 while presently a total of 24,666 infected patients are undergoing treatment.
Source:The Nation
July 30, 2021 09:56 UTC
All Govt. workers to return to work 02 August
July 30, 2021 by Aazam Ameen No CommentsAll Government institution heads have been instructed to make arrangements for employees to return to work as normal from 02 August, the President’s Media Division (PMD) stated today (30). Accordingly, the President’s Secretary has conveyed these instructions to the relevant heads of departments. Further, it was noted that all relevant health guidelines must be followed as these institutions return to normalcy.
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July 30, 2021 09:33 UTC