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BANGKOK (IRIN): Even though public health experts recognise how deadly asbestos can be, its use is on the rise in the construction industry throughout Asia, according to the US Geological Survey. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates some 107,000 workers die annually from asbestos-related diseases, out of 125 million people who encounter it in the ...
Reuters: Manchester United and arch-rivals City were outplayed and comprehensively beaten by teams with far more limited resources in the Europa League on Thursday. United lost 3-2 at home to a fearless and skilful Athletic Bilbao, their second successive European defeat at Old Trafford, in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie. Central defender Xandao ...
Pune: Ashok Leyland is looking for overseas partners to grow its exports, the Managing Director Vinod Dasari, has said. The company which recently began exports to newer markets such as Latin America, Ukraine and Russia has exported 11,200 units of till end of February 2012 and expects
Reuters: Stuart Pearce will take temporary charge of England for this month’s friendly against the Netherlands while the search for Fabio Capello’s permanent successor as boss gets underway ahead of June’s European Championship. Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp, the hot favourite to fill the vacancy, said on Thursday he was paying no attention to speculation ...
Temperatures plunged to new lows in Europe where a week-long cold snap has now claimed more than 220 lives and forecasters warned that the big freeze would tighten its grip at the weekend. In the southwest Czech Republic, the mercury dropped as low as minus 38.1 degrees Celsius (minus 36.5 Fahrenheit) overnight and even Rome ...
The most awarded piece of work in the world last year was JWT Shanghai’s ‘Heaven and Hell’ campaign for luggage brand Samsonite, which earned the agency the 19th spot in Directory Magazine’s Big Won rankings. The 2011 rankings were compiled from some 6,000 awards won by 4,048 campaigns on behalf of 2,461 clients, the magazine ...
LONDON (Reuters): World heavyweight champion Vitali Klitchsko says he is preparing for next month’s title bout with Britain’s Dereck Chisora as if it were his last. Not that the 40-year-old Ukrainian expects it to be anything of the sort. Chisora, whose promoter Frank Warren could be accused of considerable understatement in describing the confident 28-year-old ...
Sri Lanka will be holding two fresh bilateral trade sessions today in Hyderabad – one with India and the other with the United Arab Emirates. The talks will be held at Andra Pradesh Hyderabad International Convention Centre in Hyderabad. Minister of Industry and Commerce Bathiudeen is currently in Hyderabad as a member of the Sri ...
Sri Lanka is to esta-blish a Resident Diplomatic Mission in Ukraine, following the approval of a proposal made by Minister of External Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris to the Cabinet. The Government of Ukraine, on a reciprocal basis, will establish a Resident Mission in Colombo. Direct flights
Turkey (IANS): India squandered an opportunity to win the women’s world chess team championship losing 1-3 to Georgia while China won the title despite losing to Ukraine 1.5-2.5 in the eighth round. Among other contenders Russia beat South Africa 4-0 but that could only catapult
The support for open trade pledged by G20 countries at the end of the Summit in Cannes was not matched by their recent performance, according to the findings of the ICC Open Markets Index – released last week by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). The most open of the G20 countries is Germany, followed ...
Flexiprint – Sri Lanka’s premier printing company – exclusively catering to the printing needs in the tea bag industry for tea bag tags and envelopes and tag pyramid mesh, won a prestigious award in the printing sector at the recently concluded National Business Excellence Awards held at Hilton Colombo. The NBEA is organised annually by ...
Fitch Ratings says in a newly published special report that credit growth in emerging markets (EMs) is likely to slow in 2012 due to the weaker global economic outlook, policy moves by EM authorities to prevent overheating and base effects. Banking systems in most EMs which experienced rapid credit growth in 2010-H111 remain sound. However, ...
Reuters: Portugal scored six goals against Bosnia including a Cristiano Ronaldo double to grab a ticket to the Euro 2012 finals while Ireland, Czech Republic and Croatia completed the lineup without the need for a frenzied finale to their playoff wins on Tuesday. Portugal’s second leg was the only tie still finely balanced following a ...
MILAN (Reuters): Agricultural commodity markets are set to remain tight with high and volatile prices despite improved supply and weakening demand, the United Nations’ food agency said on Thursday, raising its estimates of global grain output this year. Food prices grabbed the attention of world policy makers after hitting record highs in February and helped ...
Ukrain’s largest carrier arrives with full flight of touristsAeroSvit Airlines, the largest air carrier of Ukraine, commenced regular flights between Kiev and Colombo yesterday. AeroSvit’s flights will operate thrice a week non-stop between Kiev and Colombo in a wide-body Boeing 767-300ER
By Cheranka Mendis Hayleys Group on friday introduced the latest airline to enter the Sri Lankan skies, Ukrainian airline AeroSvit, which has been brought into Sri Lanka on an investment of US$ 65,000 (approximately Rs. 7. 16 million). The airline, acknowledged as the largest in Ukraine
Reuters): A new Adidas ball, to be used at the Euro 2012 finals, will fly faster than its predecessor and will be just as unpredictable for goalkeepers, the chief executive of the German sporting goods company said on Monday. “We will certainly make the ball (fly) faster and hopefully, we’ll see a lot of goals ...
The Mlesna Tea Centre at Majestic City was re-launched with a sophisticated and stylish new look recently. The Tea Centre now carries a wider range of premium quality tea for the benefit of tea lovers and connoisseurs of Sri Lanka as well as for overseas visitors. The much sought after Mlesna Tea Centre at Majestic ...
By Cheranka Mendis WSO2Con 2011, the much looked forward to, user conference for technology enthusiasts kicked off yesterday at the Water’s Edge, promising three days tech-savvy interaction to more than 250 participants from all over the world. With over 40 sessions planned out with speakers from 10 countries alongside local speakers and participants, the conference ...
REUTERS: Miss Angola Leila Lopes, a business student from the town of Benguela in her home country, was crowned Miss Universe on Monday after dazzling a panel of judges with her beauty and impressing them with her brain. Lopes, 25, laughed and smiled as she hugged runner-up Miss Ukraine
Reuters: The U.S. Open witnessed a major shock without a ball being struck in anger on Wednesday when Venus Williams quit the tournament after revealing she was suffering from an illness that could threaten her tennis future. After a buildup to the last grand slam of the year in which the event was threatened by ...
holder from Ukraine, had finished an out-of-the running fifth in the original vote by the ...
Five new Ambassadors and a High Commissioner taking assignments in Sri Lanka presented their credentials to President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday at a ceremony held in the President’s office at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. The new diplomats assuming duties were Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark Freddy Svane, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ...