At least 25 people injured after gas station explodes in Rome

A gas station explosion early on Friday in southeastern Rome injured at least 25 people including nine police officers and a firefighter, local authorities and rescuers said.

The explosion was heard across the Italian capital shortly after 8 a.m. and sent up a huge cloud of dark smoke and fire that was visible from several areas of the city.

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LIOC donates Rs. 100 million to President s Fund

The Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) has donated Rs. 100 million to the President’s Fund, the President’s Media Division (PMD) reported.

Managing Director of Lanka Indian Oil Company, Mr. Dipak Das, officially handed over the relevant cheque to the Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo...

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UN records 613 killings in Gaza near humanitarian convoys and at aid distribution points run by US organization

Israeli airstrikes killed 15 Palestinians in Gaza early on Friday, while a hospital said another 20 people died in shootings while waiting for aid.

Meanwhile, the U.N. human rights office says it has recorded 613 killings in Gaza near humanitarian convoys and as Palestinians try to reach aid at distribution points run by an Israeli-backed American...

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Former Minister S.M. Chandrasena remanded

Former Minister S.M. Chandrasena, has been remanded until July 18 after being produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today (04), said Ada Derana reporter.

He was arrested earlier in the day by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with an ongoing investigation.

The arrest pertains to...

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Sri Lankan man arrested at Thai airport after 3 snakes found in his underwear

A Sri Lankan man has been arrested at an airport in Thailand after allegedly trying to smuggle three snakes out of the country by concealing them in his underwear.

The man was stopped at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on Wednesday after a body search revealed three ball pythons, stored in net bags, hidden on his person. The suspect, identified only...

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Trump eyes simple tariff rates over complex talks, says letters going out Friday

President Donald Trump said Washington will start sending letters to countries on Friday specifying what tariff rates they will face on imports to the United States, a clear shift from earlier pledges to strike scores of individual deals.

Acknowledging the complexity of negotiating with over 170 nations, Trump told reporters before departing for...

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