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https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/wuhan-seafood-market-may-not-be-source-novel-virus-spreading-globally Wuhan seafood market may not be source of novel virus spreading globally The Huanan seafood market in Wuhan has been widely considered the source of the outbreak of a novel coronavirus. But the virus may have infected people elsewhere first. REUTERS Wuhan seafood market may not be source of novel virus spreading globally By Jon CohenJan. 26, 2020 , 11:25 PM As confirmed cases of a novel virus surge around the world with worrisome speed, all eyes have so f…

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U.S. officials say President Donald Trump's long-awaited Middle East peace plan calls for the creation of a State of Palestine with its capital in portions of east Jerusalem, ending speculation as to whether his administration, in preparing a proposal without input from Palestinian leaders, would abandon a “two-state resolution" to the conflict. The officials say the plan to be unveiled on Tuesday more than doubles the territory currently under Palestinian control, although it also recognizes Israeli sovereignty over major settlement blocs in the West Bank, something to which the Palestinians will almost certainly object. The Palestinians have already rejected the pr…

New South Wales Health says they have confirmed three case of the deadly coronavirus, bringing the national number to four. Key points: A Chinese man in his 50s is being isolated in a Melbourne hospital with a confirmed case of novel coronavirus Another three cases have been confirmed in NSW The virus has so far killed at least 41 people in China and sickened more than a thousand more All three NSW cases are being treated in hospitals across Sydney. They are men aged in their 30s, 40s and 50s and contracted the illness in China. One of the men arrived in Australia on January 6 and another arrived on January 19. The t…

Australian of the Year 2020 awarded to eye surgeon Dr James Muecke, with Ash Barty, youth advocate and obstetrician also honoured By Elise Pianegonda An eye surgeon has been named Australian of the Year for 2020 for his work preventing blindness. This year's winners: Dr James Mueke is named Australian of the Year for his work raising awareness of type 2 diabetes and its links to blindness Pro tennis player Ash Barty is named Young Australian of the Year for inspiring young people to follow their dreams Obstetrics specialist Professor John Newnham is named Senior Australian of the Year for …

Supreme Court refuses to hear human smuggling case, affirming acquittals BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has effectively upheld the acquittal of three people who were charged with human smuggling after a rickety ship arrived off the coast of British Columbia carrying hundreds of Tamil migrants. In a decision Thursday, the high court turned down the Crown’s application for an appeal hearing in the case. In August 2010, the Canadian navy intercepted the cargo ship MV Sun Sea carrying 492 people from strife-torn Sri Lanka and escorted it to CFB Esquimalt, n…

Kung Fu and Kanchipuram -the secret connection Kanchipuram. A small old temple-town in South India that always bustles with Hindu pilgrimage tourists and that is known for its silk saris. Kung Fu. A Chinese martial art that is practiced for self-defense and mental strength, primarily by the Buddhist monks at the Shaolin monastery in China. What could be common to Kanchipuram and Kung Fu? Nothing at all?! You should think again, or should flip some historical accounts- well, not Indian, but Chinese or Japanese accounts! What could that secret connection be?? When you think of Buddhism, al…

விக்டோரியா மாநிலமும் நியு சவுத்வேலஸ் மாநிலமும் காட்டு தீயால் பாதிக்கபட குயின்ஸ்லாந்து மாநிலம் வெள்ளத்தில் .... PHOTO Torrential rain left the Movie World car park at Oxenford underwater early on Saturday morning. INSTAGRAM: MICKEYLOU15 Dangerous storms described as a one-in-100-year event have swept through South-East Queensland overnight and into the morning, dumping heavy rain and causing flash flooding in parts of Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Key points: Flash flooding closed the Pacific Motorway on the Gold Coast for several hours There were about 160 calls to the SES across the state's south-east …

Sri Lanka exports flat in November, imports down ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has exported 979 million dollars of goods in November 2019, unchanged from last year, and earned 332 million US dollars of tourism revenue down 9.5 percent, central bank data showed. Migrant workers had also remitted 515 million US dollars down 7.2 percent, totaling 1.8 billion rupees of external current income to import goods and consumer services and travel abroad. Tourism however is an estimated figure. Merchandise imports fell 1.3 percent to 1.74 billion rupees amid weak credit, giving deficit in the merchandise account of 762 million US dollars down fro…

Sri Lanka ban on incorporating foreign firms over security concern ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has banned the incorporation of companies with foreign shareholders over a security concern and no legitimate investment will be restricted, Senior Economic Advisor to the Finance Minister Nivard Cabraal said. “This is a temporary measure until a clear regulation is issued covering a security concern,” Cabraal told EconomyNext. “It will not restrict any legitimate foreign investments. It will lifted soon.” Sri Lanka’s Registrar of Companies had said no foreign investor owned company could be incorporated until further notice. The agency later revi…

Sri Lanka rupee ends firmer, gilt yields remain unchanged ECONOMYNEXT- Sri Lanka’s rupee closed stronger at 181.20/30 to the US dollar in the spot market on Thursday from Tuesday’s closing, while bond yields closed flat, dealers and brokers said. The rupee closed at 181.50/60 to the greenback on Tuesday. Liquidity in the overnight money market was 17.25 billion rupees, down from 31.99 billion rupees at Tuesday. Banks deposited 20.25 billion rupees in the excess liquidity window at Central Bank. In the secondary bond market, yields were flat in dull trading, dealers said. A bond maturing on 15.12.2021 clos…

Sri Lankan passport queues introduced at Katunayake Airport The Immigration Department has introduced queues for Sri Lankan passport holders, based on traffic patterns at the Bandaranaike International Airport. Photo by Gayathri Seneviratne ECONOMYNEXT- Sri Lanka’s Immigration Department has introduced time-bound seperate queues for Sri Lankan passport holders at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake to manage passenger flows at the arrivals terminal, officials said. Airport and Aviation Services Spokesperson H. S. Hettiarachchi said the new initiative has been implemented for two weeks. The priority queue…

Japan keenly interested in investing in Sri Lanka in several sectors Measures will be taken to further strengthen long-standing bilateral relations between Japan and Sri Lanka, Japanese State Minister for Regional Revitalization Kozo Yamamoto said. Minister Yamamoto made these remarks when he paid a courtesy call on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat Monday (13). Sri Lanka is secured and stable under the current government. The economy is also progressing. In this context, a conducive investment environment had been created in Sri Lanka for the Japanese investors, the State Minister a…

https://mises.org/wire/fearful-fed-keeps-pouring-money-repo-market A Fearful Fed Keeps Pouring Money into the Repo Market 01/09/2020 Ryan McMaken The Fed announced on Thursday it is adding another $83 billion in "in temporary liquidity to financial markets." And, in a development that will surprise no cynic anywhere, the Fed also noted that it "may keep adding temporary money to markets for longer than policy makers had expected in September." Specifically, this was another move to shore up and bail out the repo market, which has required the Fed's ongoing revival of quantitative easing (but don't call it that…

https://wolfstreet.com/2019/12/25/how-amazon-gains-control-domination/ How Amazon Gains Control & Domination by Wolf Richter • Dec 25, 2019 Amazon takes over the last mile and everything else. By Wolf Richter. This is the transcript from my podcast last Sunday, THE WOLF STREET REPORT: Amazon just gave us an update on how rapidly its own delivery system is replacing UPS, the US Postal Service, FedEx, and other carriers in delivering packages from an Amazon fulfillment center to the door of Amazon’s customer. The numbers show how big this system is already after practically no time of starting it up, how big the package volume is …

China says will not allow outsiders to interfere in Sri Lanka’s internal matters Tuesday January 14, 2020 16:54:09 ECONOMYNEXT – China will not allow outside influences to interfere in Sri Lanka internal concerns, visiting foreign minister Wang Yi had said at a meeting with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. “As Sri Lanka’s strategic partner China will continue to standby Sri Lanka’s interests,” Minister Yi was quoted as saying in a statement by President Rajapaksa’s office …

Be Ready for Radiation Emergencies Protect yourself, your loved ones, and your pets during a radiation emergency by getting inside, staying inside, and staying tuned. It’s Saturday night and you’re at home with your family watching TV. A news alert announces a radiation emergency in your city. It could be an overturned truck hauling radioactive material, a nuclear power plant accident, or a “dirty bomb,” but reports are that large amounts of radiation have been released. What should you do? Radiation can affect the body in a number of ways, and th…

Unemployment increases slightly to 5.1% in 3Q 2019 Sri Lanka’s unemployment rate has increased slightly to 5.1% in the third quarter of 2019, from 4.9% in the second quarter, the latest data from the state statistics office show. The number of unemployed persons is estimated as 437,797 during the third quarter 2019. Overall unemployment rate reported for female is 8.5 percent and it is 3.3 percent for male. Youth unemployment rate (age 15 – 24 years) corresponding to the third quarter 2019 is 23.3 percent and that is the highest reported unemployment rate among all age groups. Further the unemplo…

The National Arboretum இரு வாரங்களுக்கு முன்பு கன்பரா சென்றிருந்த பொழுது இந்த botanical gardenற்கு போகும் சந்தர்ப்பம் கிடைத்தது. இயற்கையை நேசிப்பவர்கள், மாணவர்கள், வித்தியாசமாக பொழுதை கழிக்க விரும்புபவர்களுக்கு பயன்தரும் இடம். Arboretum என்ற சொற்பதம் முதன் முதலில் 1833 ஆண்டளவில் John Claudius Loudon எனும் தாவரவியலாளரால் The Gardener’s Magazineல் உபயோகிக்கப்பட்டது. இந்த Arboretum சுமார் 618 ஏக்கரில் உலகிலும் அவுஸ்ரேலியாவிலும் அருகி வரும் மர இனங்களை பாதுகாக்கும் நோக்கத்திற்காக அர்பணிக்கப்பட்ட வனமாகும். 2003 ஆண்டில் கன்பராவில் ஏற்பட்ட காட்டு தீ அனர்த்தங்களுக்கு பிறகு இந்த திட்டம் 2005 உருவாக்கப்பட்டது. 2005 - 2011 வரை அருகி வரும் மர இனங்களை கொண்ட சுமார் 104 வ…

Taking our University system to the next level With the release of the GCE Advanced Level results last week, the focus has again shifted to the 150,000 (approx.) aspiring students who cannot gain entry to State universities despite passing the examination. This is because the State universities can only take in around 30,000 students annually. The fate of the rest has become the subject of a debate that has been raging for years in the media, political circles and in the wider society. In fact, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa set asi…

Country will be put on right track - President “The people did not want a Gotabaya Rajapaksa but a proper leader who is capable in putting the country on the right track”, said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. …

Saudi Arabia will do everything to spare Iraq the danger of war Saudi Arabia’s vice minister of defense said on Wednesday the kingdom and its leadership stand with Iraq and will do everything in their power to spare it the danger of war and conflict between external parties. Prince Khalid bin Salman said in a tweet: “The Kingdom and its leadership always stand with brotherly Iraq and will do everything in its power to spare it the danger of war and conflict between external parties, and for its generous people to live in prosperity after what they have endured in the …

இரான் ஏவுகணை தாக்குதல்: வேண்டுமென்றே உயிர்பலிகள் வராமல் தாக்குதல் நடத்தப்பட்டதா? படத்தின் காப்புரிமை Getty Images Image caption அமெரிக்கா மீது ஏவுகணை தாக்குதல் நடத்திய இரான் இரானின் மூத்த ராணுவ தளபதி காசெம் சுலேமானீ கொல்லப்பட்டதற்கு, தகுந்த விலையை அமெரிக்கா அளிக்க வேண்டியிருக்கும் என கடும் சீற்றத்துடன் இரான் எச்சரித்திருந்தது. மேலும் எச்சரித்தது போலவே, கடந்த புதன்கிழமை இராக்கின் அல்-அசாத் பகுதியில் உள்ள அமெரிக்க ராணுவ தளத்தின் மீது பத்துக்கும் மேற்பட்ட ஏவுகணைகளை வீசி இரான் தாக்குதல் நடத்தியது. கடும்…

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Longtime "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek doesn't need more than half a minute to end his 35-year tenure on the TV series. In an interview with ABC News, Trebek said he may not host the long-running game show for much longer. He didn't disclose when he'll stop appearing on the series, but he knows how he'll say goodbye to his loyal viewers. "I've kind of, in my mind, rehearsed it already, and what I would do on that day is tell the director, 'Time the show down to leave me 30 seconds at the end. That's all I want,'" he said. He went on: "Don't ask me who's going to replace me because I have no say whatsoever…