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Cricket: South Africa lose opener on rain hit final day
COLOMBO, July 28, 2014 (AFP) – South Africa lost opener Dean Elgar before heavy rain stopped play on the fifth and final day of the series-deciding second Test against Sri Lanka on Monday. Elgar was dismissed by off-spinner Dilruwan Perera in the truncated start-stop first session that saw the visitors add 17 runs off seven […]
Sri Lanka Chevron Lubricants net up 20-pct
July 28, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Chevron Lubricants said profits rose 20 percent to 675 million rupees in the June 2014 quarter from a year earlier helped by wider margins.The firm reported earnings of 5.63 rupees per share for the quarter.For the six months to June the company reported earnings of 11.99 rupees on […]
‘s far north sparks mystery
MOSCOW, July 26, 2014 (AFP) – A vast crater discovered in a remote region of Siberia known to locals as “the end of the world” is causing a sensation in Russia, with a group of scientists being sent to investigate. The giant hole in the remote energy-rich Yamalo-Nenetsky region first came to light in a […]
Cricket: Sri Lanka 11-0 at stumps on day three
COLOMBO, July 26, 2014 (AFP) – Sri Lanka were 11-0 at stumps in their second innings on the third day of the second and final Test against South Africa in Colombo on Saturday.South Africa are 1-0 up in the two-Test series after winning the opener in Galle by 153 runs. Upul Tharanga was batting on […]
Sri Lanka media training for Tamil journalists scuttled
COLOMBO, July 26, 2014 (AFP) – Dozens of pro-government activists blocked ethnic Tamil journalists from holding a training program in Sri Lanka on Saturday, marking the latest harassment of the minority community, a media rights group said.FMM’s Jayasekera said he also received death threats over the telephone for holding a press conference to denounce the […]
Sri Lanka shares close higher
July 25, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s shares closed 0.03 percent higher Friday amid net foreign buying, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 2.24 points higher at 6,783.64, up 0.03 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 2.30 points lower at 3,764.90, down 0.06 percent. Turnover was 1.23 billion rupees, up from 950.21 […]
Stand Off
SYDNEY, July 25, 2014 (AFP) – A group of 157 asylum-seekers in custody on the high seas for weeks will be taken to Australia and held until consular officials confirm their nationalities, ending a long stand-off, authorities said Friday.The development follows lawyers acting for about one-third of those on board — thought to be mostly […]
Cricket: Amla leads South Africa fightback on day two
COLOMBO, July 25, 2014 (AFP) – Hashim Amla faced a stern test of character in his first series as captain after South Africa lost three key wickets against a determined Sri Lankan bowling attack in the second Test Friday.Morne Morkel’s short balls were hit for two fours on the trot by Dickwella, the batsman arching […]
IMF cuts 2014 global growth forecast, sees rising risks
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2014 (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund warned Thursday that geopolitical risks in Ukraine and the Middle East are looming over a global economy already hit by slowdowns in the US and China. “In major advanced economies, there is a risk of stagnation in the medium term,” the IMF warned, recommending that […]
Sri Lanka shares close lower
July 24, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s shares closed 0.04 percent lower on Thursday with index heavy stocks losing ground, brokers said. Carson Cumberbatch closed 9.60 rupees lower at 480.00 rupees and Good Hope closed 440.00 rupees lower at 1,500.00 rupees, contributing most to the index drop. Sri Lanka Telecom closed 80 cents lower at […]