June 25, 2026
WHO Official Highlights Cuba's Role against Ebola
November 02, 2014Paris, The director of epidemiology of the World Health Organization (WHO), Sylvie Briand, highlighted the importance of working together to fight Ebola, and lauded the role of Cuban doctors in the countries affected by that virus.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa emphasised how important it is to make Sri Lanka the knowledge hub in order to encourage scholars who are engaged in research. He said that there was an era in which people had been saying that Sri Lanka was an under-developed third world country.
Pakistan Offers Assistance to the Sri Lankan Landslide Victims
November 01, 2014The High Commissioner of Pakistan, Maj Gen Qasim Qureshi along with the entire staff of the High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka has expressed their deep sympathy and grief on the tragic loss of life and property caused by the recent landslide in Badulla District.
Cuba, United Kingdom to Relaunch Bilateral Relations
November 01, 2014Havana, The vice-president of the Council of Ministers of Cuba, Ricardo Cabrisas; and the Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of the United Kingdom, Hugo Swire, expressed here today their interest in reviving the bilateral relations.
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