Children aged five to 11 will be forced to prove they are vaccinated if they want to enter restaurants and entertainment venues. San Francisco plans to mandate children aged 5 to 11 show proof of vaccination to enter indoor venues. CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky then signed off on the vote, meaning that approximately 28 million children in the US are now eligible for the shots. China has reportedly started rolling out its own vaccines to three-year-old children, and Chile is vaccinating children aged six and older. Meanwhile, just 27 percent of parents said they would get their children vaccinated 'right away'.

November 04, 2021 07:21 UTC

Netflix has opened up its games to all Android app users, and it’s not exactly revolutionary, but it’s a classic Netflix approach. After a series of tests in Poland, then Spain and Italy, the Netflix app will now direct users of the Android app to also download and play some games. That’s a global release, though you’ll need to update your Netflix app. The games: Netflix has five games to download: two titles based on its hit TV show Stranger Things, Stranger Things: 1984 and Stranger Things 3, and arcade games Shooting Hoops, Card Blast, and Teeter Up. Netflix has five games to download: two titles based on its hit TV show Stranger Things, Stranger Things: 1984 and Stranger Things 3, and arcade games Shooting Hoops, Card Blast, and Teeter Up.

November 04, 2021 01:01 UTC

X-Press Pearl caught fire off the coast of Colombo causing a huge, irreversible disaster where the vessel was engulfed in flames by 27th May and declared a total loss. By the initiative Pearl Pacify, we as a club, aim to come up with all the possible solutions to minimise the adverse effects caused by the disaster. So with regards to this major prevailing issue, Pearl Pacify plays a great role in making attempts to heed our obligation to nature. Team Pearl Pacify being involved with Rotaractors, Interactors and the Pearl Protectors, are looking forward to having the nurdle collecting campaign in the affected coastal areas and all volunteers are welcome to join the campaign. To incorporate these strategic ways of approaching the appropriate solutions to overcome disasters like this and save the ocean and marine life, make Pearl Pacify a unique turning point for a practically approachable and groundbreaking change!

November 02, 2021 21:11 UTC

In order to keep customers happy — and prevent them from going elsewhere — many retailers offer price-matching policies where they promise to match a lower price that you’ve found elsewhere. Alternatively, you can call 1-888-237-8289 or visit any Best Buy or Pacific Sales store. According to the Google site, the company doesn’t price match at the moment. You can’t request a price match via email or chat, either, and the policy does not extend to items bought during promotions. This applies whether you find that lower price on Newegg or at what Newegg judges to be a major retailer.

November 02, 2021 15:11 UTC

We should not have lost electricity when we just built this power plant.” “This power plant” was the brand new gas plant built less than six miles away from McWilliams house. The New Orleans Power Station is what’s known as a peaker plant, designed as a backup source of electricity whenever there’s a power shortage. They want a shift in power: from dirty fossil fuels to clean energy and from top-down decision making to bottom-up solutions. On top of that, critics of the plant believed there were better ways to strengthen the existing power grid than building a new fossil-fueled power plant. Entergy’s New Orleans Power Station is a “peaker plant” that was designed as a backup source of electricity whenever there’s a power shortage.

November 01, 2021 19:18 UTC





Oppo announced the Reno6 5G, Reno6 Pro 5G, and Reno6 Pro+ 5G in China in May, and the first two began their global rollout in July, starting with India. The Pro+ variant arrived in Europe in September, but under the Reno6 Pro 5G moniker. The Reno6 Pro 5G is built around a 6.55" Super AMOLED curved display with FullHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. The Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G Snapdragon variant runs Android 11-based ColorOS 11 out of the box and has 12GB RAM and 256GB storage onboard. Our review of the Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G Snapdragon version is underway, so stick around to find out if it's worth buying.

November 01, 2021 02:09 UTC

'Many people did and many used to suggest that to me, outside of Mr Maguire, but I never chose to do that.' Mr Robertson said Mr Maguire sent a further message to her saying: 'They can read texts but not the little green men. 'Do you know what Mr Maguire was referring to by the little green men,' he asks Ms Berejiklian. Gladys faces killer question about how she could sack Daryl but not think something was wrong - as she repeatedly says 'she didn't know' 'To what extent I didn't know' 'I didn't know the extent of it' 'I don't know what I would have reported' 'I don't know what I would have said to this body' 'I certainly did not know of anything' 'I had no knowledge of that' 'I didn't know the extent of what was transpiring' 'I didn't know anything which would add to what this commission was looking at' 'I didn't know what else was part of that' 'I didn't know any details. 'Ms Berejiklian, it would be better than if you answer the question rather than looking around corners,' said Ms McColl.

November 01, 2021 01:23 UTC

By Buddhika SamaraweeraThe administration of the US-German Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to frontline health workers under the programme of administering a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccines is to commence today (1). He said that as the third Covid-19 vaccine dose, the Pfizer vaccine is planned to be given to those working in the health, army, police, airports, ports and tourism sectors at the initial stage. “After that, the third dose of Covid-19 vaccine will be administered to people over the age of 60. He added that the third dose is planned to be given six months after the provision of the second Covid-19 vaccine dose. The State Ministry of Production, Supply, and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals has recently placed an order of 14 million Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines needed for the programme of administering a third dose of Covid-19 vaccines.

October 31, 2021 22:31 UTC

October 31, 2021 09:21 pmThe Health Ministry says that another 154 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, pushing the daily count of new cases to 542. This also increases the tally of coronavirus cases confirmed in the country thus far to 541,073. 14,532 patients infected with the virus are currently being treated across the island while total recoveries is 512,798.

October 31, 2021 22:06 UTC

Apple has apparently pulled its 21.5-inch Intel-based iMac from shelves (via MacRumors). The 21.5-inch iMac was still available after Apple’s October 18th Unleashed event — it didn’t appear to go missing until sometime this week, according to MacRumors. A “Buy” button also doesn’t appear for the 21.5-inch iMac on Apple’s product comparison page. As MacRumors notes, you can still purchase a refurbished 21.5-inch iMac from Apple’s online store. In March, Apple discontinued the 512GB and 1TB configurations of the 21.5-inch iMac, so the company has been slowly phasing out this model for a while.

October 31, 2021 15:34 UTC

Happiness, contentment and hope were theirs, when into their lives came Sonakshi, their tiny baby girl on January 25. Sonakshi needed a liver transplant and so far Sri Lanka has not performed a transplant in such a tiny baby. (The Sunday Times exclusively reported this trailblazin g event in an article headlined ‘Child liver transplant, a medical first’ on July 26, 2020.) Dissanayake, Dean, & Prof. Shaman Rajindrajith, Professor of Paediatrics, of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo; and the CNCLD team. The most important participants at the simple function were Sonakshi’s Amma and Thaththa, Shalika and Mahesh for whom their baby girl would live on in the lives that will be saved by the CNCLD.

October 31, 2021 06:39 UTC

Oppo is readying its Reno7 series and contrary to popular belief, there won't be a Reno7 Pro+ version, so instead, we will see a lower-end Reno7 SE. This leaves the Reno7 Pro on top of its series. Anyway, the report suggests that the standard Reno7 and Reno7 Pro share a good chunk of the hardware. Oppo Reno6 seriesThe camera department segregates the two - 50MP Sony IMX766 main sensor joined by a 16MP ultrawide camera and 2MP unit for depth sensing. Finally, the Reno7 SE is expected to bring a smaller 6.43-inch 90Hz display, Dimensity 920 chip and up to 12GB/256GB memory configuration.

October 31, 2021 02:05 UTC

Announces launch of the first “Made in Sri Lanka” 1.4 Tonne PikUp from Mahindra Ideal Lanka plant in Welipenna. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M), together with Ideal Motors, a fully owned subsidiary of the Ideal Group, recently unveiled the new Bolero City Pik-Up in Sri Lanka in the presence of Minister of Industries, Wimal Weerawansa. Minister Weerawansa took a tour of the Mahindra Ideal Lanka Automotive Assembly Plant and saw the assembly process of the new Bolero City Pik-Up. All these make the New Bolero City Pik-Up an ideal pick up for urban goods transportation across the island. The Bolero City Pik-Up has a payload capacity of 1400 kg carry heavy loads effortlessly.

October 31, 2021 01:35 UTC

One country, one law: Justice Minister Sabry not consulted about task force, not happy over move By Chris Kamalendran Muslim members claim they were unaware who was to head it View(s): View(s):Justice Minister Ali Sabry said he was unaware of the setting up of the “One Country, One Law” Presidential Task Force headed by Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Mr Sabry told the Sunday Times he was not consulted on the setting up of the Task Force. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa issued a gazette notification on Tuesday announcing the appointment of a 13-member Presidential Task Force for “One Country, One Law,” with Ven. The Sunday Times understands that none of the task force’s Muslim members was aware that the task force would be headed by Ven. Meanwhile, during the government party leaders’ meeting at Temple Trees on Thursday, Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC) Vice President and former Provincial Councillor Senthil Thondaman raised issue over non-representation of the Tamil community in the Presidential Task Force.

October 31, 2021 00:40 UTC

MAGA to design and build new Faculty of Technology at the Rajarata University View(s):MAGA has been awarded the contract for the design and construction of a Faculty of Technology at the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (RUSL) in Mihintale, Anuradhapura. Once completed, the faculty will house five departments including Bio-Process Technology, Materials Technology, and Information & Communication Technology (ICT), and will offer a number of industry-focused, practical-oriented degree programmes that prepare undergraduates for careers in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The faculty is designed in partnership with design subcontractor Engineering Consultants Ltd (ECL), one of the largest multi-disciplinary consulting companies in Sri Lanka. The design will retain Rajarata University’s unique architectural style, merging its colonial and traditional architectural features within a sustainable and green learning environment. Maga Engineering isSri Lanka’s largest construction company and a key partner in developing the nation’s educational infrastructure.

October 31, 2021 00:40 UTC