Here are ten royals whose actions earned them a spot on the list of history’s craziest. 10 King George III of EnglandMad King of Britain: King George III 👑 Private Lives of Monarchs | Smithsonian ChannelGeorge III is remembered mostly for being the king who lost to America in their War of Independence. What details have survived, however, paint the young royal as wildly depraved. 4 Princess Alexandra of BavariaTop 10 Crazy / Insane Royal Family MemeberPrincess Alexandra of Bavaria was extremely intelligent. Caligula took Nero’s cruelty and cranked it to 11.

By Hugo Duncan for the Daily MailPublished: 16:53 EDT, 9 July 2021 | Updated: 03:47 EDT, 10 July 2021Exports to the European Union have bounced back following a slump in trade after Brexit. In January, goods exports to the EU fell to £7.9billion. Exports of goods to the rest of the world were also up 5.5 per cent to £15.2billion, the highest level since January 2020. Other areas of the economy performed better in May, with the ‘accommodation and food services’ sector growing by 37.1 per cent following the reopening of pubs, restaurants and hotels. But overall, gross domestic product rose by just 0.8 per cent following a 2 per cent leap in April.

Seven members from the local shipping agency which represents the fire-wrecked cargo ship MV X-Press Pearl have been taken into custody. These suspects, arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), will be produced before the court later. In mid-June, Arjuna Hettiarachchi, the chairman of the said agency – Sea Consortium Lanka (Pvt) Ltd – was also placed under arrest. During the investigations, the CID had uncovered that the local agent had deleted several e-mails exchanged with the vessel’s captain that are vital to the investigations. Accordingly, it was determined that the local agency had acted with negligence with regard to the incident.

July 10, 2021 09:01 amExisting travel restrictions will be further relaxed from today (July 10, however, the interprovincial restrictions will be effective for another 14 days, says the Director-General of Health Services. Updated announcement on relaxation of travel restrictions and permitted public activities is produced below:

COLOMBO (News 1st); A 32-year-old criminal was reported dead after he was captured and assaulted while committing a robbery on Friday (09)evening. The deceased had broken into a house in Wattala and following the assault he was admitted to the Ragama Hospital. Investigations revealed that the deceased was involved in 24 break-ins in Kadawatha Kiribathgoda and Wattala Police areas, said Police Spokesperson Senior DIG Ajith Rohana on Saturday (10). Sri Lanka Police in terms of section 96 of the Penal Code reported facts to the court and the Wattala Police is conducting further investigations.

The National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) has stated that the following area will be under isolation effective from 6.00 am today (July 10), until further notice:Kegalle DistrictKegalle police areaGolindawatta 3 area in Malawita GN DivisionMeanwhile, the isolation orders imposed on the following localities have been lifted with effect from this morning:Puttalam DistrictMadampe police areaMarakkalagama GN DivisionArachchikattuwa police areaKarukkupane GN DivisionMatara DistrictWeligama police areaPelena South GN DivisionJaffna DistrictKaraveddy police areaKaranavai GN DivisionKalutara DistrictMathugama police areaAmbetenna Watta main area in Yatadola Watta GN DivisionAmbetenna Watta clay area in Yatadola Watta GN Division

The Basilaagamanaya or the New Rise of Basil Politics is having its immediate impact on the Rajapaksa Power Display. Leading trade unionists and student protesters are the showpieces of the new Basil Power in Sri Lankan politics. This Basil included familarchy, where nothing of power goes out of the family, is making huge milestones in all aspects of governance. The swearing in of Basil Rajapaksa, as Minister of Finance, was clearly a very warm family affair at the President’s Office. The Rajapaksa Familarchy are certainly the rulers of this Monarchy of Power that Sri Lanka has been taken into.

The 2021 season of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) has been postponed, Sri Lanka Cricket announced on Friday (July 9). So we have thought the postponement was the best solution at this stage,” said an official involved in the league. We thank the SLC, Sri Lankan Government, players, franchisees, and sponsors for their support,” said Mr. Anil Mohan, Founder, and CEO of IPG. (Cricbuzz)**********************************************************************The six match limited overs series between India and Sri Lanka could be pushed back by a few days after Batting Coach Grant Flower and Performance Analyst G.T. With all their close contacts forced to go into isolation, Sri Lanka are yet to resume training since arriving from UK.

The SLPP government appeared to have wrongly recognized the media as an emerging threat and taken measures to neutralize that challenge, Rev Fernando said. Having examined the proceedings of the PSC, the PCoI as well as speeches made in Parliament, Rev. Acknowledging the role played by the social media, Rev Fernando said that those in Parliament shouldn’t be blind to the reality. Rev Fernando also strongly criticized the deployment of police to breakup legitimate protests against the government. Having captured power with a huge mandate, the SLPP government was doing everything on its own to antagonize the public, Rev Fernando said.

Compared with 2020, the volume of transactions on digital channels grew by a remarkable 158% Year-on-Year (YoY) in 2021, while the value of digital transactions increased by a corresponding 153% YoY. The results of these efforts are compelling as reflected in the massive uptake in digital payment options- both from customers and businesses,” Niranjan said. Similarly, merchants improved their cashless payment options with HNB MOMO, especially for cash on delivery services. As a result, the mobile solution for electronic payment cards holds a 50% market share in low-cost mobile POS terminals in Sri Lanka. “Developments in cashless payments are still only emerging.

When I graduated with less than expected results in 2016, the immediate priority was to find a job. Since I had once worked at my school, as a coach, I decided to return to a school as an office assistant. Three weeks later I clocked in as an English copywriter at an advertising agency, where I stayed, and worked, for three years. My fascination with the LRA stemmed mainly from how different my reading preferences were to those of its members. Most of us – by whom I mean most of the country’s readers, Sinhala speaking and reading – tend to read through certain authors and genres as we grow up.

When I graduated with less than expected results in 2016, the immediate priority was to find a job. Since I had once worked at my school, as a coach, I decided to return to a school as an office assistant. Three weeks later I clocked in as an English copywriter at an advertising agency, where I stayed, and worked, for three years. My fascination with the LRA stemmed mainly from how different my reading preferences were to those of its members. Most of us – by whom I mean most of the country’s readers, Sinhala speaking and reading – tend to read through certain authors and genres as we grow up.

In a statement, Benfica said Rui Costa, 49, currently the vice president of the country's most popular club, takes over as president 'with immediate effect, under the terms of the club's statutes'. Portuguese giants Benfica have appointed ex-player Rui Costa as president this weekFormer midfielder Rui Costa, who retired from international football after the 2004 European Championships, spent most of his career with Lisbon-based Benfica and with two Italian teams, Fiorentina and AC Milan. Local newspaper Sol said the investigation was related to loans granted by Portuguese lender Novo Banco to Vieira's business group as well as to the sale of shares in Benfica SAD. A parliamentary inquiry into Novo Banco found Vieira's business group owed the bank around 400 million euros. Portugal's Resolution Fund owns 25% of Novo Banco.

By Alex Brummer for the Daily MailPublished: 17:00 EDT, 9 July 2021 | Updated: 03:45 EDT, 10 July 2021Following much deliberation, my family decided to go green and ordered an electrified Volvo. We were given an original delivery date of September and in anticipation ordered and paid for a charging pod on our driveway. As the nation pulled out of the pandemic, manufacturing was remarkably robust, taking up the slack from a weakened service sector affected by lockdowns and social distancing. It fell in April as a result of North Sea disruption and in May (and perhaps subsequent months) as a consequence of microchip shortages. Much more important for the UK’s open economy, dependent on the trade in services, is recovery elsewhere.

Cuba on Friday approved its home-grown Abdala vaccine for emergency use, the first Latin American coronavirus jab to reach this stage and a possible lifeline for a region trying to battle a killer pandemic with modest means. Cuba is working on five coronavirus vaccines, and in May started immunizing its population using two of them -- Abdala and Soberana 2 -- even before they received approval. Brazil has the world’s second-highest death toll -- more than 530,000. Mexico, whose recorded death toll of 234,000 is the fourth-highest in the world, said Tuesday it is battling a fresh pandemic wave. The region comprises a third of the world’s coronavirus death toll despite representing just 8.4 percent of the global population.