9 A Human SoulWhile the father of lies might give you a good deal on a used soul, you can’t sell it on eBay. Back in 2008, a member of the band Paradigm tried to auction his soul for 25,000.50 pounds (about $37,500 in 2008—why the extra half pound only he knows). eBay has plenty of these items, things like toilet paper rolls and empty egg cartons and makeup containers for the arts-and-crafts-minded. Another wanted to sell a “rare” peanut with four nuts inside for the excellent price of $500. She tried to auction both on E-Bay, but they have a strict policy against selling used intimates.

A total of 375,000 doses from the stock of Sinopharm vaccines received recently from China will be reserved to administer the second dose, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said. Sri Lanka recently received another donation of 500,000 doses of the China-manufactured COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm. After reserving 375,000 doses for the second dose administration, the remaining 125,000 doses will be used to vaccinate the risk groups in Galle, Matara, Kurunegala areas. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka is due to receive another consignment of the Sinopharm vaccine from China in mid-June, the Army Chief said,

May 27, 2021 10:09 amSri Lanka Police has managed to arrest a COVID-19 infected individual who had escaped from a private hospital in Kollupitiya. The person in question had run away from the hospital on May 25 after being diagnosed with COVID-19. However, the Police have arrested the said individual and admitted him to a treatment center, Police Media Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana said. He further said that the suspect will be acted against under the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Control Act after receiving treatment.

By Snejana Farberov For Dailymail.comPublished: 16:09 EDT, 26 May 2021 | Updated: 23:17 EDT, 26 May 2021PayPal on Wednesday unveiled a plan to let its customers withdraw cryptocurrency to third party wallets. The news was first reported by Coindesk, citing comments from Jose Fernandez da Ponte, who leads PayPal's blockchain, crypto and digital currencies business unit. The soon-to-be added feature allowing customers to move Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to third party services will also apply to PayPal's popular mobile payments service Venmo. The soon-to-be added feature allowing customers to move cryptocurrencies to third party services will also apply to PayPal's mobile payments service VenmoDa Ponte did not offer a timetable for the introduction of the new feature. 'Demand on the crypto side has been multiple-fold to what we initially expected.

COLOMBO (News 1st): The distressed MV X-PRESS PEARL is likely to sink in the coming few hours, the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) said on Thursday morning (May 27). “There is a possibility of an explosion recurring on the ship, as the fire continues to spread. The necessary arrangements have been made to face any such situation, with the required manpower and equipment on standby,” Dr. Turney Pradeep Kumara, the General Manager of Marine Environment Protection Authority told News 1st. According to Dr. Turney Pradeep Kumara, the residents in the coastal areas were already informed on the matter. “Relevant legal action will be instituted against the Captain of the vessel and the involved entities through the Attorney General, as per the provisions of the Marine Pollution Prevention Act of Sri Lanka,” Dr. Turney Pradeep Kumara, the General Manager of MEPA stressed.

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka Police on Wednesday (May 26) arrested EIGHT (08) people for collecting debris from the burning MV X-PRESS PEARL that had washed ashore, in violation of the quarantine laws. “The video footage had shown that people collecting items discarded from the ship. Accordingly, a number of people had violated the quarantine rules and regulations,” Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana told News 1st on Thursday (May 27). During the operation, two people were arrested by Dungalpitiya Police and a lorry was also seized; the duo had transported the collected items from the debris by the lorry, DIG Ajith Rohana said. Moreover, three people were arrested by the Pamunugama Police and another three were arrested by Kochchikade Police in connection with the same offense.

COLOMBO (News 1st): Water samples are being collected from the coastal belt stretching from Wattala to Marawila to determine the environmental damage as a result of the burning MV X-PRESS PEARL, the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) said on Thursday morning (May 27). “A team of officers from NARA was dispatched to collect samples to conduct a study in order to determine the level of marine pollution given that chemicals and other objects from the ship had already fallen into the Sri Lankan waters,” Dr. Palitha Kithsiri, the Director-General at the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) told News 1st. According to Dr. Kithsiri, based on the reports available so far there is NO confirmation of any negative impact to the environment as a result of the chemicals aboard the X-PRESS PEARL. “However, the ‘Plastic Pebbles’ washed ashore could cause a negative impact on the environment as it had collected along the Negombo beach stretching towards the Negombo Lagoon,” Dr. Palitha Kithsiri emphasized. The National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency will conduct a study on whether or not the plastic pebbles could be physically removed to minimize the impact and to assess the damage.

Through books like Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Although I was shocked, I always carried that day in my heart,' Carle told NPR in 2011. He worked as a graphic designer in the promotion department of The New York Times before switching to advertising. Carle was working as an art director for an advertising agency at the time; Martin had just written Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? In 2002, Carle and his late wife, Barbara Carle, founded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

Melbourne will enter a lockdown on Thursday after a Covid cluster grew to 25 cases overnight following an infected reveller's late-night bender. The cluster grew to 15 cases on Wednesday, before reportedly ballooning to a total of 25 overnight, the ABC reported. The infected case stayed at Somewhere Bar for a slue of drinks before heading back to Three Monkeys at about 1am. University of Melbourne epidemiologist Tony Blakely warned that it was almost inevitable that a lockdown would be called. Victorian health authorities said the positive Covid-19 case attended the Cohuna Recreation Reserve and watching multiple netball games alongside other spectators.

It is the #1 smartphone brand in 12 countries and it is Top 5 in 62 countries. More specifically, it is #1 in Russia (with a 32.1% market share), #1 in Spain (35.1% share), #2 in Italy, #3 in Germany and France. It leads the important Indian market with a 28.3% market share. There are 351.1 million smart devices connected to Xiaomi’s AIoT platform (not counting smartphones or laptops). It spent CNY 3.0 billion in Q1, up from CNY 1.9 billion from last year’s report.

By Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.comPublished: 12:34 EDT, 26 May 2021 | Updated: 15:45 EDT, 26 May 2021SpaceX hit a new milestone Wednesday with its 100th successful launch in a row. 'What a beautiful day for a rocket launch,' a SpaceX member said over the livestream, who was referring to the stunning blue sky over the launch pad. Scroll down for videosSpaceX hit a new milestone Wednesday with its 100th successful launch in a row. Today also marks the 28th Starlink mission, which aims to create a megaconstellation of internet beaming satellites. 'As we launch more satellites, install more ground stations and improve our networking software, data speed, latency and uptime will improve dramatically.'

On 23 May, the Ministry of Health issued guidelines stating that no walk-in or drive-through PCR or Rapid Antigen testing would be permitted, which shut down the drive-through PCR facilities that had been set up by several private hospitals. On 24 and 25 May, Sri Lanka reported only having done 17,159 and 17,263 PCR tests, respectively. In addition to the barring of drive-through testing, the Ministry introduced four other guidelines for the private health sector when conducting PCR tests. “During a pandemic, we cannot discriminate between private health care workers and public health care workers. Despite these issues, Dr. Peiris noted that it firmly stands by the Government’s stance on ensuring that private hospitals only conduct PCR tests within their capacity.

“If there is an increase in fuel prices, it is not to inconvenience the public, but to control the local demand for fuel. “During the tenure of the United National Front-led Government, a fuel pricing formula was implemented to determine the fuel prices. So the only solution left is to increase fuel prices,” Olga added. However, she added that no final decision has been taken regarding any increase in the fuel prices yet. Attempts to contact Gammanpila to inquire about the current situation with regard to any hike in fuel prices were not successful.

Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) Secretary Joseph Stalin, speaking to The Morning, claimed that though teaching using online technology is voluntary, principals and officials of zonal education offices in various areas have begun to monitor online teaching by imposing various regulations. He further claimed that if principals and zonal education offices continue to exert undue influence on teachers in this manner, online teaching will have to be discontinued in the future. “Some school principals have instructed teachers to conduct Vesak-related programmes using the Zoom technology, in addition to conducting online education activities and classes throughout the day, but the teachers or students have not been given anything needed for online activities,” he alleged. Noting that it was difficult for teachers as well as children to access online education, Stalin observed that about 60% of educational activities have been disrupted at present. Meanwhile, when queried as to whether they had discussed the matter with Minister of Education Prof. G.L.

Pictured here are some images captured by Sri Lanka Airforce during this morning’s (26) assessment of the MV X-Press Pearl inferno situation. Following an explosion that happened onboard the vessel this morning, the Marine Protection Environment Authority (MEPA) strongly advised people not to collect debris that washes onto the shores as it could pose a severe health risk. However, images prove that some have disregarded these warnings. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had instructed the MEPA, Security Forces and other stakeholders to launch an operation to take measures to prevent marine environment destruction caused by the blazing ship. As seen in the pictures, damage to parts of Sri Lanka’s Western coastline has already taken place.