Everton 'working on new contract for James Rodriguez until 2023'
Having arrived on a free for Real Madrid, Rodriguez has shown no signs of rust and has been a hit at Goodison Park. Everton are reportedly looking to agree a contract extension with playmaker James RodriguezThe 29-year-old is one of a handful of players that is preparing to enter the final 12 months of their existing contract. Gylfi Sigurdsson, Bernard, Seamus Coleman, Jonjoe Kenny, Fabian Delph and Cenk Tosun are the others finding themselves out of contract in 2022. Manager Carlo Ancelotti is believed to see Rodriguez as key to their Champions League hopesInjuries have impacted Rodriguez this season but he has still managed to produce six goals and nine assists in 25 appearances. The Colombian credited Ancelotti as the main factor he made the decision to join Everton, having previously been pushing to join Atletico Madrid.
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April 28, 2021 06:04 UTC
Sri Lanka Embassy facilitates Repatriation of over 6000 Migrant Workers from Kuwait
Sri Lanka Embassy in Kuwait continues to facilitate the repatriation of Sri Lankan migrant workers and other Sri Lankans who were severely affected by Covid 19 pandemic, under the guidance of Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and Foreign Secretary Admiral Professor Jayanath Colombage. The Embassy has repatriated over 6000 Sri Lankans out of 9000 persons registered with the Embassy. The returnees included Sri Lankan migrant workers held at the Kuwait Government Deportation Centre, the Kuwait Government Shelter and the Safe House maintained by the Embassy. With the support of Youth and Sports Affairs Minister Namal Rajapaksa and Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga, free government quarantine facilities were arranged for the returnees from the Kuwait Government Deportation Centre and for migrant workers, accommodated at the Embassy Safe House. In the past, the Embassy distributed 5400 dry ration packs among the destitute Sri Lankans in Kuwait with the financial assistance from the Foreign Ministry, the SLBFE and charity organizations in Kuwait.
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April 28, 2021 06:04 UTC
Sri Lanka records highest single-day spike with over 1,000 new COVID cases
April 27, 2021 09:28 pmSri Lanka recorded the highest single-day spike in coronavirus infections as the daily cases count surpassed 1,000, the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) revealed. According to reports, the country has registered a total of 1,096 fresh cases of coronavirus within the day. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.
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April 27, 2021 16:10 UTC
Sri Lanka's cabinet APPROVED burqa ban two years after ISIS killed 260 people at churches and hotels
By Rachael Bunyan For Mailonline and ApPublished: 10:26 EDT, 27 April 2021 | Updated: 11:07 EDT, 27 April 2021Sri Lanka's Cabinet today approved a proposed ban on wearing the burqa in public two years after ISIS terrorists killed 260 people in bombings of churches and hotels. The proposal will now be sent to the Attorney General's Department and must be approved by Parliament to become law. Sri Lanka's Cabinet today approved a proposed ban on wearing the burqa in public two years after ISIS terrorists killed 260 people in bombings of churches and hotels. The most deadly blasts were at the two Roman Catholic churches, the Shrine of St Anthony and St Sebastian's, where 171 worshippers were killed. The Cabinet's approval of the proposed burqa ban comes despite the UN special rapporteur on freedom on religion or belief saying it would violate international law.
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April 27, 2021 15:45 UTC
Grand Tour's Richard Hammond repeatedly shunts cars for TV show
By Bhvishya Patel For MailonlinePublished: 10:05 EDT, 27 April 2021 | Updated: 10:58 EDT, 27 April 2021This is the moment The Grand Tour presenter Richard Hammond sparked outrage - and a complaint to the police - with an 'appalling' piece of parking that turned out to be staged for the show. However they later discovered that the motorist was former Top Gear host Hammond and he was filming for the Amazon Prime show. Hammond, 51, was filming in the quiet market town, which sits just 25 miles from his home in nearby Ross-on-Wye, for a segment of the fourth series of The Grand Tour for Amazon Prime Video. The scenes come just a week after Hammond and his fellow The Grand Tour crew mates Jeremy Clarkson and James May were spotted filming at Shires Retail Park in Leamington for their upcoming series. Max Morgan, who spotted the trio last week, told CoventryLive : 'I think they were filming for The Grand Tour.
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April 27, 2021 15:02 UTC
India Covid: Doctor attacked by victim's relatives as health system collapses
Doctors in India are being attacked by relatives of Covid victims as anger mounts over the country's collapsing healthcare system which has been crippled by a brutal second wave of Covid. It has 13 mutations that separate it from the original Covid virus that emerged in China — but the two main ones are named E484Q and L452R. It has increased beds for virus patients, but hasn't hired any additional doctors, quadrupling the workload, Tara said. For instance, students work with COVID-19 patients one week and then go straight to working with patients in the general ward. Having to focus so heavily on the pandemic has left many medical students anxious about their future.
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April 27, 2021 15:02 UTC
Customs seizes cocaine worth Rs. 2.5 million sent from Jamaica
The Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs has seized a cocaine consignment sent to Sri Lanka from Jamaica concealed in a personal gift parcel. The parcel in question, airmailed through a private courier service located in Seeduwa was taken into custody today (April 27). As suspicions were raised about the said parcel, which arrived in the country nearly a week before, the Customs officers had summoned its recipient, a 44-year-old residing in Narahenpita area. Cocaine consignment seized by the Customs is estimated to be worth Rs. The recipient of the parcel, identified as a tour guide, has been taken into custody by the Narcotics Control Unit.
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April 27, 2021 15:02 UTC
(VIDEO) Parliament Speaker confronted during visit to South of Sri Lanka
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s parliament speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena was confronted by a group of angry locals during an inspection tour in Weligama. The Speaker accompanies by several Ministers, MPs, and Government Officers was inspecting the site for the proposed industrial complex in the Charlie Mount Estate. During the visit, several women employed at the estate protested against the decision to take over the property for the project, citing they will be left unemployed if the project goes ahead. “We voted for the ruling party and campaigned for them. The women also rejected the speaker’s proposal to obtain employment at the industrial complex once it is completed.
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April 27, 2021 15:00 UTC
Toyota Yaris named the most reliable popular car in Britain
The Toyota Yaris has been crowned the most reliable popular used car in Britain by a new study. The nation's most bought car of the last 12 years, the Ford Fiesta, was second in the list. 'Maybe surprisingly it was German brands Volkswagen and BMW that were bottom of our reliability list of these popular models.' Left: The Ford Fiesta is Britain's most popular car, with over 1.5 million on the road, according to DVLA figures. While the Yaris tops the charts for the most-owned cars in Britain, its calculated reliability score is bettered by other models.
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April 27, 2021 14:03 UTC
Get a Hiring Bonus From These Entry-Level Jobs
The labor crunch is realA National Federation of Independent Businesses report found that in March, 42% of small business owners reported having jobs they couldn’t fill. G/O Media may get a commissionTake advantage, if you’re lookingIt’s a sellers’ market for entry-level positions, which means you can shop around a bit, comparing hourly wages and benefits before you commit to a job. You could also ask upfront if they have off any incentives, like extra pay, especially for overnight shifts—which were notoriously hard to staff even before the pandemic. That’s why it can’t hurt to ask and negotiate a bit, especially if another company is hiring for a similar job down the road. Below is a list of hiring incentives or bonuses meant to attract applicants.
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April 27, 2021 14:03 UTC
Uber Eats offers an array of industry-first app features for restaurant partners
Recognising the impact of the pandemic, these features are also designed to help restaurant partners get better data and insights to make more informed decisions. Exclusive features provided to restaurant partners through the Uber Eats platform include:This portal provides restaurant partners an overview of their performance. Restaurants now have the option to add ‘Order Food’ buttons on Instagram profiles and ‘Order Food’ stickers in Instagram stories. Restaurant partners can also showcase their Instagram pictures on their Uber Eats restaurant page.Eats Offers’ allows restaurants to launch promotions on the Uber Eats app at their convenience. In addition, Uber Eats also provides a support hotline for restaurant partners.
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April 27, 2021 13:52 UTC
Online calculator shows how many followers you'd need to earn a living as an 'influencer'
A new online tool shows you how many social media followers you'll need to earn a living from being an 'influencer' and quit your 9-5 job for good. Alternatively, on Instagram, you'll need a minimum of 5,000 followers and 214 sponsored posts a year on the platform to earn the desired £50,000. The 'social salary calculator' from Lickd.co lets you enter your desired salary and provides an estimate of how much social media engagement you'd needWHAT IS AN INFLUENCER? And the more followers an influencer has, the more they're likely to get paid for a single post. 'So when it comes to the cold, hard numbers, how many followers, views, and posts would you need to make the wage that you’re currently earning?
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April 27, 2021 13:14 UTC
MillionSpaces wins multiple awards at the SLASSCOM National Ingenuity Awards 2021
MillionSpaces was the recipient of many accolades at the recently concluded Ingenuity Awards 2021 that recognizes Sri Lanka’s best and upcoming technology innovators, conducted by the Sri Lanka Association for Software Services Companies (SLASSCOM). The awards won included National Best Product Innovation Award, National Best Startup Runner Up Award, Best Startup Category Award – Western Province and Best Product Innovation Category Award – Western Province. The company was established by the Founder/CEO of 1 Billion Tech, Prasath Nanayakkara, who was inspired while reading for his Executive MBA at INSEAD France and Singapore. Encouraged by its success in Sri Lanka within a short span of operations, MillionSpaces further expanded to Singapore to offer solutions via a novel business model for the ‘bleisure’ (business/leisure) market. The Head of Marketing at MillionSpaces, Azmina Rasheed reaffirmed, “There has never been a stronger moment for flexible workspaces and its accessibility online.
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April 27, 2021 13:07 UTC
More schools to remain closed until April 30
Authorities have decided to keep more schools closed until April 30, taking into account the accelerating COVID figures in the country. Thereby, 13 schools in Anuradhapura Education Zone remain closed until Friday, the Governor of North Central Province announced. In addition, all schools in Kantale Education Zone (Trincomalee District), and Mahaoya and Ampara education zones (Ampara District) will be closed this week, according to the Eastern Province Governor. Meanwhile, an announcement made by the Sabaragamuwa Province Governor earlier today (April 27) noted that all schools in Kegalle District, which are under the purview of Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council, will also be closed until April 30.
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April 27, 2021 07:52 UTC
SL embassy in Turkey distributes Ramadan aid packages
April 27, 2021 by Aazam Ameen No CommentsSri Lanka’s embassy in Turkey distributed Ramadan aid packages in the village of Yaylabag in Ankara yesterday (26). Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Turkey Mohamed Rizvi Hassen was personally involved in the distribution of these aid packages. “The gesture of the mission is to enhance friendship and display the solidarity among the people of Sri Lanka and Turkey during the holy month,” he said. Yaylabag is a village with a population of nearly 800 people spread over 50 households.
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April 27, 2021 07:52 UTC