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M.W.Amarasiri de Silva of the University of Pittsburgh in his 2018 paper describes the importance of names and changing names among the Sinhalese in Sri Lanka.

Airbnb Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky on Thursday predicted travel would permanently change due to the pandemic with people seeking out thousands of smaller cities and spending more time visiting friends and family.

Three out of four patients still suffered from at least one symptom six months after falling sick with Covid-19, with the most common problem being fatigue or muscle weakness, a study has found.

Mexico’s health ministry on Tuesday published rules to regulate the use of medicinal cannabis, a major step in a broader reform to create the world’s largest legal cannabis market in the Latin American country.

The upheaval in global labour markets triggered by the coronavirus pandemic will transform the working lives of millions of employees for good, policymakers and business leaders told a Reuters virtual forum on Tuesday.

Worldwide coronavirus cases surpassed 90 million on Monday, according to Reuters tally, as nations around the globe scramble to procure vaccines and continue to extend or reinstate lockdowns to fight new coronavirus variants.

Indian carrier Spicejet carried a large consignment of COVID-19 vaccines from the city of Pune to the capital New Delhi on Tuesday in preparation for what it called the world’s biggest ever inoculation drive.

Colombo’s Independence Square has more to it than being a recreational hub

“We are not a country that needs vaccines for the virus. In one and a half months, we can control the pandemic, through traditional methods," says Thilak Kandegama

Tang Lu of Xinhua captures on camera the Galle Face promenade in the Sri Lankan capital as it transforms itself in a riot of color in the evenings.