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Over 600,000 tourists arrive in Sri Lanka so far in 2024

Colombo, Mar 30 (UNI) Over 600,000 tourists have arrived in Sri Lanka by March 27 this year, the latest statistics by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) showed.
The data released on Saturday showed that 608,475 tourists have arrived in Sri Lanka in the period, and 181,872 tourists have arrived in Sri Lanka between March 1 and March 27.
Russia, India, Germany, Britain, China and France are key source markets, according to the data.
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Fifteen die in Indonesia's West Sumatra flash floods

12 May 2024 | 10:44 AM

Jakarta, May 12 (UNI) Fifteen people died with dozens injured after flash floods hit Agam Regency in Indonesia's West Sumatra province on Saturday evening, according to the national disaster management agency BNPB.

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5 3-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

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12 May 2024 | 10:08 AM

Wellington, May 12 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 hit Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 0326 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

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Death toll from south Brazil storms rises to 136

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12 May 2024 | 10:06 AM

Sao Paulo, May 12 (UNI) The death toll from the storms and floods in south Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state has climbed to 136, with 125 people still missing and 756 more injured, the state's civil defense agency said Saturday.

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Iraqi Shiite militia claims missile attack on airbase in S  Israel

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12 May 2024 | 10:00 AM

Baghdad, May 12 (UNI) A Shiite militia in Iraq claimed responsibility for an attack with a cruise missile on a military airbase in Israel.

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