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Colombo (Sri Lanka), Jan 20 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne) Sri Lanka is preparing to reopen its airports to international flights after ten months of closure as a preventive measure to contain the coronavirus pandemic.FOOTAGE OF THE COLOMBO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
Colombo, Aug 2 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne) Sri Lanak entered on Sunday the last day of the campaign ahead of the parliamentary elections, scheduled for August 5, after being postponed last 25 April due to the coronavirus pandemic.FOOTAGE OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Colombo, Jul 22 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne) The President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, held a campaign rally on Wednesday ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections, which are scheduled to take place on August 5 and have been delayed more than three months due to the coronavirus crisis.FOOTAGE OF THE EVENT.
Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrives in Sri Lanka, entering the port of Colombo a year after a similar port call by a spacecraft-tracking vessel raised security concerns from neighbouring India. New Delhi is suspicious of China's increasing presence in the Indian Ocean and its influence in Sri Lanka, which is strategically placed halfway along key east-west international shipping routes. IMAGES
Supporters of Sri Lanka's Marxist-Leninist "People's Liberation Front" party hold a rally to mark May Day in Colombo. May Day, which is also known as Labour Day or International Workers' Day, is marked across the world by protests and demonstrations demanding fair pay and better conditions for workers. IMAGES