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Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and US presidential hopeful, dies at 84

Charismatic U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday. MORE..

17 Feb 2026 (6:18 PM)

New monthly air passenger record set with over 1 million movements in January

The Airport Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited (AASL) has achieved a significant milestone by recording the highest-ever passenger movements in a single month across all Sri Lankan airports. MORE..

17 Feb 2026 (10:38 PM)

Acting Registrar of Births and Deaths arrested for accepting bribe

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested an Acting Registrar of Births and Deaths attached to the Alayadiwembu Divisional Secretariat for allegedly soliciting and accepting a bribe in connection with the registration of a birth certificate. MORE..

17 Feb 2026 (8:55 PM)

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