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Capcom says hackers exposed email addresses of more than 11 million user accounts

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Apple launches into foldable market as iPhone Duo sales begin

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Websites go dark worldwide as AI exposes critical security flaws

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BioWare shuts down after 31 years, next Mass Effect game cancelled

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Google brings Gemini Personal Intelligence to Android Auto

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Politics

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Politics Daily Mirror

Rs. 450,000 Spent on Air Travel for Witness in Patali Champika Ranawaka Case?

A complaint was lodged on October 22 with the relevant authorities by the legal team of former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka, raising concerns...

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Politics Sri Lanka Mirror

Fuel imports to cost US$6 billion by year-end – President

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said fuel imports would cost US$6 billion by the end of this year due to rising fuel prices on the global...

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Politics The Island

Opposition wants PSC on Kawanthissa death

The Opposition yesterday called for the appointment of a special Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to investigate the circumstances surrounding...

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Politics The Island

Chamara Sampath remanded till Nov. 6

Former State Minister and Badulla District MP Chamara Sampath, and his former secretary, were yesterday remanded until, November 6, by Colombo Chief...

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Politics The Island

High population density blamed for Colombo’s TB spread

Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday attributed the spread of tuberculosis (TB) in Colombo to the city’s high population density, while noting...

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Politics The Island

Court refuses to lift order against monks’ protest near Buddha statue

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday rejected a motion seeking to withdraw an order prohibiting a group of Buddhist monks from occupying...

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Economy

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Economy The Island

SLCERT warns of fake bank reward scam ahead of Vap Poya

The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) has warned the public about a fraudulent social media message claiming that a leading Sri...

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Public Safety

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Public Safety Ada Derana

11 suspects arrested as Navy seizes 2,400kg of Kendu leaves off Udappuwa

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Public Safety Daily Mirror

Four Thai women arrested in Wellawatte brothel raid

Four Thai women were arrested during a police raid on a brothel operating under the guise of a massage parlour in Wellawatte yesterday evening,...

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Public Safety The Island

NPP PS Chairman, four others, granted bail

The Matara Magistrate’s Court has released, on bail, the Chairman of the National People’s Power (NPP)-controlled Kirinda Puhulwella Pradeshiya...

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Public Safety Daily Mirror

Six killed in attack at church in Jordan, authorities say

Six people were killed and 28 injured on Friday ‌when gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan’s Karak governorate, the country’s...

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Public Safety Daily Mirror

Fire erupts at machinery store in Nittambuwa

A fire broke out at a machinery and electrical appliance store in Nittambuwa town this afternoon (23), prompting the deployment of two fire engines.

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Weather

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Weather Daily Mirror

Rainfall to increase as Bay of Bengal system intensifies

The Meteorology Department has forecast that a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, near the North Andaman Islands, is likely to develop into a...

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Weather The Island

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Northern, and North-western provinces

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 24 October 2026 Issued at 5.30...

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Sports

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Gazette temporarily suspends registration of National Sports Association for Automobile Sports

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WATCH – 20th Trinity-Thomian Hockey Encounter

🏑 HIGHLIGHTS | 20th Trinity–Thomian Hockey Encounter 🔥 Relive the best moments, thrilling action, and unforgettable highlights from the 20th...

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Sports ThePapare

එංගලන්ත ක්‍රීඩිකාවෝ නවම් මහේ මෙරට එයි

එංගලන්ත කාන්තා ජාතික ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායම එළැඹෙන වසරේ දී මෙරට සංචාරයක නිරත වෙන බවට ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් විසින් ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කර...

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Sports ThePapare

Photos – DFCC vs DIMO – Men’s ‘D’ Division – Final – 34th MSBA League 2026

ThePapare.com | Waruna Lakmal | 24/10/2026 | Editing and re-using images without permission of ThePapare.com will be considered an intended copyright...

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