Don't let spark of love turn into power-grid meltdown, utilities warn before Valentine's Day
Electric companies have a warning for those celebrating Valentine's Day on Friday: helium-filled foil balloons can cause ...
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Kite-surfing
A small child plays amidst gear for kite-surfing in the west coast town of Kalpitiya, a popular resort for this sport which ...
Australia dominates day one as Sri Lanka crumbles to 229-9 in Galle
Australia is firmly in control against Sri Lanka in the second test in Galle after reducing the host to 229-9 by stumps on ...
Monkey Knocks Out Sri Lanka’s Entire Electrical Grid During Heatwave
According to The Guardian, the nation’s Energy Minister believes the entire country lost power after a monkey came into ...
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Two tourists died in Sri Lanka after hostel fumigated for bedbugs, police say
Two tourists have died from suspected pesticide poisoning after their hostel in Sri Lanka was fumigated for bedbugs, Britain’s PA Media news agency has reported. Ebony McIntosh, a 24-year-old ...
Sri Lanka is having its wellness moment. Travel there for Ayurvedic medicine, 8th 'wonder of the world.'
Sri Lanka is becoming a tourism hotspot for Ayurvedic medicine. Autumn Phillips discusses her experience of yoga, meditation and retreats in her latest column.
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Color the Wind kite festival returns to Clear Lake Saturday
The biggest winter kite festival in the Midwest sill take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Huge inflatables with intricate ...
Sri Lanka goes dark—and a monkey is to blame! What travellers need to know
Sri Lanka faced a significant statewide power outage caused by a monkey entering a substation. The disruption lasted several ...
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Monkey causes nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general islandwide blackout on Sunday (Feb 9), government officials said. The power outage began around 11.30am ...