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I find the nicknames of famous snooker players boringly obvious. Like Neil Robertson is the Thunder from Down Under, and Mark Shelby is the Jester from Leicester. Who the hell decides, and what the hell would they call a player from Sri Lanka?

""Mein Mann hat neun Stents im Herzen und muss wegen seiner Diabetes jeden Tag acht Tabletten einnehmen," sagt die fünffache Mutter. "Die medizinische Versorgung ist in Sri Lanka nicht gut. Ich habe Angst um ihn."" #Leverkusen

#BirdOfTheDay theme Alt. is #FemmeFatale; any female bird; Loten’s Sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius) - female .. Or is it Nectarinia lotenia ? Hikkaduwa, sri lanka..

🐍Sri Lankan pit viper (Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus). Max size 130 cm (4'3.2"). Arboreal. Venomous. Eats birds, frogs, lizards and mammals. Found in Sri Lanka. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by OlafViking on Pixabay

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #GoldenSun; any bird in warm, golden sunshine; Indian Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)... yala np.. sri lanka;

Au Sri Lanka, les veuves des disparus de la guerre civile n'ont pas renoncé à la vérité information.tv5monde.com/internationa... (Abonné.e.s)

Seated outside a church, Saradhadevi Thadcanamoorty recites four handwritten pages of names -- 124 husbands, fathers and brothers who vanished during Sri Lanka's civil war. u.afp.com/Sysi

Yapahuwa Rock Fortress, The Ancient Kingdom of Yapahuwa (1272 CE – 1293 CE), Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 ​The Yapahuwa fortress and kingdom were built by King Buwanekabahu I (1272 CE – 1284 CE), son of King Parakramabahu II of the Dambadeniya Kingdom.

Worldwide air cargo spot rates have continued their upward trajectory moving into the second half of October. #WorldACDMarketData #Europe #AsiaPacific #MiddleEast #SouthAsia #India #SriLanka #Taiwan #Riyadh #Israel #Iran #Christmas

'Objekte die mit "Z" beginnen oder so aussehen ... ' #FotoVorschlag Zug über der Nine Arches Bridge, Sri Lanka

It took me a year to finish this big oil painting, I'm so proud to finally show it. Sri Lanka, Giant squirrel and Rose Ringed parakeets. #wildlifeart #SciArt

Why India and Sri Lanka need a wildlife partnership ->ThePrint | More on "India and Sri Lanka wildlife conservation" at BigEarthData.ai | #Wildlife

15 Tamil environmental journalists trained in green transition reporting in Sri Lanka ->The Climate Watch | More on "Environmental journalism training in Sri Lanka" at BigEarthData.ai | #Environment

Sri Lanka has set 31 December 2026 as the new deadline for its gambling regulations, following delays that have postponed the regulator’s full operations and raised concerns over tax collection and enforcement. Full article in the comments 👇 #SiGMANEWS #iGAMINGNEWS #SRILANKA

Nach der #Abschiebung des Vaters und der Tochter nach Sri Lanka kämpft Familie Rouf weiter um ihre Zukunft. Ratsmitglieder haben die Familie getroffen. Heute befasst sich der Leverkusener Stadtrat mit dem Fall und der Praxis der Ausländerbehörde. #familierouf #leverkusen www1.wdr.de/nrw/rheinlan...

Sri Lanka: strengthening efforts in the search for missing persons In September 2026, #ICwS Director Prof Kingsley Abbott travelled to Sri Lanka to support the work of the ICRC on the issue of missing persons. commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #Commonwealth #SriLanka #MissingPersons #ICRC

This manoeuvre seems common among fascisms and the object is truly fungible. In Sri Lanka, for example, it manifests as a "reverence" for Buddhism that requires suspending theory or practice: it's simply an image to be projected like a banner over the violence deployed ostensibly in its defence

#BirdOfTheDay themes #NOP Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)... Pottuvil, sri lanka.

Sri Lanka launches Chinese-funded project to rebuild 14 disaster-damaged bridges 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 👇 https://www.onlanka.com/?p=122221 #SriLanka #Breaking

For Alan/Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #NOP I have a #NandayParakeet party, an #Osprey flying off with a snack, and a #SpotBilledPelican showing off its spots in a close-up. Two of the three also qualify for the ALT of #LargeBirds. #birds #travel #SriLanka #WildlifePhotography #ECK