The United Nations vote on the Resolution by Cuba, calling for the United States to end the blockade against that island is deeply revealing. While seven CARICOM countries voted to end the criminal blockade, three abstained, three were absent, and one voted against. This
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Editorial Lal Wijenayake’s death removes a voice from the National People’s Power and Sri Lanka’s public life. His significance lies not in the offices he held, but in his refusal to let
Jaffna recorded the highest level of air pollution in Sri Lanka, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 142, while Colombo ranked fourth among the country’s most polluted cities with a reading of 102, according to real-time data published
Nineteen investors were initially involved in proposals to develop Sri Lanka’s Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), with the Government now holding discussions with interested
The weight we carry Many of us came here with little more than hope. We came from Colombo and Chennai, from Kabul and Khartoum,
Spain’s railway network is facing renewed scrutiny over maintenance funding and operational safety following the Urda train disaster in Toledo province on Wednesday, 28 October, less than nine months after a collision in Adamuz, Andalusia, killed 46 people and injured more than 150. The
Betel nut chewing, a practice that has persisted in China for approximately
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Satellite imagery from the European Union’s Sentinel programme is being withheld for
In the decades after World War II, the United States, along with the former colonial powers Britain and France, came to dominate much of West Asia from the Mediterranean Sea to the Hindu Kush mountains. As the region emerged as a major producer of
China, Indonesia and Malaysia have dismantled a major transnational methamphetamine trafficking network, seizing approximately 1.2 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine and shutting down a large-scale processing facility in Indonesia, China’s Ministry of Public Security said on Friday. The operation, conducted on 21 October by Indonesia’s
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow’s position on
Editorial Lal Wijenayake’s death removes a voice from the National People’s Power and Sri Lanka’s public life. His significance lies not in the offices he held, but in his refusal to let
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Jaffna recorded the highest level of air pollution in Sri Lanka, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 142, while Colombo ranked fourth among the country’s most polluted cities with a
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The weight we carry Many of us came here with little more than hope. We came from Colombo and Chennai, from Kabul and Khartoum, from Beirut and Hanoi. We cleaned offices before
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In the decades after World War II, the United States, along with the former colonial powers Britain and France, came to dominate much of West Asia from the Mediterranean Sea to the
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Media representatives from 11 countries, including Sri Lanka, are participating in an international media training programme in Kolkata, India, aimed at strengthening professional cooperation and developing skills in broadcast journalism. The programme,
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Sri Lanka’s nationwide electricity failure on the 17th began with the sudden loss of 187 megawatts of power from the first generating unit of the Lakvijaya coal-fired power station in Norochcholai, according
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Two major Tamil political blocs in Sri Lanka have agreed to organise a joint public protest demanding the repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), following a meeting between their representatives
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Canadian parliamentarians have called for international accountability over the discovery of mass graves in Chemmani, northern Sri Lanka, urging Canada to support independent oversight of investigations and pursue further legal measures against
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At least 107,356 species are involved in international wildlife trade, more than twice the number previously estimated, according to a study published in Science Advances. The research, which brings together records from
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Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, has described continuing physical and psychological suffering after surviving a failed execution involving two doses of the lethal injection drug pentobarbital on 30
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At least 107,356 species are involved in international wildlife trade, more than twice the number previously estimated, according to a study published in Science Advances. The research, which brings together records from
A protein associated with the formation and maintenance of long-term memories has been shown to reverse age-related memory decline in fruit flies, offering a new explanation for why the brain gradually loses its ability to retain information. The findings, from
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Money, technological success and the promise of personal freedom have failed to deliver happiness to the billionaire family at the centre of Philipp Oehmke’s new novel, Papenburg. In a review published by
Pooneryn Terror Attack offers a compelling account of a pivotal battle in Sri Lanka’s civil war, exposing both the LTTE’s strategic planning and the vulnerabilities of the defending forces. Yet its commemorative
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Greg Steinmetz’s The President and the Oligarch revisits the struggle between Andrew Mellon and the political forces challenging his economic vision, revealing how the language of prosperity and fiscal responsibility can conceal
