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
The European Union agreed on Monday to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers involved in violent attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, marking a rare moment of consensus within the bloc
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Bolivian authorities issued an arrest warrant on Monday for former president Evo Morales after he failed to appear before a court in the southern city of Tarija, where he faces charges related
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Sony Music Publishing has announced the acquisition of the music rights portfolio of Recognition Music Group in a deal valued at approximately $4 billion, or 3.4 billion euros, dramatically expanding Sony’s control
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Former Ecuadorian president Lenín Moreno appeared before Ecuador’s National Court of Justice in Quito on May 11 to face trial over alleged bribery and corruption linked to the construction of the Coca
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Goldman Sachs recorded its highest revenue from Japan in more than 15 years, underscoring a powerful resurgence in the country’s financial markets that has drawn renewed attention from major global banks. The
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Administrators managing the insolvency of Market Financial Solutions have launched explosive legal action against the company’s owner, Paresh Raja, accusing him of orchestrating the “systematic plundering” of the collapsed mortgage lender. According
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Satya Nadella delivered blistering testimony in court on Monday, describing the 2023 attempt by OpenAI’s board to remove chief executive Sam Altman as “amateur city,” during a closely watched legal battle involving
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Even before the United States and Israel launched their war with Iran, life on the industrial outskirts of New Delhi was already a daily struggle for workers such as Kunta Devi and
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A growing health concern has emerged in Sri Lanka as leading ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists raise alarms over the excessive use of loudspeakers in places of worship. In a collective
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A major police operation in southern Sri Lanka has exposed what authorities believe is a sophisticated cross-border cybercrime network involving Indian nationals, highlighting the rapid evolution of digital fraud across South Asia.
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A newly published investigation by Bellingcat and Colombian media partner Cerosetenta has cast a harsh spotlight on the growing reach of transnational neo-Nazi movements in Latin America, uncovering alleged connections between a
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A new political movement is quietly gathering momentum in northern and eastern Sri Lanka, raising fresh questions about the future of Tamil politics, the durability of the government’s support base and the
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Few political figures in modern South Asian history have left behind a legacy as layered, divisive and strangely entertaining as Junius Richard Jayewardene, the man widely remembered as J.R. Jayewardene or simply
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Every 3rd of May, for the past 34 years, like a bunch of anxious surfers, we catch the rising wave of grief, glide on the intensifying emotions for a while and fall
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For decades, Boney M. represented glittering disco glamour, infectious dance hits, and the international optimism of late 1970s pop music. Songs like “Daddy Cool,” “Ma Baker,” “Rivers of Babylon,” and “Rasputin” became
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