by Durga Velayudham Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday investigation has become an ugly political operation in which the word “mastermind” is endlessly recycled because an unanswered question has become more politically useful than
During last month’s Super Bowl, a television advertisement showcased a simple blood test called Galleri, promising to detect early signs of more than 50 types of cancer or provide reassurance with an
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Recent disclosures regarding the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was a significant donor to fields including mathematical biology and artificial intelligence, have intensified scrutiny on private funding in science. Nature reports that
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The world faces an urgent water crisis as climate change and geopolitical tensions threaten the stability of river systems that sustain hundreds of millions of people across South Asia. According to recent
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A groundbreaking study suggests that mosquitoes began specializing in feeding on humans approximately 1.8 million years ago, long before Homo sapiens reached Southeast Asia. Researchers analyzing the DNA of 11 mosquito species
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The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has issued a stark condemnation following reports of mounting child casualties amid intensifying violence in the Middle East, declaring that children must
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On Tuesday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum published a landmark constitutional decree officially reducing the standard workweek from 48 to 40 hours, marking a historic moment for labor rights in the country. The
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On March 3, tens of thousands of Venezuelan citizens poured into the streets of Caracas once again, demanding the release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores, exactly two months
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On February 28, a coordinated air campaign by the United States and Israel struck targets across Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior officials, in what is being called
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Fahad al-Saif, Saudi Arabia’s newly appointed minister tasked with securing $70 billion in foreign investment by 2030, has faced an unexpectedly tumultuous start. Less than three weeks into his tenure, western business
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President Trump justified his June strikes on Iran, asserting that the United States could not allow Tehran to develop a nuclear weapon. He later claimed the attacks had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear programme.
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A recent survey conducted by the Alcohol and Drug Information Center (ADIC) has revealed that 71 percent of women in Sri Lanka feel unsafe in public spaces due to the presence of
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A PhD student in China recently reached out to Nature describing a toxic and abusive relationship with their supervisor that has left them severely depressed and anxious. The student, enrolled in environmental
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The United States has confirmed that it was responsible for the devastating submarine attack that sank the Iranian naval warship IRIS Dena off the southern coast of
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The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (March 4) presided over a shocking display of procedural failure as retired Major General Suresh Sallay, former Chief of the State Intelligence Service, faced interrogation while
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo An Iranian Navy warship has reportedly sunk in waters south of Sri Lanka following what sources described as a possible underwater attack, potentially involving a submarine, triggering
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