Authorities in Sri Lanka’s Mannar District are preparing to launch a boat service allowing visitors to view all eight sandbanks associated with Adam’s Bridge, also known as Ramar Palam, as part of
TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance Ltd., is expected to receive about half of the profits from the platform’s U.S. operations even after selling majority ownership to American investors, according to people familiar
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The cryptocurrency market experienced a significant downturn this week, with major tokens losing approximately $300 billion in value. This decline was primarily driven by the unwinding of leveraged positions and a noticeable
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In a fiery and unprecedented address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 26, 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a scathing attack on Western nations recognizing a Palestinian state,
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China is set to open the Huajiang Canyon Bridge in Guizhou province on Sunday, officially making it the highest bridge in the world. Suspended 625 metres above the river below, the turquoise
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Local media in Israel reported Thursday evening that Microsoft has severed its Azure cloud services for the Israel Defense Forces’ elite cyber intelligence arm, Unit 8200. The move came as a surprise
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European Union ambassadors will begin deliberations on Friday over a proposal to provide Ukraine with up to €140 billion ($164 billion) in new loans, funded by frozen Russian central bank assets. According
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Foreign investors are buying U.S. equities at record levels, even as Washington’s trade policies and global political tensions dampen sentiment toward other American products. According to Federal Reserve data reported by Bloomberg,
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Iran’s parliament is set to debate on Sunday a letter from dozens of lawmakers urging a shift in the country’s official policy of not pursuing nuclear weapons, amid escalating tensions with Western
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by Satchi Sithanandan Why Tilvin Silva? Because in this precise historical moment, he is the man of the hour. The criticisms flung against him are not simply unfounded — they are envenomed
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor New Delhi’s latest parliamentary and naval strategy documents, published mid last month, have delivered an unusually blunt assessment of Sri Lanka’s place in India’s Indian Ocean calculus.
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A one-time gene therapy may significantly slow the progression of Huntington’s disease, raising hopes for the first treatment capable of altering the course of this rare, inherited brain disorder. In a small
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Scientists are exploring an innovative approach to treating brain disorders by replacing microglia, the immune cells that patrol and maintain the brain. Recent studies suggest that microglia replacement could one day help
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In a city that might have hosted a rival to Cambridge 800 years ago, a small but ambitious institution is challenging the traditional model of UK higher education. The New Model Institute
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A New York judge has ruled that cutting-edge DNA sequencing technology can be used as evidence in the trial of an alleged serial killer, marking a potential turning point for forensic science
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Editor’s Note: The following excerpt has been adapted from an essay originally published by the author on her Medium profile. I have been home in Northeast India for over a month now,
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