An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has concluded discussions with Sri Lankan authorities on the country’s seventh review under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement and the 2026 Article IV Consultation,
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is facing shocking allegations of heavy illegal drug use that, according to sources, not only damaged his health but may
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There is a pizza joint in New Jersey that might just be one of the most unlikely crossroads of global power. Bedminster Pizza serves buffalo chicken pies, gets decent Yelp reviews, and
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India’s economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 7.4% in the quarter ending March 2025, signaling a robust rebound from last year’s slowdown and giving Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government a timely boost ahead
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America’s leading artificial intelligence companies, including OpenAI, may soon find themselves overtaken by faster, cheaper international competitors — particularly from China — according to legendary tech analyst and investor Mary Meeker. In
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The Isha Yoga Center, nestled in the foothills of the Velliangiri mountains in southern India, promotes itself as a “sacred place for self-transformation.” But now, the global spiritual empire led by Jaggi
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Gerry Adams, the former president of Ireland’s Sinn Féin party, has been awarded €100,000 in damages after winning a high-profile defamation case against the BBC at the High Court in Dublin. The
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The president of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, has declared that international recognition for the breakaway territory is “on the horizon,” citing ongoing high-level engagements with the United States, including what he describes
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Pakistan will never accept Indian dominance in South Asia, declared Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir on Thursday, as he reaffirmed the country’s firm stance on sovereignty, Kashmir, and water
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The Sri Lanka–China Trade and Investment Forum 2025 convened today in Colombo, bringing together a high-profile delegation of over 115 senior representatives from 77 leading Chinese enterprises, alongside key figures from Sri
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A ruling by an Egyptian court has cast a shadow over the future of St Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai — the world’s oldest continuously operating Christian monastic community — raising fears of
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NDB Bank has further strengthened its commitment to enabling Sri Lankan students to pursue global academic opportunities through a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ABEC (Australian Business Education Centre), a
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Fashion retail giant Victoria’s Secret is currently grappling with a security incident that has disrupted its website and online order services. The company confirmed the situation in a brief statement posted on
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Capital Metals PLC (AIM: CMET), a UK-listed mineral sands exploration and development company, has announced a significant strategic investment agreement with Ambeon Capital PLC, one of Sri Lanka’s leading diversified conglomerates. The
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Nadira Yeasmin, an assistant professor of Bangla language at Narsingdi Government College in Bangladesh, has been transferred nearly 270 kilometers away to Satkhira Government Mahila College following a demand from the Islamist
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A former college principal in India, Punjilal Meher, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for sending a parcel bomb disguised as a wedding gift that killed two people and injured another in
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