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
Global energy supplies remain acutely vulnerable to disruption despite efforts to secure markets since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned, according to reporting from the Financial
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by Our Correspondent in Rome As the Catholic world prepares to bid farewell to Pope Francis, the question looms large over who will succeed him and guide the future of the world’s
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Artificial intelligence is no longer just a tool for creating art or writing; it’s increasingly reshaping the very structures we build. As AI technologies such as Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and others gain
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Yahoo has agreed to pay $5.4 million to settle a long-running lawsuit regarding the mismanagement of the Yahoo Human Rights Fund (YHRF). The lawsuit, which lasted eight years, sought to hold Yahoo
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The first quarter of 2025 has been a rough one for the U.S. climate technology sector, with a staggering $8 billion in large-scale projects canceled, downsized, or shut down, according to a
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As climate change accelerates and sea levels rise, the Maldives, the world’s lowest-lying nation, is facing an existential threat. More than 90% of its islands have experienced severe erosion, and by mid-century,
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Crypto casinos have seen explosive growth in recent years, with new data revealing that gambling platforms using cryptocurrency generated a staggering $81.4 billion in gross gaming revenue (GGR) in 2024. This is
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US and Philippine forces are set to conduct their first-ever “full battle test” during this year’s Balikatan military exercises, marking a significant step in the deepening security partnership between Washington and Manila.
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Saudi Arabia’s business sector is rapidly adopting solar power as companies seek to reduce their energy costs following the government’s removal of electricity subsidies in the world’s largest oil exporter. This shift
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Gautam Adani, the billionaire behind the Adani Group, is set to expand his company’s investment in data centers by an additional $10 billion, capitalizing on the surge in demand driven by artificial
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In an address during the sixth anniversary memorial of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith warned of a “deep state” embedded within Sri Lanka’s state machinery, working against the interests
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Editorial Pope Francis’s death today at the age of 88 marks the end of an epoch for the Catholic Church, one in which the often steadfast dogma of centuries was both challenged
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Pope Francis has died at the age of 88 following complications from pneumonia, the Vatican announced today, drawing to a close a 12-year papacy marked by sweeping reforms, global outreach, and internal
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The United Arab Emirates has announced a bold and unprecedented move to use artificial intelligence to help write, review, and amend its laws — a world-first initiative that officials claim could speed
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El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has proposed a controversial deal to swap 252 Venezuelan migrants recently deported from the United States for political prisoners detained in Venezuela. The offer, revealed by Financial
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