The mountain section whose collapse triggered deadly floods in Nepal and China on August 26 experienced exceptionally high temperatures in the days before the disaster, according to meteorological data reconstructed and analysed
The US Department of War is locked in a growing dispute with artificial intelligence developer Anthropic over restrictions that would limit how the military can deploy advanced AI systems, including for autonomous
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An investigation has been launched into a school principal in Sri Lanka’s Central Province over the premature release of Grade 10 third-term examination question papers, according to Central Provincial Director of Education
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Sri Lanka is facing a steadily growing cancer crisis, with around 100 new patients being diagnosed every day and approximately 40 cancer-related deaths recorded daily, according to the National Cancer Control Program.
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The U.S. Department of Defense is locked in a dispute with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic over safeguards that would limit how the military and intelligence agencies can deploy the company’s AI technology,
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A former Google software engineer has been convicted by a federal jury in San Francisco of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the U.S. technology giant to benefit Chinese companies he was
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Elon Musk is reportedly considering merging three of his major companies — SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla — in a move that could reshape the future of space, electric vehicles, and artificial intelligence.
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Astronomers have discovered a distant, Earth-sized planet that could potentially support life, according to NASA. The candidate, named HD 137010 b, orbits a Sun-like star approximately 146 light-years from Earth and may
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Sri Lanka has begun the admission of schoolchildren to Grade One for the 2026 academic year, with the process officially getting underway on January 29. The milestone marks the beginning of formal
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Oxfam’s board of trustees has come under intense scrutiny, with a former trustee demanding their immediate resignation over failures in staff vetting processes that have reignited concerns about governance at the aid
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U.S. chipmaker Nvidia provided technical assistance to China’s DeepSeek that helped the company develop artificial intelligence models later used by the Chinese military, according to a letter from the chairman of a
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