Alleged irregularities in medical procurement in Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh have exposed vulnerabilities in public purchasing, including suspected price inflation, manipulated tenders and collusion between officials and private suppliers. As political
Children as young as 12 are becoming involved in attacks linked to online communities that glorify mass shootings, celebrate violence and exploit vulnerable young people, according to an assessment by The Soufan Center, which warns that youth involvement in violent
Having failed on multiple occasions to reach consensus with the LTTE, Sri Lanka, finally, during President Mahinda Rajapaksa tenure, launched all-out war. The LTTE
Countries across Asia and the Pacific have made remarkable strides over the past three decades in tackling poverty through a combination of economic growth,
For nearly three years, Casey Harrell has lived with a device embedded in his brain that has transformed how he communicates. Paralyzed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive disease that gradually
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India has temporarily blocked access to the Telegram messaging application until June 22, citing allegations that the platform was used by groups attempting to defraud candidates in a national medical entrance examination,
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The UN-backed Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic has begun the trial in absentia of former president François Bozizé over allegations of crimes against humanity committed during his rule. The
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Herat, a historic city in western Afghanistan, has become the epicenter of renewed tension after women-led protests were violently dispersed by Taliban forces. According to testimonies collected and reported by El País,
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Switzerland is moving toward rejecting a proposal to impose a constitutional cap limiting its population to 10 million people by the year 2050, according to early projections published by Swiss media following
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As regional conflict continues to intensify following the outbreak of the Iran war, a parallel escalation is unfolding in the occupied West Bank, where violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian communities has
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35 years ago, in 1991, I was selected to one of the prestigious sea appointments in Sri Lanka Navy. After a short familiarisation course, I was appointed to P 467 (old pennant
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The former president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, has said she would regard a possible veto against her candidacy for United Nations Secretary-General as a point of honor if it were based on
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Seventeen years after the cessation of open conflict, the north of Sri Lanka still carries the physical memory of war in its soil like an unspent sentence. Jaffna does not present itself as a
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“Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice’” ~ Jesus Christ, in Matthew 9:13 Anura’s JVP-NPP administration will enter history as the one which jailed the highest number of
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Bill Gates appeared before a congressional committee in Washington on Wednesday and delivered his most detailed public account yet of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, telling lawmakers that he
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More than 95,000 patients in Cuba are currently awaiting surgical procedures, including over 5,000 cancer-related operations, according to figures released by the country’s Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) on Tuesday, highlighting the
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed 598 Ebola cases and 115 deaths since an outbreak was officially declared on May 15 in the eastern province of Ituri, according to a statement
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A desperate appeal from the wife of former Sri Lankan intelligence chief Retired Major General Suresh Sallay has thrust his detention and deteriorating health into renewed public focus, with allegations of torture,
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Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has been suspended with immediate effect by the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties, which represents the court’s 125 member
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