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The Joint Apparel Association Forum Sri Lanka (JAAF) has warned that the 30% reciprocal tariff recently imposed by the United States on Sri Lankan garment exports threatens to divert American buyers to
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On a stifling morning in Singapore, I approached the formidable glass-and-steel structure housing the INTERPOL Innovation Centre, located within the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation. Despite the calm of its landscaped surroundings,
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Migrant boats washing ashore on the Italian island of Lampedusa are no longer the fragile rubber dinghies that once symbolized the perilous Mediterranean crossing. In their place are sleek, fiberglass vessels powered
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The 2025 U.S. housing market presents a paradox. Home sales are down, and there are far more sellers than buyers, yet prices continue to hit record highs. Over the past decade, home values have surged nationwide, including in
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Moët Hennessy, the €6 billion drinks division of luxury giant LVMH, is embroiled in a high-profile sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and unfair dismissal lawsuit that former employees say reveals deeper cultural issues
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A landmark report by the Yoorrook Justice Commission has found that British colonisers committed genocide against Aboriginal people in the state of Victoria during the early years of colonization, marking one of
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A new United Nations report has sounded the alarm on the widening financing gap threatening progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Asia and the Pacific, urging countries across the region
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Nicaraguans will fill the streets later this month to celebrate the 46th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution. On July 19, 1979, the Somoza dictatorship finally fell, ending 18 years of guerilla fighting
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At least 410 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces while attempting to access food at Israeli-run humanitarian aid sites in Gaza over the past month, according to reporting by The Intercept.
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No doubt there are, and will be, diverse opinions expressed by many about drug shortages in Sri Lanka. The writer too expressed his views as noted in articles published in December 2022
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Upturned beer crates serve as stepping stones through the muddy walkways of Masiphumelele, a densely packed slum outside Cape Town. At the door of a tin shack, Irene Jubeju stands watch as
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The UN Population Fund’s (UNFPA) latest 2025 report, “The Real Fertility Crisis,” points to a bigger problem behind South Korea’s extremely low birth rate. A total of 14,000 adults in 14 countries
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Italy, Spain, Greece, Malta, and Cyprus have raised strong objections to the proposed UK-France agreement aimed at tackling the surge of small boats crossing the English Channel. The so-called “one-in, one-out” migrant
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The collapse of good conscience and the absence of accountability and public scrutiny have led to crimes against humanity and violations of international law. ~ Nelson Mandela International law? I better call
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A new report from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) reveals significant strides in civil registration across the region over the past decade. The number
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