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
On July 5, a Berlin housing rights coalition, Deutsche Wohnen and Co. Enteignen (Expropriate Deutsche Wohnen and Co. Initiative), urged the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) government to
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A recent study conducted by Oxfam and Action Aid claims that the total windfall profits of the world’s 722 top companies crossed $1 trillion for the second consecutive year in 2022. The study notes
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The political persecution of Pedro Castillo continues in Peru. On Thursday, July 6, the Prosecutor’s Office requested the seizure of real estate properties and other personal assets of former left-wing President Castillo
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Uncertainty looms over the viability of the parliament and the functioning of local councils in Sierra Leone following disputes around the June 24 national elections, which were officially won by the incumbent
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As the mid-year fiscal status report for 2023 makes its way into the public domain, Sri Lanka finds itself facing an economic abyss that demands immediate attention. The statistics laid bare within
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The chemistry between the President and the Prime Minister is the question on everybody’s mind as they meet in London for the sixth time in five months. From their previous meetings in
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In a scathing statement, American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who is also a candidate in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries, launched a blistering attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, referring to him
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Chinese company New Shipping Line will provide five ice class vessels for transportation along the The Chinese business, New Shipping Line, will provide five ice-class vessels for transportation along the Northern Sea
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Amid lack of educational facilities to pupils in Afghanistan’s rural areas, Wazir Khan, 23, has volunteered to open a school for village children to teach the sons and daughters of the most
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An experimental electronic toll collection system has been installed on Wednesday at Bangladesh’s largest Padma Bridge to help alleviate traffic congestion, and reduce delay and fuel consumption. The smart toll collection system
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Researchers from a Chinese university have made breakthroughs in the study of the deep structure of the South China Sea. Over the past 100 million years, a large number of Earth plates
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South Africa confirmed on June 29 that the upcoming BRICS summit will be held as proposed on August 22 to 24 in Johannesburg, putting to rest the uncertainty which arose after the
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The British government announced a “historic” health workforce plan on June 30, aiming to address the chronic shortage of health workers over the next 15 years. The plan foresees an investment of £2.4 billion
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On June 29, police in the Jujuy province of Argentina raided the home of Indigenous and social leader Milagro Sala, who has been imprisoned since January 2016. Human rights and social activists allege
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On Saturday, July 1, around 250,000 people gathered at Zócalo Square in Mexico City to celebrate five years since the presidential victory of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). They celebrated the
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