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
Farmer groups in India have called for a boycott of certain US products in response to Washington’s latest tariffs and demands that New Delhi open its agricultural market to American companies. Trade
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An estimated two million illegal firearms are circulating in South Africa, posing a major threat to public safety, opposition party Rise Mzansi has warned. The party accused the South African Police Service
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China has rolled out its first-ever nationwide childcare subsidy in a bid to address its worsening demographic decline, according to a report by the South China Morning Post. The programme will provide
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India’s IT services behemoths are urgently reinventing themselves to keep pace with the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, rolling out innovative AI tools for clients across sectors from banking to sports, even
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi finds himself at the centre of a deepening geopolitical confrontation as former US President Donald Trump threatens to escalate tariffs on Indian imports, in retaliation for New
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Argentinian President Javier Milei is facing serious allegations of unlawful surveillance after a leaked intelligence document revealed that his administration may have authorised espionage operations against political opponents, trade unions, pensioner groups
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A recent investigation into the real-world charging performance of the UK’s ten bestselling electric vehicles has revealed that most fall well short of their advertised maximum charging speeds — a finding that
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Israel is preparing a new military offensive in central Gaza to free the remaining hostages, according to a report by The Times UK. The proposed expansion, led by Israel Defence Forces (IDF)
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A harrowing and long-suppressed chapter of Japan’s wartime past is finally coming to light, as survivors and campaigners in the village of Kurokawa shed silence over the fate of 15 young Japanese
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India will begin penalising universities with a high number of retracted research papers in its influential National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The policy, announced this week, marks the first time any national
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The Cyber Security Association of China (CSAC) on Friday released a detailed report exposing two major cases of cyberattacks allegedly orchestrated by U.S. intelligence agencies against critical Chinese industries, including military and
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For the first time in over three years of war, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s nearly absolute political control over Ukraine is being openly challenged by mass street protests. Thousands of young Ukrainians gathered
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Recent scientific research is shedding new light on the dietary habits of Neanderthals, revealing surprising cultural practices and challenging long-held assumptions about what our ancient relatives ate. A detailed report originally published
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Scientists from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have developed the first-ever three-dimensional model of Popocatépetl volcano, one of the most active and closely monitored peaks in the country. The achievement,
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The humble potato — long celebrated as a staple food and driver of historic empires — has just had its deepest secret uncovered: it is, quite literally, a child of the tomato.
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