Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supremo Veluppillai Prabhakaran along with many senior LTTE leaders was killed in the military confrontation with Sri Lanka’s armed forces in May 2009. With that military
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The UK Guardian reported in March 2024 that Cruising south along Israel’s coastal highway, there are almost no signs that one is approaching Gaza. Two million people live trapped on a thin
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President Putin seldom appeared in public since the pandemic began. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West not to cross a “red line” with Russia, saying such a move would trigger an
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The Western press is filled with stories of foreboding about the Chinese economy. We are told regularly that China’s fast growth is over, that China’s data are manipulated, that a Chinese financial
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SERGEI PRIGIZHIN’S UNTIMELY DEATH It has been proved again and again that attempts to replace President Vladimir Putin are fraught with danger. Before Sergei Prigozhin’s untimely death, the founder and former head
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POVERTY AND ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA Poverty, as defined by Encyclopedia Britannica, refers to the state of lacking a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions. It is said to exist
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Scholars over the years have tried to fathom the emergence and difference between Nazism and Fascism. Looking into various scales of similarity and differences they reached different conclusions. In their views, the
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“Whether the victims of October 7th in Israel or the ongoing attack on Gaza, all the victims of dehumanisation, how do we resist?” ~ Jonathan Glazer, director of The Zone of Interest
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by Han Bo March 10 marks the first anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, mediated by China and formalized through the joint signing of the Beijing
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Click here to read Part Four of this series 5.1 Introduction The concept of rural development through city-centred regional development, discussed above, is to build from the present status of rural development
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