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The evidence suggests that empires often react to periods of their own decline by over-extending their coping mechanisms. Military actions, infrastructure problems, and social welfare demands may then combine or clash, accumulating
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Scientific breakthroughs about human origins have captured the curiosity of audiences eager to learn more about the past. We are entering a new phase, thanks to the accumulation of evidence and new
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U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden pleaded guilty Thursday to all nine counts in his criminal tax case in a Los Angeles federal court. Hunter Biden, 54, was indicted in California
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U.S. hiring projections for this year’s college graduating class were below last year’s, with finance, insurance and real estate organizations planning a 14.5 percent decrease in hiring, a sharp U-turn from its
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by Burak Akinci Türkiye and Egypt have agreed to enhance bilateral relations with a win-win approach, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. He made the remarks at a joint press
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Australia must reach net-zero emissions by 2040 to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the government’s top climate change agency has said. The Climate Change Authority (CCA) on Thursday released a
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Editorial As Sri Lanka approaches the 2024 presidential election, the grim reality is that the future of its education system is under severe threat, thanks to a trio of candidates whose promises
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The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce that the Beechcraft King Air 360ER aircraft, donated by the United States to the Sri Lanka Air Force, will arrive in Sri Lanka next week.
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“When the moon is in the Seventh House And Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars This is the dawning of the Age
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The actual cause of the climate crisis is the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere since the start of the industrial revolution. But the proximate cause—the underlying activity that sparked the climate crisis and
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