Ancient human retrovirus DNA could be one of the markers of susceptibility to mental illness—specifically schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder, a new study suggests. An international team of researchers examined
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Please, please let it finally be over! With the wedding of Indian billionaire heir Anant Ambani and pharmaceutical heiress Radhika Anant Ambani (née Merchant) on July 12, one hopes that maybe, just
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Weeks of deadly protests in Bangladesh have triggered a bold new strategy from critics, who are urging the country’s vast diaspora to halt the flow of foreign remittances. This move aims to
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I found out about the death of William Calley from his obituary this week on the front page of Washington Post. It was followed by another in the New York Times. Calley passed away months ago in what
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Not a month has passed since the new Labour government came to power in the UK on 5 July 2024, in a landslide victory, heralding a change after 14 years of Conservative
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The Montana National Guard and U.S. Pacific Air Forces, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Air Force and members of the Maldives National Defense Force, are conducting ‘Atlas Angel,’ a joint military
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Dr. Colibasanu is a Professor of International Relations at the Romanian National University of Political Studies and Public Administration and an Associate Senior Expert with the New Strategy Center in Bucharest. Prior
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by Our Correspondent in Dew Delhi New Delhi – The scheduled official visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Sri Lanka has been cancelled due to the current polarized political situation
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Sri Lankan people will be voting to elect their next President on September 21. The Election Commission’s announcement on the election sets to rest all the speculation about political moves to postpone
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Editorial Evil reigns; hypocrites applaud; innocents perish. The nature of power, war, and hypocrisy has been starkly evident. As Sun Tzu noted in The Art of War, “All warfare is based on
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On 26 July, senior United Nations (UN) officials briefed the UN Security Council about the terrible situation in Gaza. ‘More than two million people in Gaza remain trapped in an endless nightmare
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The latest data from the Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) reveals significant changes in presidential election voting intentions among Sri Lankan adults for June. The provisional
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s five-day visit to China is expected to open new chapters in the country’s relations with Italy, Maria Rosa Azzolina, president of the Italy-China Institute said in an
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Cambodia and China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday expressed their commitment to further boost trade and investment cooperation. The pledge was made during a meeting held at the Peace
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Among tens of millions tonnes of inorganic phosphorus fertilizers used every year in the world, only 12.6 percent is absorbed by plants, with the majority stored in soils, according to a recent
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