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by Our Economic Affairs Editor Sri Lanka’s legal and regulatory framework currently faces significant challenges in managing the emergency evacuation of its citizens, particularly migrant workers, in times of crisis. The country’s
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In “On Compromises”, Vladimir Lenin (1917) said: “The term compromise in politics implies the surrender of certain demands, the renunciation of part of one’s demands, by agreement with another party.” In thinking
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As the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel took effect at dawn on Wednesday, Jihad Nasrallah, along with thousands of displaced Lebanese, wasted no time. Before sunrise, they gathered their belongings and
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by Xinhua writer Yao Bing In May 2022, nearly two months into my job as a Xinhua correspondent in Egypt, I traveled to Ismailia to cover a job fair at Suez Canal
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For centuries, death has been a definitive, irreversible state. Now, cutting-edge research challenges our understanding, suggesting that life and death might not be so clear-cut after all. Surprising experiments with animal and
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A team of researchers at Stanford University has successfully replicated the unique thoughts and personalities of over 1,000 individuals using artificial intelligence, sparking both excitement and concern about the ethical implications of
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