The midterm elections in the US witnessed razor-thin races as Senate and House control hangs in the balance. But that didn’t discourage President Biden from holding a press conference on Wednesday to stake claim
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With students heading and parents worrying about impending school exams in a month, it is not a waste of time to delve into why students are in school and why their child
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The US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s meetings with Ukrainian leaders, including President Vladimir Zelensky, in Kiev has created a lot of confusion and misperceptions. One one side, the White House maintains
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What is Sri Lanka’s foreign policy and how Sri Lanka is pursuing its relationships with other countries during this most difficult period? Nilantha Ilangamuwa sat down with Ali Sabry PC, the Foreign
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Editorial The UK House of Commons spent hours yesterday discussing the human rights and economic situation in Sri Lanka. Although they say they are talking about Sri Lanka, they seem to have
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“We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator” ~ Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations The Secretary-General made the above statement at his
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When I first traveled to the Mayan lands of Central America and learned about the collapse of an ancient civilization that built breathtaking pyramids, temples, and plazas, I had no idea that
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A day of reckoning has arrived at COP 27 as world leaders and other environmentalists gathered at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt for the African Continent’s turn to host the annual UN Climate
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the high-level breakfast yesterday on the sidelines of OP27 and discussed the ongoing economic challenges in Sri Lanka and climate change efforts
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Construction work of the Western Container International Terminal (WCIT) at the Colombo Port commenced today (9). It will be managed by West Container International Terminal Pvt. Ltd. The event was chaired by
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