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A powerful explosion that tore through a key highway in southwestern Colombia has once again plunged the country into a cycle of violence, raising urgent questions about security, governance and the future
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A growing backlash against the profits of major energy companies has taken center stage at an international conference in Colombia, where policymakers, activists and experts are calling for bold measures to accelerate
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BP Plc reported a dramatic surge in first-quarter earnings, driven by soaring oil prices and exceptional performance in its trading division following the outbreak of war involving Iran. The London-based energy major
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Digital Edge, a rapidly growing data center operator in Asia backed by Stonepeak Partners, is weighing strategic options that could include a partial or full sale valuing the company at up to
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A strengthening yuan is increasingly becoming a burden for Chinese companies, as foreign-exchange losses erode profits and offset gains from core business operations. The currency’s recent appreciation against the US dollar is
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India is facing mounting inflation risks as an intense heat wave and forecasts of below-normal monsoon rains add fresh economic pressure to an already strained environment marked by high energy costs. With
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A High Court in Galle, Sri Lanka, has sentenced a father and son to lengthy terms of rigorous imprisonment after finding them guilty of the brutal rape of a 20-year-old woman in
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A major fraud suspect accused of swindling millions of rupees from job seekers across Sri Lanka has been arrested in Yakkala Belummahara, following a targeted police operation based on intelligence. The arrest
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The fragile balance of global trade has come under renewed strain as the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Arsenio Dominguez, issued a stark warning to the United Nations Security Council: the
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A dramatic shift is unfolding in Israeli politics as former prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announced an unexpected joint run in the upcoming election, a move that reflects both urgency
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China has abruptly moved to block a $2 billion acquisition by Meta Platforms Inc., ordering the cancellation of its planned takeover of AI startup Manus in a decision that underscores intensifying geopolitical
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Spain’s top judicial authority has sanctioned a magistrate for using artificial intelligence to help draft a court ruling, in a case that underscores growing global tensions over the role of emerging technology
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