Sri Lanka is exploring new avenues to attract international tourists by turning its underwater heritage into a major draw. Deputy Minister of Tourism Ruwan Ranasinghe recently highlighted the potential of historically significant
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Iran has reportedly agreed to a clandestine €500 million arms deal with Russia to acquire thousands of advanced man-portable missile systems, according to the Financial Times. The agreement, signed in Moscow in
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J.R. was a cricketer. He served as chairman of the Cricket Board in 1952. As soon as he became president, he wanted to elevate the game of cricket. He entrusted that task
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For the first time, Israeli soldier Nimrod Cohen has shared the full account of his two-year captivity by Hamas, offering a rare glimpse into the psychological, physical, and emotional trials endured by
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The Trump administration is facing a complex and unprecedented challenge: figuring out how to spend an additional $500 billion on the U.S. military, a move that could increase defense spending by roughly
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Police in Catania say a dog has been caught on CCTV allegedly trained by its owner to dump rubbish illegally, highlighting growing fly-tipping problems in the city. Security footage from the San
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Biologists have begun to “listen” to plants, deciphering the electrical signals they emit when under attack by pests or pathogens, according to recent research from Syngenta in Basel, Switzerland. Using machine learning
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India and Brazil took a significant step to strengthen bilateral trade on Saturday, signing a pact aimed at expanding cooperation in mining and minerals. The agreement, inked during Brazilian President Luiz Inacio
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Cuban security advisers and doctors have been leaving Venezuela as Interim President Delcy Rodriguez assumes control, according to multiple sources cited by the South China Morning Post. The departures follow U.S. pressure
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Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he would raise a temporary tariff on all U.S. imports from 10% to 15%, the highest level permitted under law, following a Supreme Court ruling that
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HSBC has cut roughly 10 percent of its US-based debt capital markets team, laying off at least six employees in New York as the bank intensifies a sweeping global restructuring designed to
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NASA said its next-generation moon rocket encountered another technical setback on Saturday, jeopardising a launch that was intended to send astronauts on humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than 50 years. The
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Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has passed a motion calling for a ban on social media use for children under 14, alongside tougher digital age verification checks for teenagers. The move,
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Researchers based in China have been excluded from applying to the European Union’s most advanced collaborative technology programmes, according to reporting by the South China Morning Post. The move affects €93 billion
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China’s J-35 fifth-generation fighter jet is unlikely to see significant international sales in the Asia-Pacific, analysts say, even as the aircraft was showcased at this year’s Singapore Airshow. Military experts highlight competition
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