In a dramatic conclusion to one of the largest financial fraud cases in recent history, the Metropolitan Police have announced the capture and conviction of Qian Zhimin, a 47-year-old Chinese national dubbed
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The International Monetary Fund has cautioned that countries swapping dollar-denominated loans from China into yuan may face significant currency risks, even as they aim to lower borrowing costs. In a statement responding
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The UK government has rejected a European Commission request for up to €6.75 billion ($7.8 billion) to participate in its flagship defense initiative, a decision that could strain post-Brexit relations under Prime
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The U.S. Senate on Monday approved a long-awaited compromise to end the longest government shutdown in American history, bringing relief after weeks of disruption that left hundreds of thousands of federal workers
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pledged that those responsible for the deadly car blast in Delhi would be held accountable, assuring that the government is taking the attack “very seriously.” Speaking
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A remote mountainside in southern Peru known as Monte Sierpe contains roughly 5,200 enigmatic holes, long puzzling archaeologists, but new research reported by Live Science offers clues to their purpose. The holes,
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In 1906, archaeologists uncovered a remarkable wig belonging to an Egyptian woman named Merit while excavating her tomb alongside her husband, Kha, in Luxor, the ancient city of Thebes. The wig, made
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Archaeologists in Poland have uncovered a rare iron tool used by the Celts to perform cranial surgery more than 2,300 years ago. The hand-held implement, discovered at Łysa Góra — a Celtic
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The BBC is set to unveil what it calls one of its most ambitious wildlife projects to date — Kingdom, a sweeping six-part series narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Produced by the
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SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva opened the second-reading debate on Budget 2026 on Saturday, urging the NPP government to respect democratic dissent and walk back its controversial decision to import as
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For Howard Jones, enlightenment began with chaos — “a slow-motion explosion of fruit and veg,” as he describes it. In the early 1980s, long before Things Can Only Get Better became an
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Japan is poised to begin formal discussions on acquiring nuclear-powered submarines, a move that could mark one of the most significant shifts in its postwar defense strategy. The push comes amid growing
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More than two decades into his rule, President Vladimir Putin has reportedly built an extensive network of family influence across Russia’s political and economic elite. According to The Times UK, citing an
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China’s economic playbook is being rewritten in real time. Once known chiefly as the world’s factory, the nation is now reinventing itself as an innovation powerhouse—and doing so at breakneck speed. From
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Occultism and spy craft have often intersected, shaping espionage in surprising ways. Far from being mere pseudoscience, this alliance extends from antiquity—citing examples from the time of Moses—to the present. A recent
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