A recent study has revealed that bacteria in the mouth may have a surprising influence on cognitive function as we age. Published in PNAS Nexus, the research suggests that certain harmful bacteria
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A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has found that heavy cannabis use may have negative effects on working memory, a key cognitive function that
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Continued U.S. control of the Panama Canal “looks like pure colonialism,” Henry Kissinger advised President Gerald Ford during a National Security Council meeting in May 1975, 50 years ago. “Internationally, failure to
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In my books “The Next 100 Years” and “The Storm Before the Calm,” I introduced a model of U.S. history consisting of political cycles and socio-economic cycles – the former tracking presidential
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Five major Arab countries have written a letter to U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, stating that they completely reject Trump’s intention of displacing Palestinians from Gaza.
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As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares for a pivotal meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, families of hostages held by Hamas, along with activists, have intensified their efforts to ensure that
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit U.S. President Donald Trump as early as next week, following reports that India has begun cooperating with the U.S. to repatriate illegal immigrants.
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor As tensions over U.S. foreign policy continue to stir, conservative figures and critics are calling for the prosecution of Victoria Nuland, a key architect of the 2014
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by Our Correspondents in Washington DC and in Doha Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly seeking U.S. approval for an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, possibly after the conclusion of
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Former Sri Lankan Minister and current Member of Parliament, Namal Rajapaksa, has raised concerns regarding the operations of USAID (United States Agency for International Development) in Sri Lanka. Rajapaksa’s statement highlighted allegations
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Editor’s Note: The following New York Times (NYT) article attempts to capture what it terms a “pivotal shift in Sri Lanka’s political scene,” where women are not only rising to power but
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On February 4, the international community will get to see President Donald Trump wading into the midstream of West Asia’s crisis, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enters the Oval Office hoping
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by Luxman Aravind The concept of freedom, as it was first articulated in Sri Lanka’s colonial struggle, remains strikingly dissonant in the present. What was once hailed as an unassailable victory over
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Editorial Today, Sri Lanka celebrates its 77th Independence Day from British rule. The island was colonised for more than 400 years by European colonial powers. In the wake of Sri Lanka’s celebrated
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President Anura Kumar Dissanayake started the new year with some tight rope walking both externally and internally. It did not matter that he was following up what was contemplated earlier by his
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