The BRICS Business Council has announced plans to establish a logistics hub in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a decision that could significantly reshape global trade dynamics among its member nations and
Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday dismissed recent threats made by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to retake control of the Panama Canal, reaffirming that “the sovereignty and independence” of Panama are
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Investors have poured a record $600 billion into global bond funds this year, betting on a shift towards easier monetary policy by major central banks, according to data from EPFR. This marks
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OpenAI has introduced its most advanced AI model yet, named O3, a day after Google unveiled its own innovative model, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking. This new release highlights the intensifying competition between
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UK City Minister Tulip Siddiq is facing questions over alleged involvement in a corruption scandal tied to her aunt, former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating claims
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Argentina is turning to small modular reactor (SMR) technology and private U.S. investment to modernize its nuclear energy sector, a bold move signaling a pivot away from a previously planned Chinese-backed nuclear
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The Republicans (GOP), traditionally the U.S.’s anti-tax party, now promise to use tariffs to wage trade wars, to massively deport immigrants, and to stop drug traffic. But tariffs are simply the name
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An algorithm, at its core, is a finite set of well-defined instructions or rules designed to perform a task or solve a problem. It is a systematic approach to processing information, often
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Sri Lanka, with approximately 1.2 million hectares allocated for paddy cultivation during the Maha and Yala seasons, depends heavily on its agricultural sector for food security. Despite favourable conditions in the 2023
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor The Port of Colombo has achieved a historic milestone, surpassing 7 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in container throughput by the end of November 2024, according to
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North Korean-affiliated groups have stolen a staggering $1.34 billion through cryptocurrency hacks in 2024, marking the highest level of digital asset thefts on record. This surge in cyber heists underscores the growing
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