by Our Correspondent in Colombo Updated Story 2: The Disaster Management Center (DMC) reports that the death toll from the severe weather gripping the country has risen to 47, with 37 of
by Our Economic Affairs Editor Between 2015 and 2025, the Mediterranean Shipping Company’s global rise unfolded alongside an accumulation of environmental crises, safety lapses, and governance failures that now define a decade
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Spanning nine nations and covering more than 5.5 million square kilometers—roughly the size of the continental United States—the Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest. Often called the “lungs of the Earth,” it
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Twenty-four staff members from NDB Bank actively participated in a volunteer initiative at the Anawilundawa Wetland Sanctuary, a critical Ramsar site in Sri Lanka, as part of ongoing mangrove conservation efforts. The
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A brutal police crackdown on September 27 against residents of Mannar, who have been staging a continuous 60-day satyagraha to demand community consultation on the Wind Power Project (Phase II), has drawn
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The world’s wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal-fired power plants for the first time this year, a milestone that signals a historic shift in the global energy landscape,
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China is set to open the Huajiang Canyon Bridge in Guizhou province on Sunday, officially making it the highest bridge in the world. Suspended 625 metres above the river below, the turquoise
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The stench of decay announces death—but Rafflesia plants turn it on like a neon sign. Forty-two parasitic species exude the smell of rot to lure insects, thriving under the guise of death. From a distance, the
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This month marks the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, widely recognized as the birth of the modern railway. Opened on 27 September 1825 in northeast England, the railway set
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Scientists from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have developed the first-ever three-dimensional model of Popocatépetl volcano, one of the most active and closely monitored peaks in the country. The achievement,
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Google has turned more than two billion Android smartphones into a crowd-sourced global earthquake detection system — a bold initiative that is already alerting millions of people across 98 countries, according to
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