The era of Japanese children being named Pikachu, Pudding, or even Prince may be drawing to a close, as new regulations designed to curb eccentric naming practices take effect this week. The
A Nature investigation has revealed mounting concerns over the emergence of so-called “review mills”, exposing how duplicated peer-review reports, questionable citation practices and mounting pressures within academic publishing are challenging confidence in
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“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” – Albert Einstein My Experience Yesterday, while reading the latest issue of The Economist, I came across Bartleby’s column entitled Book
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“A mother’s love is the gentle whisper that guides us through life’s storms.” The Child Who Doesn’t Remember Mother’s Day falls on the 10th of May, and for many, it arrives with
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In the bustling streets of Thiruvananthapuram, still widely known as Trivandrum, red flags ripple through dense crowds as supporters chant slogans of continuity and triumph. Children in maroon berets bearing a single
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A new United Nations report has issued a stark warning for Asia and the Pacific: at the current pace, 88% of the region’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets are on track to
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A 22-year-old woman died by suicide after jumping in front of a train near the Dehiwala railway station yesterday (04), with police stating that she had been unable to cope with constant
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Ageing and shrinking populations are no longer distant projections but a defining reality for a growing share of the world. Governments across continents are grappling with the twin demographic pressures of fewer
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Public health authorities in Guinea-Bissau announced the suspension of a controversial US-funded hepatitis B vaccine study, intensifying a broader debate over control and oversight of clinical research conducted in Africa. During a
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A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced eight journalists and social media commentators to life imprisonment in absentia, ruling that their online activity in support of former prime minister Imran Khan amounted to
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Residents of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu are voting on Thursday in municipal elections that authorities say are a crucial step toward holding the country’s first direct national polls in more than 50 years.
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