Laws that have driven smoking out of offices, restaurants, public transport and other public spaces have reduced exposure to second-hand smoke, but a global study suggests the problem remains far from resolved.
A new study has revealed that 2024 was the most conflict-ridden year since the end of the Second World War, with a surge in warfare and civilian casualties underscoring a worrying global
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British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is under fire from human rights groups, political figures, and ethics experts for continuing to invest heavily in China despite the unexplained detention of one of its most
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Haaretz has reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the covert training and arming of a Palestinian militia in Gaza with known links to ISIS. The operation, designed to secure humanitarian aid
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This is a story of humble fishermen children from Kytes Island J/Thambaddy Government Tamil Mixed Vidyalam and J/ Delft Maha Vidyalam from Northern most inhabited island of Sri Lanka, Delft Island who
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Nearly one in five people globally believe they will be unable to have as many children as they would like, according to a new report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),
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From the earliest beats of human civilization to the electric pulse of modern music, no instrument has carried the weight of human experience quite like the drum. It is one of the
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Editorial This is not a mere administrative blunder or isolated misdeed. The recent exposé revealing that Anuradhapura Prison officials, under the facade of presidential clemency, deliberately released dangerous felons with forged documents,
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC Tensions exploded into a third consecutive day of chaos in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday as protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) escalated into
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Reading documents from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) makes me morose. Everything looks terrible. This is largely due to the social processes set in motion by capitalism, including the harsh use
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When the democratic will of a sovereign people becomes the playground for foreign intelligence machinations, democracy ceases to be a national voice—it becomes an imported whisper. In Bangladesh today, that whisper resounds
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