China has emerged as the leading centre for clinical development and testing of a new generation of CAR-T-cell therapies that could eventually be used against cancer and autoimmune diseases, according to an
Bikram Singh is running out of time on his post-study work visa in Canada. Singh is one of about 70,000 migrants who were sold on the Canadian dream of eventually making the country their
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This excerpt is adapted from Nika Dubrovsky and David Graeber’s Cities Made Differently (MIT Press, 2024, all rights reserved) and is distributed in partnership with Human Bridges. In thousands of ways, we are taught to
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Statement by The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) In August 2021, following the withdrawal of major U.S./NATO military forces from Afghanistan after two decades of occupation, Taliban forces took effective control over
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Editorial The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, who was dismissed two weeks ago amidst allegations of illicit
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The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has today (21) issued arrest warrants for former Minister Douglas Devananda after he failed to appear in court to give evidence in a case involving businessman Subramaniam Manoharan
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The following article is based on the speech delivered by the author in his capacity as President of Sri Lanka at the inauguration of the First Session of the Tenth Parliament. Today
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From Iraq to Afghanistan to the US, basic freedoms for women are being eroded as governments start rolling back existing laws. Just a few months ago a ban on Afghan women speaking in
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On 31 May, the United States military endorsed a Statement of Principles for Indo-Pacific Defence Industrial Base Collaboration to strengthen military industry cooperation with its allies in the region. The principles outline commitments
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In the last few years, there has been a spate of military coups in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan and Guinea. Military rule, long dormant in African politics, is back. Coup leaders have suppressed protest, gagged the
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India’s claim of restored normalcy in the disputed region of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) is increasingly coming under scrutiny, both domestically and internationally. The deteriorating security situation, particularly for
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Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.” (Harvard Business School definition of leadership) ~ Sheryl Sandberg “Women in
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United Nations human rights experts have called on the United States to halt the use of nitrogen gas as a method of execution, condemning it as potentially amounting to torture or cruel,
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is reportedly preparing to announce the formal annexation of the West Bank within weeks, according to investigative journalist Seymour Hersh. The controversial move, if realized, would
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The following article is the editorial of the Jaffna Mirror, a regular publication focused on socio-political affairs in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has undergone a seismic political transformation unparalleled in its modern
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In a way it was a great thing for the country that the National People’s Power (NPP) scored an emphatic victory at the Nov. 14 general election. Now the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
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