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 disturbing surge in kidnappings targeting cryptocurrency millionaires and their families has raised alarms across France, fueling fears of a ‘Mexicanisation’ of the country’s crime landscape. This wave of abductions, widely reported
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As Iran accelerates a sweeping campaign to deport undocumented Afghan migrants, fear and uncertainty are gripping families like that of Mohammed, a 41-year-old caretaker confined to a garden on Tehran’s outskirts. Too
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The brutal assassination of veteran Indian politician Baba Siddique in October 2024 has shaken Mumbai and reignited fears of gangland violence reminiscent of the city’s darker decades. As revealed in a detailed
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A man at the center of explosive allegations against President Anurama Kumara Dissanayake was shot and injured in Colombo evening today in what appears to be a
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo An increasing number of Bangladeshi nationals are reportedly using Sri Lanka as a transit point in their attempt to migrate illegally to other countries, raising serious concerns
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A baby boy named KJ Muldoon has become the first person in the world to receive a bespoke CRISPR gene-editing treatment tailored specifically to his unique genetic mutation. Now nearly ten months
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Last July, a powerful student-led uprising in Bangladesh toppled the authoritarian, corrupt government led for 15 years by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Bangladesh now shows modest signs of democratic recovery. Months into its tenure,
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Japan has passed a historic piece of legislation that significantly expands its ability to respond to cyber threats, marking a turning point in its national security strategy. The Active Cyberdefence Law (ACD),
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Thousands of Chinese workers launched coordinated strikes at BYD-owned electronics factories from March 28 to April 2, in one of the largest recent displays of industrial unrest in China’s manufacturing sector. The
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Colombo Additional Magistrate Pasan Amaraseena today (16) ordered the release of 12 suspects—10 females and 2 males—who were previously arrested and remanded on suspicion of aiding and abetting terrorists responsible for the
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