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
Almost thirty years ago, I wrote a book called The Road Ahead, about the transformative potential of the internet and other new digital technologies. Back then, I envisioned a world where online payments and
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After news broke that Han Kang—the South Korean author—had won the Nobel Prize for Literature, her father—the novelist Han Seung-won—asked her where she wanted to hold a press conference to talk about the award. She
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warmly greeted Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, alongside other international leaders, during a high-profile dinner on Tuesday night marking the start of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
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Writer and activist Arundhati Roy has been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2024. This is an annual award set up by English PEN in the memory of playwright Harold Pinter. Shortly after
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The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) is providing more flexible and supportive financial terms compared to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to Kudzai Dominic Chiwenga, an associate professor at the University
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned the Indian government for allegedly supporting violent activities against Canadians within Canada. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Trudeau characterised this alleged involvement as a “fundamental
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President Anura Dissanayake allocated 50 million rupees to assist those affected by the devastating floods that have swept across the country. This decision comes in the wake of severe weather conditions impacting
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The current administrative arrangements do not seem to have brought the required equality and equity to children with disabilities, nor have they adequately addressed the challenges faced by them, although some headway
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The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka has reaffirmed China’s commitment to deepening law enforcement cooperation with Sri Lanka in the fight against online and telecom fraud, following recent arrests of foreign nationals,
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What we face today on the global left is a fundamental issue, not just with ideology, but with clarity of purpose. There’s a fixation on the destruction of Israel, a vision rooted
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United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) being attacked by Israeli armed forces was “unacceptable,” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told her Israeli counterpart in a phone call, Meloni’s office said on Sunday. The
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Editorial Do you still remember how Harry Truman, in his twilight years as President of the United States, brazenly bragged in front of TV cameras about the latest innovations in killing—specifically, the
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Is the order of the modern alphabet connected to how our shared ancestors counted the phases of the moon and its effect on tides 50,000 years ago? Did the first stirrings of
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On 1 October, US Representative Michael McCaul, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee issued a statement urging US President Joe Biden to ‘place maximum pressure on Iran and its proxies, rather than
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Sri Lanka has categorically rejected a proposed resolution at the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), emphasizing its commitment to addressing human rights issues through local procedures rather
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