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.
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans for France to recognize the state of Palestine by June, a move that will coincide with an international conference on a two-state solution, which France
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Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of playing a pivotal role in what it describes as a “genocide” in Darfur, presenting evidence of the UAE’s involvement in fueling the ongoing
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China has announced a significant increase in tariffs on American goods, pushing the new tariff rate to an eye-watering 84%. The Chinese Finance Ministry revealed the move on Wednesday, citing the U.S.
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A new study has found that owning a cat or dog can provide the same psychological benefits as having a husband or wife, or even earning an extra £70,000 a year. Researchers
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Exclusive by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka is on the verge of losing its Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP Plus) status, with an urgent warning from the European Union. A
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Two years into his prison term for a 2020 murder, Ivan Rossomakhin was recruited into a Russian private military company (PMC) in exchange for freedom. He returned home from Ukraine in 2023 and, within
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In a major leap forward in cancer research, a team of Chinese scientists has unveiled a hidden metabolic collaboration between breast cancer cells and immune cells that accelerates tumor progression and undermines
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The preliminary report of the Census of Population and Housing 2024 was presented to the President Anura Kumara Disanayake , who is also the Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, by
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Editorial As the world assembles to commemorate World Health Day 2025, today, April 7, we are told to celebrate the virtues of healthcare, to extol the progress made, and to cherish the
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Recently appointed as Canada’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice by Prime Minister Mark Carney on March 14, 2025 (a position he is likely to keep after the upcoming federal election), Gary
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