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.
Editorial Note: The following article was originally published by Sunday Island. We are republishing it here to ensure its valuable insights reach a wider audience. The issue is very clear, as The Guardian(UK) reported
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In 2024, Sri Lanka saw a significant rise in religious persecution, particularly targeting Muslims, as Hindu and Buddhist nationalist groups, along with government actions, escalated threats, intimidation, and coercion against religious minorities.
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by Eric Padraic X. Scanlan’s Rot is a searing examination of the corruption, exploitation, and decay inherent in colonial and imperial structures. With meticulous historical analysis and sharp prose, Scanlan dismantles the
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India has rejected a US report that accused the Indian government of worsening religious freedom conditions and urged sanctions on its spy agency, RAW. The 2025 report from the United States Commission
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A controversial new frontier in biotechnology is stirring ethical debates worldwide: the concept of “bodyoids” — living, non-conscious human-like structures that could provide spare organs for transplantation. Originally reported by MIT Technology
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), once considered one of the most ruthless terrorist organisations in the world, remains a proscribed entity in countries such as the United States, United Kingdom,
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Thank you for inviting me to speak here today on this historic anniversary. Last month, I addressed the Security Council of the United Nations on the tenth anniversary of the signing of
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On an evening in September 2024, Argentina’s President Javier Milei stood before a large crowd in Parque Lezama in Buenos Aires. He wore his signature dark leather jacket and barked out his
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The significant reductions in international aid, particularly from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and other Western donor nations, including the UK, France, Netherlands, and Belgium, could severely reverse progress made
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A groundbreaking study has provided the most detailed picture of the physiological changes that women’s bodies undergo during and after pregnancy. Published in Science Advances recently, the research involved analyzing over 300,000
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