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.
by Our Correspondent in Colombo We sat down with Jayantha Gnanakone, whose story is a poignant testament to the devastation endured by Tamils over the years. Beginning in 1958, his family’s businesses
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Kiss the ring. Grovel before the Godfather. Give him tribute, a cut of the spoils. If he and his family get rich you get rich. Enter his inner circle, his “made” men
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I’m struck by the degree to which the mainstream media is still living in the Trump 1.0 world of 2017-2020, using words like “chaotic” or “transactional” to describe the new administration’s behavior.
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Philippa Stroud, the Conservative peer and founder of the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, is rallying against the growing pessimism that has gripped the West. In an exclusive interview with The Times UK,
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The US Army has announced an immediate ban on the recruitment of transgender individuals and suspended all sex change-related medical procedures for current service members, following a new directive from the Pentagon.
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All organisms in an ecosystem are interconnected, and any imbalance in this complex relationship can have irreversible consequences for both humans and nonhumans. Numerous examples illustrate how the destruction of one species
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Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, hereditary Imam of the world’s 12-15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims, died recently in Lisbon, Portugal. What a life he led. The Aga Khan (Great Khan as
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Nigeria’s defense chief, General Christopher Musa, revealed on Thursday that the Canadian Embassy in Abuja has denied him and several senior military officers visas to attend the Invictus Games in Vancouver. The
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In response to Donald Trump’s controversial proposal for Gaza, European nations are working closely with key Arab states to develop an alternative plan that would secure a more viable future for the
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France is facing a growing epidemic of drug-related violence, one that has been likened to the brutal cartel wars seen in Mexico. Turf wars between rival gangs claimed 110 lives last year
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