2022

WorldAmazon Rainforest deforestationTags: Print EditionJAPAN: The global forest area per capita has decreased by over 60 per cent over the past 60 years, a loss that threatens the future of biodiversity and impacts the lives of 1.6…
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WorldThe grain-laden cargo ship Razoni leaving the Port of Odesa, Ukraine on Monday.Tags: Print EditionUKRAINE: The first ship to carry Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea since Russia invaded Ukraine five months ago left the Port of…
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WorldUN Secretary-General António Guterres speaks during the 2022 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the UN on Monday.Tags: Print EditionUN: United Nations Secretary-General…
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WorldAyman al-Zawahiri with Osama bin Laden during a 2001 interview. Tags: Print EditionUS, AFGHANISTAN: Al-Qaeda head Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan’s Kabul, US President Joe Biden said in his…
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BusinessIndunil HewageTags: Print EditionSri Lanka needs to think beyond the Wikipedia and World Bank concepts of social safety nets as all past norms must be critically reviewed and revamped to meet these appalling new circumstances,…
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BusinessTags: Print EditionNimesh Herath has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Urban Development Authority (UDA) by Minister of Urban Development, Prasanna Ranatunga. Herath has over 15 years of professional working experience…
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BusinessTags: Print EditionEminent Lawyer and renowned President’s Counsel Ronald Chithranjan Perera has been appointed as the Chairman of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, (SLIC) the largest and the strongest insurer, with effect from…
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BusinessTags: Print EditionThe Swiss National Bank reports a loss of CHF 95.2 billion (US$100 billion) for the first half of 2022 mainly owing to losses on foreign currency positions. While the foreign currency positions lost CHF97.4…
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BusinessTags: Print EditionSavitri Jindal of India, who has a fortune of $11.3 billion thanks to her conglomerate Jindal Group, which is active in fields such as metals and power generation, surpassed Yang in the Bloomberg Billionaires…
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BusinessChairman SLPA, Dr. JayamannaTags: Print EditionThe constructions of the East Container Terminal (ECT) at the Colombo Port are being carried out successfully despite the current economic crunch, said Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports…
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