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PoliticalShiromi AbeysingheTags: Print EditionUnited National Party (UNP) Chairman Vajira Abeywardena said that the Party has a responsibility to rebuild the country. He pointed out that the country should be handed over to a leader…
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WorldCorals shaped like roses in the waters off the coast of Tahiti of the French Polynesia in December 2021. Tags: Print EditionFRANCE: Scientists have discovered a vast reef of "pristine" rose-shaped corals apparently unharmed by…
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WorldTags: Print EditionUK: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday denied new allegations that his aides had tried to "blackmail" and threaten Conservative rebels, in a potentially criminal twist to Downing Street's "partygate"…
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WorldThe tigress named Collarwali, dubbed "supermum" Tags: Print EditionINDIA: Indian animal lovers are in mourning over the sudden passing of a nationally famous tigress credited with repopulating a forest redoubt for her…
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WorldUS President Joe Biden touts the success of his US $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill on the first anniversary of his Presidency.Tags: Print EditionUS: The White House launched a charm offensive, complete with a Tom Hanks video, to…
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WorldTags: Print EditionSINGAPORE: Surging gasoline prices are posing a tricky new problem for governments as they seek to nurse virus-hit economies back to health. In Asia, South Korea has taken steps to ensure a steady supply of the…
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WorldTags: Print EditionGHANA: At least 17 people were killed and 59 injured Thursday in a devastating explosion in a western Ghana town after a truck carrying explosives intended for a mine collided with a motorcycle, the government…
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WorldA COVID-19 patient is cared for in the ICU of the Bellvitge University Hospital in Barcelona, Spain.Tags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND, SPAIN, UK: The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20 per cent last week to more than…
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WorldTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: Generic drug manufacturers will make a more affordable version of Merck’s anti-COVID pill for 105 of the world’s poorer nations, a UN-backed organisation said today. The global Medicines Patent Pool…
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WorldTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: Global unemployment is expected to remain above pre-COVID-19 levels until at least 2023 and is estimated at 207 million this year, almost 21 million more than in 2019, according to a report from the…
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