In another sign of the fragility of Europe’s dependence on Russian energy, flows of oil from Russia to Central Europe have halted over a pipeline payments dispute, raising fears that an “energy war” between Moscow and its European oil…
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Serena Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam champion who has been the face of tennis since winning her first US Open in 1999, said in a magazine article published online Tuesday (9) that she planned to retire from the sport after playing again…
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Hundreds of Sri Lankans on Tuesday (9) rallied against a government crackdown and the use of emergency laws against peaceful protesters demanding answers to the country’s worst economic crisis
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Taiwan held an artillery drill Tuesday (9) simulating defence against an attack as its top diplomat accused Beijing of preparing to invade the island after days of massive Chinese war games
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Russia Tuesday (9) attributed loud blasts at a key military airbase on the Moscow-annexed Crimean peninsula to exploding ammunitions, downplaying the possibility that the site was hit by Ukrainian fire
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The recent wave of arrests of those who participated in peaceful demonstrations has not only caused harm to the life and liberty of these individuals but it has also diminished the entire legal system of Sri Lanka. This damage will continue…
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Former President Donald Trump said Monday (8) that the FBI had searched his Palm Beach, Florida, home and had broken open a safe — an account signalling a major escalation in the various investigations into the final stages of his…
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The Sri Lanka Committee for Solidarity with Palestine on Monday (8), demanded the immediate cessation of military action by Israel, noting that it is the aggression that prompts the defensive armed actions by the Palestine people who…
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Sri Lanka's state-run electricity monopoly will raise tariffs by a stinging 264% for people consuming the least, it announced Tuesday (9), while higher users will face a smaller increase
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Olivia Newton-John, who sang some of the biggest hits of the 1970s and ’80s while recasting her image as the virginal girl next door into a spandex-clad vixen — a transformation reflected in miniature by her starring role in ‘Grease’, one…
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