COLOMBO – A contingent of 120 personnel of the Indian Army arrived in Sri Lanka on Saturday (2) to participate in the 8th edition of  Mitra Shakti, the annual joint military exercise with the Sri Lanka Army. The 12-day exercise, aimed at…
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By Sujata Gamage and Tara de Mel The urgency of getting children back to school at the first opportunity is accepted worldwide, but COVID-19 has also brought three other issues to the fore internationally – (1) Ethics of conducting…
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By Cora Engelbrecht and Sharif Hassan KABUL - Women who are instructors and students at Afghanistan’s public universities increasingly fear that the Taliban will never let them go back to their classes, and professors are quitting or…
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COLOMBO – Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on the first day of the four-day visit to Sri Lanka, visited Lanka IOC (LIOC) tank farms in Trincomalee on Sunday (3). LIOC officials briefed him about the possibilities for…
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By Gopal Midha Every year, I see billboards displaying the photographs of children who have topped various exams. Every school principal’s office showcases trophies, and every school-wall is plastered with chart-work created by students.…
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By Jason Gutierrez MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines said Saturday (2) that he would retire rather than pursue the vice presidency next year, a surprise reversal of a plan meant to keep him in government after his…
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However horrifying the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol appeared in the moment, we know now that it was far worse. The country was hours away from a full-blown constitutional crisis — not primarily because of the violence and mayhem…
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By Vivian Yee TUNIS— Tunisia’s president appointed a new prime minister Wednesday (29) amid growing criticism of a series of steps he has taken over the past two months to concentrate power in his hands. The president, Kais Saied,…
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COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s ongoing islandwide quarantine curfew will be lifted at 4.00 a.m. Friday (Oct 1), the Department of Government Information announced on Wednesday (29),  quoting the head of the National Operations Centre for Prevention…
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By Raphael Minder LA PALMA - Ten days into a volcanic eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma, a pyramid formed Wednesday (29) just off its coast, after the lava flow started pouring into the ocean. Local authorities called on…
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