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AN INVITATION FOR GREEN ENERGY STARTUPS

Tharindu Perera April 16, 2021 AN INVITATION FOR GREEN ENERGY STARTUPS2021-04-16T18:49:06+00:00 MEDIA RELEASES

The fourth edition of Green Energy Champion Sri Lanka kickstarts today and invites all energy innovators from across the island for a chance to gain

INDIA SHIFTS FROM BEING A MASS COVID-19 VACCINE EXPORTER TO AN IMPORTER

Tharindu Perera April 16, 2021 INDIA SHIFTS FROM BEING A MASS COVID-19 VACCINE EXPORTER TO AN IMPORTER2021-04-16T18:38:23+00:00 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

After gifting and selling tens of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad, India suddenly finds itself short of shots as new infections surge

CHINA’S ECONOMY CONTINUES TO GROW POST COVID

Tharindu Perera April 16, 2021 CHINA’S ECONOMY CONTINUES TO GROW POST COVID2021-04-16T12:24:38+00:00 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

China's economy grew a record 18.3 percent in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same quarter last year.It's the biggest jump in gross

WORLD STOCKS REMAIN HIGH

Tharindu Perera April 15, 2021 WORLD STOCKS REMAIN HIGH2021-04-15T18:07:44+00:00 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

World stocks were on course to extend a five-day run of record highs while Bitcoin took a breather after its latest surge and Russia’s markets

DENMARK TO DITCH THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE

Tharindu Perera April 15, 2021 DENMARK TO DITCH THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE2021-04-15T13:18:06+00:00 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

Denmark on Wednesday became the first country to stop using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine altogether over…

COINBASE LISTING MARKS LATEST STEP IN CRYPTOCURRENCY’S MARCH TO MAINSTREAM

Tharindu Perera April 14, 2021 COINBASE LISTING MARKS LATEST STEP IN CRYPTOCURRENCY’S MARCH TO MAINSTREAM2021-04-14T19:13:40+00:00 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

Coinbase Global – the biggest US cryptocurrency exchange – listed on the Nasdaq, marking a milestone in the journey

NEW ZEALAND TO LAUNCH THE WORLD’S FIRST CLIMATE CHANGE RULES

Tharindu Perera April 14, 2021 NEW ZEALAND TO LAUNCH THE WORLD’S FIRST CLIMATE CHANGE RULES2021-04-14T12:45:28+00:00 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

New Zealand is to become the world's first country to bring in a law forcing its financial firms to report on the effects of climate change.The country

TEXAS OIL PIPELINES FACE DRY MONTHS

Tharindu Perera April 13, 2021 TEXAS OIL PIPELINES FACE DRY MONTHS2021-04-13T18:36:35+00:00 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

Nearly half of all oil pipelines from the Permian basin, the biggest U.S. oilfield, are expected to be empty by the end of the

CHINA FORCES ANT GROUP TO RESTRUCTURE

Tharindu Perera April 13, 2021 CHINA FORCES ANT GROUP TO RESTRUCTURE2021-04-13T12:16:19+00:00 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

China has forced a sweeping restructure on the Ant Group so the financial technology firm acts more like a bank.The latest move is part of a wider

VIBE AVURUDU TERMS & CONDITIONS

Tharindu Perera April 12, 2021 VIBE AVURUDU TERMS & CONDITIONS2021-04-13T06:51:07+00:00 VIBE

By participating in Vibe’s Facebook game, you accept and agree to be bound by these…

ALIBABA ACCEPTS CHINA’S RECORD FINE AND VOWS TO CHANGE

Tharindu Perera April 12, 2021 ALIBABA ACCEPTS CHINA’S RECORD FINE AND VOWS TO CHANGE2021-04-12T19:04:45+00:00 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

Chinese tech giant Alibaba said it accepted a record penalty imposed by the country's anti-monopoly regulator. Regulators slapped a US$ 2.8

CHINA CONSIDERS MIXING COVID-19 VACCINES

Tharindu Perera April 12, 2021 CHINA CONSIDERS MIXING COVID-19 VACCINES2021-04-12T11:44:32+00:00 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

China’s top disease control official has said the country is formally considering mixing COVID-19 vaccines as a way of further boosting vaccine efficacy

IMF AND WORLD BANK URGED TO HELP MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES’ DEBT

Tharindu Perera April 10, 2021 IMF AND WORLD BANK URGED TO HELP MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES’ DEBT2021-04-10T19:19:11+00:00 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank should do more to help address the growing…

INDIA’S BILLIONAIRE CLUB

Tharindu Perera April 10, 2021 INDIA’S BILLIONAIRE CLUB2021-04-10T13:05:31+00:00 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

The total number of Indian billionaires rose to 140 from 102 last year; their combined wealth has nearly doubled to US$ 596 billion. Click

THE WORLD’S FASTEST COMPUTER IS FIGHTING COVID-19

Tharindu Perera April 9, 2021 THE WORLD’S FASTEST COMPUTER IS FIGHTING COVID-192021-04-09T18:30:04+00:00 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

The newly crowned world's fastest supercomputer is being deployed in the fight against the coronavirus. Japan's Fugaku supercomputer claimed the top spot on Monday and has already been put to work on fighting the coronavirus, simulating how droplets would spread in office spaces with partitions installed or in packed trains with the windows open.