CURRENT AFFAIRS
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CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
Even a sci-fi movie couldn’t have prepared us for the global havoc being caused by the microscopic novel coronavirus. Though China informed the WHO on 31 December that
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MARINE POLLUTION
In pursuit of convenience, people do things that seem ridiculous in retrospect. Environmental advocate Roz Savage says: “It can’t be right
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THE INNER SELF
As postwar Sri Lanka struggles to find a path to reconciliation and inter-communal peace, it’s time to rid the national psyche of the hypocrisies and contradictions that one
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DIGITAL WORKPLACES
1 May is when nearly the whole world is on holiday to mark Labour Day. While internationally, people may have stopped celebrating worker achievements and enjoy a picnic instead,
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GLOBAL HEALTH
Once again, WHO is in the spotlight as the novel coronavirus a.k.a. COVID-19 spreads fast and wide across the globe, and people panic. The World Health Organization
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MONEY LAUNDERING
Ill-gotten gains can’t be spent in the open; they need to be hidden from the inquisitive eyes of the world until the passing of time makes people forget
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DIGITAL MAPS
The Red Indians would have been called ‘Red Americans’ had Columbus used Google Maps to find India. Today, we’re never truly lost thanks to apps that scream at us
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BRAZIL TODAY
Brazil is South America’s largest country and one of the world’s leading democracies. In a report presented at the World Economic Forum
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TAIWAN INDEPENDENCE
On 11 January, the 15th presidential election was held in the Republic of China – also known to many as Taiwan – and the incumbent
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CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which is owned and run by the Consumer Technology Association, is one of the biggest events
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