WAR IN UKRAINE: SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Source: UNICEF UNICEF and partners are on the ground providing support to children and families in…
SUSTAINABILITY IS ON THE MOVE. LET’S KEEP IT ON THE RIGHT TRACK
COP26 showed that momentum around sustainability is : Unsplash/William Gibson Source: World Economic Forum - 24 May…
SOCIAL UNREST IS RISING, ADDING TO RISKS FOR GLOBAL ECONOMY
Source: IMF - May 20, 2022 After a pause in popular protest during the first year…
IMF STAFF CONCLUDES VIRTUAL MISSION TO SRI LANKA
Source: IMF - May 26, 2022 Washington, DC: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Mr.…
SRI LANKA NEEDS TO PRIVATISE SRILANKAN AIRLINES
Source: - May 24, 2022 The debt-ridden state-owned airline, which loses LKR 99 million a day,…
DON’T TRADE YOUR SECURITY FOR ECONOMIC PROFITS, NATO TELLS COUNTRIES
Source: MSN - May 24, 2022 DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Western countries must not trade their…
SRI LANKA’S PRIME MINISTER SAYS HE WILL SLASH EXPENDITURE IN NEW BUDGET
Source: Reuters May 25, 2022 Ranil Wickremesinghe took office two weeks ago New finance minister to…
Microsoft makes ‘carbon negative’ pledge
Chief executive Satya Nadella said he wanted to achieve the goal by 2050
The United States isn’t the best country to raise kids — by a long shot — survey says
Looking to start a family? The United States isn't the best place to do so, according to a new survey from U.S. News & World
Microsoft ends Windows 7 support: What should you do?
Microsoft is going to stop supporting Windows 7 from Tuesday so that it can focus on "newer technologies"
Sri Lanka elephants: ‘Record number’ of deaths in 2019
It is highest figure of elephant deaths to be reported since Sri Lanka became independent in 1948, conservationists said. Most were killed
These are the best citizenships to have around the world
Like it or not, it is indeed a reality that a person’s citizenship can have a big impact on the quality of their life and ease of access to certain rights
Counting whales from space: scientists and engineers plan hi-tech effort
An aquarium and an engineering firm in Massachusetts are working on a project to better protect whales
The Top Sustainability Stories of 2019
In my annual review of big themes in sustainability and business — in other words, how companies manage environmental and social issues and opportunities
What the Biggest Business Deals of 2019 Tell Us About the Next Decade
Unlike the earth’s climate, the climate for business deals remained stubbornly unchanged in 2019 — or did it?
Climate change hope for hydrogen fuel
Hydrogen fuel is a relatively green alternative to alternatives that produce greenhouse gases.
Barcelona’s car-free smart city experiment
In the centre of bustling and busy Barcelona there is unusual quiet: just the babble of children playing in a small playground and the sound of the birds
Sydney Will Host New Year’s Eve Fireworks Despite Bushfires ‘to Celebrate a New Year of Hope’
The New Year’s Eve firework display at Sydney Harbour will go ahead as planned, despite a total fire ban and calls for it to be canceled due
Newly face-lifted Big Ben will ring in London New Year
Britain’s Big Ben bell in parliament’s landmark clock tower will ring at midnight on New Year’s Eve, marking the start of a year for the first time since
