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THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2025
Announcement, Nobel Peace Prize 2025 10 October 2025 The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 goes to a brave and committed champion of peace – to a woman who keeps the…
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WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE GAZA CEASEFIRE DEAL
After three days of intense indirect negotiations in Egypt, US President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have "signed off on the first phase" of the 20-point peace plan he…
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FROM CRISIS TO CANNABIS: SRI LANKA’S PRESIDENT SURPRISES WITH PRO-MARKET PIVOT
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, President of Sri Lanka gives a speech during the May Day rally organized by the National People’s Power Party in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 1, 2025. Sri…
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WHAT’S NEXT FOR NEPAL AFTER ‘GEN Z’ PROTESTS FORCED ITS PRIME MINISTER TO QUIT?
Nepal was plunged into political uncertainty after its prime minister resigned on Tuesday following widespread anti-corruption protests, triggered by a social media ban, that killed at least 19 people. As the poor Himalayan nation once again stands at…
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SRI LANKA APPAREL SECTOR BRACES FOR IMPACT FROM TRUMP’S 20% TARIFF
From apparel brands like Gap, Levi's and Columbia Sportswear to designer labels like Calvin Klein
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INNOVATION AND INTEGRATION CAN REVIVE GROWTH AMID SWEEPING GEOPOLITICAL CHANGE
Policymakers are grappling with how to boost growth and expand opportunities. Early in the last decade, the question was whether flagging growth was the
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WHY BUSINESS LEADERS SHOULD ADVOCATE FOR SCIENCE-ALIGNED CLIMATE POLICY
Around the world, climate change is disrupting business, compelling companies to rethink how they operate. As leading businesses pivot to new models, they
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LEO XIV IS THE NEW POPE
"Peace be with all of you!" - the first words of Pope Leo XIV. The Conclave has elected Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th
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ROBERT PREVOST OF THE UNITED STATES IS NAMED POPE LEO XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV. He is the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church
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GLOBAL GROWTH IS EXPECTED TO DECLINE AND DOWNSIDE RISKS TO INTENSIFY AS MAJOR POLICY SHIFTS UNFOLD
After enduring a prolonged and unprecedented series of shocks, the global economy appeared to have stabilized, with steady
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