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SRI LANKA’S CRISIS OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESET ITS DEVELOPMENT MODEL
World Bank Blogs - February 27, 2023Sri Lanka is at a critical moment in its history. Years of economic mismanagement, weak governance, poor policy choices, and the impacts of external shocks…
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‘MALL OF THE METAVERSE’: DUBAI ANNOUNCES FIRST VIRTUAL SHOPPING CENTRE
Khaleej Times – 4 February 2023 Dubai’s first virtual mall has been announced. The Mall of the Metaverse will represent Majid Al Futtaim in Decentraland, one of the most advanced…
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TURKEY-SYRIA EARTHQUAKES DEATH TOLL PASSES 20,000, WORSE THAN THE FUKUSHIMA DISASTER
CBS News – FEBRUARY 9, 2023 Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings Thursday but hopes were starting to fade of finding many more people alive more…
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CHILDREN PULLED FROM RUBBLE AS TURKEY-SYRIA QUAKE TOLL TOPS 8,300
Barrons – February 7, 2023 Heartrending scenes of a newborn plucked alive from the rubble and a broken father clutching his dead daughter’s hand have laid bare the human cost of…
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DRIVERLESS BUSES ARE ARRIVING SOON IN THESE 3 EUROPEAN CITIES
The project has a budget of almost $60 million over the course of four years and in 2025, 45 driverless electric minibuses will be programmed to run for a year
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ANALYSIS: FROM META TO MICROSOFT, AI’S BIG MOMENT IS HERE
Reuters – February 3, 2023 Big Tech companies have a new obsession: artificial intelligence. This week, chief executives across the sector packed earnings calls with mentions of the heavily hyped technology,…
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SPACE POWER CHINA TO BUILD GROUND STATIONS ON ANTARCTICA TO SUPPORT SATELLITES
BEIJING: China, only the third country to put a man in space after the Soviet Union and the United States, is to build ground stations in Antarctica to back
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SRI LANKA LEADER SUSPENDS PARLIAMENT UNTIL POLICY ADDRESS
Sri Lanka’s president suspended Parliament until Feb. 8, when he said he would announced a new set of long-term policies to address a range of issues including an unprecedented economic…
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THE CLIMATE POINT OF NO RETURN IS LOOMING. HOW CAN WE BEND THE EMISSIONS CURVE?
World Economic Forum - January 19, 2023 The current trajectory indicates that the planet is approaching the emissions cliff at an alarming speed. While we cannot lose sight of ambitions…
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SRI LANKA: WHY YOU NEED TO VISIT IN 2023
It’s a new day in Sri Lanka, both physically and figuratively. The sun is already blasting serious heat, melting away the dew that’s coating hibiscus flowers, forest trees and tea…
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