LABOUR SET FOR LANDSLIDE AS REFORM SURGE HITS TORY VOTE
Labour is on course for a landslide victory as the Conservatives face their worst ever general election results.
PUTIN DEMANDS MORE UKRAINIAN LAND TO END WAR; KYIV REJECTS ‘ULTIMATUM’
Reuters: June 14, 2024 President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia would end the war…
IMF EXECUTIVE BOARD CONCLUDES 2024 ARTICLE IV CONSULTATION WITH SRI LANKA AND COMPLETES THE SECOND REVIEW UNDER THE EXTENDED FUND FACILITY
The IMF Executive Board completed the 2024 Article IV Consultation and Second Review under the…
HAMAS AGREES TO CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION
Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire resolution that was adopted by the UN Security Council yesterday, according to the group’s senior official Sami Abu Zuhri
MODI DECLARES VICTORY IN CLOSER-THAN-EXPECTED INDIAN ELECTION
BBC – June 4, 2024 How many seats have each party won? The time is…
GOLD HITS RECORD PEAK AS RATE-CUT BETS BURNISH APPEAL, SILVER JUMPS
Markets expect about 65% chance of US rate cut by September Silver scales highest since…
HAMAS SAYS IT ACCEPTS GAZA TRUCE DEAL, AS ISRAEL READIES RAFAH OPERATION
The ultimate political prize for Joe Biden is a ceasefire deal A ceasefire deal between…
WORLD BANK UNVEILS NEW SCORECARD TO MEASURE ACCOUNTABILITY
The World Bank Group unveiled a framework on Tuesday for measuring the results of its development work with 22 indicators
OUTLOOK FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AND POLICY PRIORITIES
The 2020s: Turbulent, Tepid or Transformational? Policy Choices for a Weak Global Economy Speech by…
HOPE AND ANGER IN GAZA AS TALKS TO STOP ISRAEL’S WAR RECONVENE
A Palestinian man carries his child on his shoulders past destroyed buildings in Khan Younis…
INNOVATING FOR BETTER HEALTH, SAVING LIVES: SRI LANKA’S AMBULANCE STORY
Ambulance driving down a quiet road in Sri Lanka. Photo: 1990 Suwa Seriya World Bank…
WETLAND CENTERS AND THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
Renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough
DAVOS 2024: A PRIMER ON THE GLOBAL ELITE GATHERING
The 54th World Economic Forum occurs next week against a complicated geopolitical and economic backdrop.…
THESE 4 INNOVATORS ARE HELPING THE WORLD BREATHE FRESHER AIR
Air quality is rapidly declining worldwide, exacerbated by the effects of global warming and causing serious health and environmental concerns
RED SEA ATTACKS FORCE REROUTING OF VESSELS, DISRUPTING SUPPLY CHAINS
DUBAI: Mounting attacks by the Iran-aligned Yemeni Houthi militant group on ships in the Red Sea are disrupting maritime trade as leading global freight
COP28 DEAL JUST ABOUT KEEPS NET ZERO ON THE ROAD
Sultan al-Jaber has cobbled together a climate deal from the jaws of disaster. On Monday, the president of the 28th session of the United Nations
TAYLOR SWIFT IS TIME’S 2023 PERSON OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift is telling me a story, and when Taylor Swift tells you a story, you listen, because you know it’s going to be good—not only because she’s had an extraordinary life, but because she’s an extraordinary storyteller. This one is about a time she got her heart broken, although not in the way you might expect
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS HAS NAMED ‘RIZZ’ AS ITS WORD OF THE YEAR
Oxford University Press has named “rizz″ as its word of the year, highlighting the popularity of a term used by Generation Z to describe
THE BEST PLACES TO GO IN ASIA IN 2024
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SRI LANKA’S 2024 BUDGET SETS AMBITIOUS REVENUE, DEFICIT TARGETS
Sri Lanka's government projected a lower-than-anticipated budget deficit for 2024 on Monday on the back of a significant jump
