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
Condé Nast Traveler – November 15, 2023It’s official, Asia is back—brighter, bolder, and more ambitious…
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
DAVID CAMERON, FORMER PM AND NOW BRITAIN’S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER
LONDON, Nov 13 - David Cameron, 57, served as British prime minister from 2010 to…
ICC SUSPENDS SRI LANKA CRICKET WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
The International Cricket Council Board has suspended Sri Lanka Cricket’s membership of the ICC with…
IMF REACHES STAFF-LEVEL AGREEMENT ON THE FIRST REVIEW OF SRI LANKA’S EXTENDED FUND FACILITY ARRANGEMENT
End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country
SCIENTISTS PROPOSE SWEEPING NEW LAW OF NATURE, EXPANDING ON EVOLUTION
When British naturalist Charles Darwin sketched out his theory of evolution in the 1859 book "On the Origin of Species"
SINGAPORE PICKS ECONOMIC CZAR THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM AS ITS NEXT PRESIDENT
CNBC – September, 1 2023 A former member of Singapore’s ruling party on Saturday scored…
AIR POLLUTION NOW A MAJOR RISK TO LIFE EXPECTANCY IN SOUTH ASIA – STUDY
People sit on a rail track as smoke rises from steel mills near a slum…
POST-PANDEMIC, WORLD FACING GLOOMY STEW OF DEBT, TRADE WARS AND POOR PRODUCTIVITY
Men work at the construction site of an apartment building in Beijing, China, July 29,…
SINGAPORE PASSPORT REPLACES JAPAN’S AS WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL
Singapore passport holders have visa-free access to 192 out of 227 global destinations. PHOTO: ST…
ANALYSIS: A YEAR LATER, SRI LANKA’S TENTATIVE ECONOMIC RECOVERY ELUDES THE POOR
A general view of the main port in Colombo, Sri Lanka June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Dinuka…
BILLIONAIRE GEORGE SOROS HANDS CONTROL OF EMPIRE TO SON ALEX
Billionaire investor George Soros speaks to the audience at the Schumpeter Award in Vienna, Austria…
THE WORLD’S RICHEST 25 PEOPLE LOST $200 BILLION LAST YEAR—JEFF BEZOS’ NET WORTH FELL THE MOST
Jeff Bezos attends at “The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power” World Premiere…
LOYALTY ISLANDS EARTHQUAKE: NEW ZEALAND AUTHORITIES WARN OF ‘STRONG AND UNUSUAL’ CURRENTS, ‘UNPREDICTABLE SURGES AT SHORE’
The region at risk of a possible tsunami after a magnitude quake hit near the…
