ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
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SCIENTISTS ARE FREEZING THREATENED SPECIES IN ‘BIOBANKS’
Conservationists say we're now losing species faster than ever. Amid a biodiversity crisis that, the UN estimates, threatens one million
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WHO CALLS EMERGENCY MEETING
The World Health Organization held an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection
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INDIA SEEKS TO WIN PUBLIC TRUST IN CRISIS-HIT SRI LANKA
For the past 15 years, India and China have vied for favourable diplomatic and trade relations with Sri Lanka thanks to its strategic location
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ELON MUSK’S SPACEX IS POISED TO BECOME THE MOST VALUABLE US STARTUP
Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX is poised to become the most valuable U.S. startup as its valuation rose to over US$ 125 billion in an ongoing
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HOW GEN Z IS HOOKED ON CRYPTOCURRENCY AND NFTS
The lure of making a quick buck has always attracted young people to invest in risky assets. For Generation Z, it is the volatility and decentralised
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SRI LANKA PUSHES AIRLINE PRIVATISATION
Sri Lanka's plan to privatise its national airline has brought rare murmurs of optimism, mixed with a large dose of skepticism, as the country
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A GUIDE TO AUSTRALIA’S 2022 ELECTION
Australians go to the polls on 21 May, for the country's first election since 2019.It will decide who serves as Australia's next prime minister
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JP MORGAN BACKS SRI LANKA BONDS
US investment bank JPMorgan backed Sri Lanka's crisis-hit government bonds on Wednesday, saying recent political changes in the
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WORLD BANK AGREES TO ETHIOPIAN GRANT
Ethiopia and the World Bank have signed a pact for a grant of US$ 300 million to assist reconstruction and recovery in conflict-hit areas
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JAPAN ANNOUNCES LIMITED ‘TEST TOURISM’ FROM MAY
Japan said it would start conducting ‘test tourism’ in the form of limited package tours in May as a way of gathering information prior
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