IS THE US DOLLAR LOSING ITS STATUS AS THE KING OF CURRENCIES?
The National - April 04, 2023Last year, the US dollar was king of the world. The…
SAUDIS, OTHER OIL GIANTS ANNOUNCE SURPRISE PRODUCTION CUTS
Saudi Aramco engineers walk in front of a gas turbine generator at Khurais oil field…
ELON MUSK AMONG EXPERTS URGING A HALT TO AI TRAINING
BBC - 31 March, 2023 They have signed an open letter warning of potential risks, and say…
ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR ALL
Home-Based Learning Supports Learning Continuity during Crisis UNICEF Sri Lanka UNICEF - 24 March 2023 Seven-year-old…
FACTBOX: MIDDLE EAST FLASHPOINTS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED BY SAUDI-IRAN DEAL
Here is a summary of the situation in parts of the Middle East where Iran and Saudi Arabia have been involved in proxy conflicts and which could be affected by a Beijing-brokered deal to re-establish relations between the two regional powers
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2023: ACCELERATING EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2023, we at the World Bank Group will celebrate women’s achievements and contributions
IMF BOARD POISED TO APPROVE $2.9 BLN SRI LANKA BAILOUT ON MARCH 20
FILE PHOTO: A participant stands near a logo of IMF at the International Monetary Fund…
GLOBAL OUTLOOK: DEMOCRACY INDEX 2022
EIU - March 2, 2023 The results from the Democracy Index 2022: the good, the bad…
THE BEST ISLANDS IN THE WORLD: 2022 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS
Getty Images Condé Nast Traveller - 25 October 2022 Islands can be enchanted and secret, as…
WORLD BANK’S IFC TO PROVIDE SRI LANKA WITH $400 MILLION FINANCING
The investment arm of the World Bank will provide Sri Lanka with financial assistance to…
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.…
‘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…
TURKEY-SYRIA EARTHQUAKES DEATH TOLL PASSES 20,000, WORSE THAN THE FUKUSHIMA DISASTER
CBS News - FEBRUARY 9, 2023 Three people are rescued from under rubble of a collapsed…
CHILDREN PULLED FROM RUBBLE AS TURKEY-SYRIA QUAKE TOLL TOPS 8,300
AFP News Agency Barrons - February 7, 2023 Heartrending scenes of a newborn plucked alive from…
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
ANALYSIS: FROM META TO MICROSOFT, AI’S BIG MOMENT IS HERE
A Microsoft logo is seen a day after Microsoft Corp's $ billion purchase of LinkedIn…
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
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 crisis
THE CLIMATE POINT OF NO RETURN IS LOOMING. HOW CAN WE BEND THE EMISSIONS CURVE?
A tram at a workshop in Oslo, due to become the first capital with a…
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 plantations
