COLOMBO STOCK EXCHANGE SIGNS MOU WITH CHEC PORT
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and CHEC Port City Colombo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
SYDNEY AIRPORT GETS TAKEOVER OFFER
Australia's busiest airport has received a US$ 16.7 billion takeover offer.Sydney Airport said the proposal, which is below
SRI LANKA GETS FIRST BATCH OF WORLD BANK FINANCED COVID-19 VACCINES
A consignment of Pfizer vaccines today arrived in Colombo, the first batch of 800,000 doses to be delivered in the next few weeks
NO SHOT, NO SERVICE
The United Arab Emirates has introduced some of the world’s harshest restrictions for unvaccinated people in its push to encourage
DELTA VARIANT OF CORONAVIRUS SWEEPS ASIA
The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is surging through Asia, with record numbers of infections in Australia and South Korea
RICHARD BRANSON SETS EYES ON SPACE TRAVEL
Sir Richard Branson has named the date he'll fly to the edge of space. It will be 11 July or very soon after
INDIA’S DEATH TOLL FROM CORONAVIRUS CROSSES 400,000
ndia reached the grim milestone of 400,000 deaths from the coronavirus, half of them during a second wave in the past few months
DEATHS SURGE IN THE US AND CANADA FROM THE WORST HEAT WAVE RECORDED
A heatwave that smashed all-time high temperature records in western Canada and the US Northwest has left a rising
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM WILL NOT SEE A REBOUND UNTIL 2023
A UN study reveals that international tourism arrivals are set to stagnate this year–except in some Western markets–causing up to US$ 2.4
PFIZER AND MODERNA VACCINES MAY OFFER YEARS-LONG PROTECTION AGAINST COVID-19
Both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are likely to offer long-lasting protection against Covid-19, according to a
WHO URGES FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE TO WEAR THEIR MASKS
World Health Organization (WHO) officials stressed the need for fully vaccinated people to 'continue to be appropriately cautious
AMAZON AND GOOGLE TO BE INVESTIGATED OVER FAKE PRODUCT REVIEWS
British regulators are investigating whether Amazon and Google have broken consumer protection law by not doing enough to protect
TRAVEL BAN LIFTS CAUSE PRICING CHAOS IN THE UK
The prices of flights and hotels for new green list travel destinations to the UK have swung sharply in both directions since the guidance
CLIMATE CRISIS
Climate change will fundamentally reshape life on Earth in the coming decades, according to a landmark draft report from the UN’s climate
RUSSIAN JETS AND SHIPS TARGET BRITISH WARSHIP
More than 20 Russian aircraft and two coastguard ships have shadowed a British warship sailing near
WALL STREET GIANT TO BAR UNVACCINATED STAFF
Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley's staff and clients will be barred from entering its New York
TOURISTS TO ABU DHABI CAN NOW RECEIVE THEIR FREE COVID-19 VACCINE
Abu Dhabi is offering tourists free COVID-19 vaccinations that were previously restricted to UAE citizens
AMAZON AND APPLE FACE NEW COMPETITION AS THE WORLD’S MOST VALUABLE BRANDS
Amazon and Apple are the world’s most valuable brands but Chinese brands are rising up the leaders list
SWEDISH GOVERNMENT TOPPLES OVER NO CONFIDENCE VOTE
Sweden's parliament has passed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Stefan Lofven.A total of 181 of the 349 MPs voted in favour
THAILAND SETS GOALS FOR TOURISM REOPENING
Thailand lost about US$ 50 billion in tourism revenue last year but this week its prime minister said he was willing to take a calculated