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ICC SUSPENDS SRI LANKA CRICKET WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
The International Cricket Council Board has suspended Sri Lanka Cricket’s membership of the ICC with immediate effect. In a statement released on Friday night, the ICC said that the SLC…
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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
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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"
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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 a landslide victory to become the city-state’s president, in an election seen as a barometer…
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AIR POLLUTION NOW A MAJOR RISK TO LIFE EXPECTANCY IN SOUTH ASIA – STUDY
Reuters – August 29, 2023 Rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asia, one of the world’s most polluted regions, according to…
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POST-PANDEMIC, WORLD FACING GLOOMY STEW OF DEBT, TRADE WARS AND POOR PRODUCTIVITY
Record levels of government debt, geopolitical tensions that threaten to split the global trading system, and the likely persistence of weak productivity gains may saddle the world with a slow-growth…
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SINGAPORE PASSPORT REPLACES JAPAN’S AS WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL
The Straits Times – July 18, 2023 Singapore has replaced Japan as the country with the world’s most powerful passport, according to the latest ranking published by Henley Passport Index…
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ANALYSIS: A YEAR LATER, SRI LANKA’S TENTATIVE ECONOMIC RECOVERY ELUDES THE POOR
Reuters – July 6, 2023A year after angry Sri Lankans stormed the president’s residence and forced his ouster during a meltdown of the economy, the island’s streets are calm, there…
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BILLIONAIRE GEORGE SOROS HANDS CONTROL OF EMPIRE TO SON ALEX
Reuters - June 12, 2023Billionaire financier George Soros is handing control of his massive empire to his son Alexander, a Soros spokesperson said on Sunday.The spokesperson confirmed the details from an…
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THE WORLD’S RICHEST 25 PEOPLE LOST $200 BILLION LAST YEAR—JEFF BEZOS’ NET WORTH FELL THE MOST
CNBC - April 5 2023If your portfolio had a rough time last year, know you’re not alone.The richest 25 people in the world lost a collective $200 billion in net worth…
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