Sri Lanka’s official reserves to double by year end to above USD 3 billion:...
Colombo, Dec 23 (PTI) Sri Lanka's official foreign reserves, which dropped to USD 1.58 billion in November, will double to remain above USD 3...
Air pollution and genes may elevate risk of depression: Study
Washington, Nov 9 (PTI) Exposure to high-particulate-matter air pollution may significantly increase the risk of depression in healthy people who have a genetic predisposition...
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy linked to childhood trauma: Study
London, Fab 2 (PTI) Reluctance or refusal to get vaccinated for COVID-19 infection may be associated with traumatic events in childhood, such as neglect,...
Beijing to test 21 million residents to contain fresh Omicron outbreak in Chinese capital
Beijing, Apr 26 (PTI) Authorities in the Chinese capital have rolled out mass Covid testing for nearly 21 million residents in most of the...
Pak buys 25 China-made J-10C fighter jets in response to India’s Rafale aircraft acquisition
Islamabad, Dec 30 (PTI) Pakistan has acquired a full squadron of 25 multirole J-10C fighter jets from its all weather ally China in response...
Ukraine military claims downing Iran drone used by Russia
KYIV, Ukraine , Sep 13 (AP) — Ukraine’s military claimed Tuesday for the first time that it encountered an Iranian-supplied suicide drone used by...
Egypt, EU hold an investment conference to help Cairo battle inflation and foreign currency...
CAIRO, 29 Jun: Egypt and the European Union on Saturday opened a two-day investment conference to advance the implementation of their strategic partnership agreement...
Philippine foreign minister urges neighbors to stand together more strongly in South China Sea
MELBOURNE, Australia, 4 Mar (AP) — Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo urged regional neighbors Monday to stand together more strongly in upholding the rule...
French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in literature
STOCKHOLM, 6 Oct: French author Annie Ernaux was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in literature for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she...
Need Revamp Of Development Model, Says US Candidate For World Bank
Nairobi, Kenya, 8 Mar (AFP): The United States' candidate to head the World Bank, Ajay Banga, on Wednesday called for a revamp of the...
Taliban leader decrees Afghan women’s rights must be ‘enforced’
KABUL, Dec 3 (AFP): The Taliban issued a decree Friday in the name of their supreme leader instructing Afghan ministries "to take serious action"...
Mayor: More than 10,000 civilians dead in Ukraine port city
Kyiv, Apr 12 (AP) Six weeks of brutal Russian siege have left more than 10,000 civilians dead in the southern port city of Mariupol...
West denounces death sentences for 3 who fought for Ukraine
BAKHMUT, Ukraine, Jun 10 (AP) — Ukraine and the West denounced a pro-Moscow court that sentenced two British citizens and a Moroccan to death...
Former Lebanese central bank governor charged with embezzling $42m in ongoing corruption probe
BEIRUT, 4 Sep (AP) — Lebanon charged its embattled former central bank governor Wednesday with the embezzlement of $42 million, three judicial officials told...
Russian border guard helicopter violates Estonia’s airspace
Helsinki, Jun 21 (AP) NATO member Estonia said Tuesday that a Russian border guard helicopter violated the airspace of the Baltic nation over the...
In latest breach, Iran’s Mahan Air hit with cyberattack
Tehran, Nov 21 (AP) A cyberattack on Sunday disrupted access to Iran's privately owned Mahan Air, state TV reported, marking the latest in a...
India, France agree to coordinate their positions, adapt to ‘new challenges’ to strengthen intl...
Paris, Feb 21 (PTI) India and France have declared that they are attached to the international law of the sea and will coordinate their...
Japanese consumers are eating more local fish in spite of China’s ban due to...
IWAKI, Japan, 3 Nov (AP) — Local fishing communities feared the worst when the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant began discharging treated radioactive wastewater...
Pelosi meets Singapore leaders at start of Asia tour
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia , Aug 1 (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held talks with officials in Singapore on Monday at the start...
IMF chief pleased Sri Lanka reached staff-level deal for USD 2.9 billion
Colombo, 4 Sep: The IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Sunday said she is pleased the Washington-based lender and the Sri Lankan government have reached...