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Qatar joins 17 other nations in the prestigious honour of hosting the FIFA World Cup, the tournament that is watched with unblinking eyes around the world every four years. The...
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Working from home (WFH) sounds like a concept dreamt up by kids who preferred more holidays during their life at school. What could be better than to report to work...
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Citi on 13 January announced it had reached an agreement with UOB Group (UOB) on the acquisition of Citi’s consumer banking franchises in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The transaction...
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The visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Sri Lanka from January 8 to 9, and the Indian Foreign Minister S.Jaishankar’s recent phone call to his Lankan counterpart...
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In a first-of-its-kind surgery on 10 January 2022, a 57-year-old patient with terminal heart disease received a successful transplant of a genetically-modified pig heart and is still doing well three...
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If the agreement to build a world class stadium in Hulhumalé was not sign enough about renewed connections with China, then recent news only seeks to cement the fact. A...
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On 8 January, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Indian Government has implemented stricter measures for arrivals into India, requiring those arriving from 11 January onwards to undergo a...
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On 1 January, homestay tourism was launched in M. Dhiggaru island, with four tourists and the UN Resident Representative in the Maldives Catherine Haswell, visiting the island.
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In the early 90s, people believed that the structure of the Arctic would not have changed in their life time. Yet, 30 years hence, half of the Arctic sea ice...
