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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...
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A joint effort with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency, the Webb observatory is NASA’s revolutionary flagship mission to seek the light from the first galaxies...
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Apple was briefly valued at USD3 trillion on Monday, 3 January 2022, just over a year after the company first surpassed USD2 trillion in value and three years since it...
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This article, by Alan Keenan, was originally published here by the International Crisis Group on 23 December 2021.
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COVID-19 is here to stay. Eradicating diseases like polio, measles, and even tuberculosis through vaccination was a comparably easier task, given the fact that the Novel Coronavirus is one that...
