Sri Lanka will allow companies from oil-producing countries to import and sell fuel, the power and energy minister said on Tuesday, ending a duopoly as it tries to overcome a shortage of petrol and diesel that is exacerbating an economic crisis.… Continue Reading
World powers on Sunday agreed to ban gold exports from Russia, in new concerted action to cut off Moscow’s financial lifeline as G7 leaders met in southern Germany to lock down new support for Ukraine. US President Joe Biden and… Continue Reading
The United States aims to raise $200 billion in private and public funds over five years to fund needed infrastructure in developing countries under a G7 initiative aimed at countering China’s multitrillion-dollar Belt and Road project, the White House said… Continue Reading
Beijing on Saturday said it would allow primary and secondary schools to resume in-person classes and Shanghai’s top party boss declared victory over Covid after the city reported zero new local cases for the first time in two months. The… Continue Reading
The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Americans have a fundamental right to carry firearms in public in a landmark decision that came just weeks after another deadly school shooting. The 6-3 ruling strikes down a New York law that… Continue Reading
Monkeypox may soon have a new name after scientists called for a change to dispel stereotypes of Africa being seen as a crucible of disease. The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced last week that it is “working with partners and… Continue Reading
Floodwaters inundated more of Bangladesh and northeast India on Tuesday, officials said, as authorities struggled to reach more than 9.5 million people stranded with little food and drinking water after days of intense rain. Particularly heavy monsoon rain has brought… Continue Reading
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities on Friday announced a two-week shutdown of government offices and schools, as public transport ground almost entirely to a halt due to a lack of dollars to pay for imported fuel. The Public Administration ministry ordered… Continue Reading
JERUSALEM: Israel and Arab countries that share its worries about Iran should build up a joint force under a US aegis, the Israeli defence minister said on Tuesday ahead of a visit to the region by US President Joe Biden.… Continue Reading
THE demolition of Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid in 1992 was an epochal moment in the post-independence history of India. As the frenzied mobs of Hindu hard-liners reduced the mediaeval mosque to rubble, based on the belief that it had been built… Continue Reading