Beyoncé Wins Her 32nd Grammy, Making History at the Awards
After 88 career nominations, the superstar won her fourth trophy of the 2023 awards, giving her the record for most Grammy victories
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Second powerful earthquake hits Turkey and Syria; international aid efforts underway
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria early on Monday, killing more than a thousand people as they slept, levelling buildings and sending tremors that were felt as far away as Cyprus, Egypt and Iraq.
The hardest choice Gen.Musharraf had to make
On his flight from Colombo to Karachi, on Oct 12, 1999, Musharraf had only minutes to decide whether to crash land in Pakistan or land in India, an “enemy territory”.
7 ways to use ChatGPT at work to boost your productivity
OpenAI's ChatGPT and similar AI tools may not replace jobs anytime soon. But they can help workers across many industries – from tech to media – do their jobs better and more quickly.
Researchers uncover new negative effects of vaping
A preclinical study recently published by researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry suggests that vaping may have negative effects on the pulmonary surfactant in the lungs.
7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes central Turkey
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook southeast Turkey early Monday and was followed by another strong temblor. It was felt in several provinces in the region and knocked down a number of buildings, reports said.
Power cut schedule for today in Sri Lanka: February 6th
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved power cuts for a duration of 01 hour
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Clashes in the educational field over Darwin’s theory of evolution
Turkiye banned evolutionism in the school curriculum in 2017, Bangladesh is to follow suit this year, and schools in Arkansas State are sharply divided on the issue
Who is India’s Adani and why is his company tanking?
The business empire of Gautam Adani has shed tens of billions of dollars in value on the back of a...
Brazen hypocrisy of the Lankan professional elite and the lost promise of a welfare state
Sri Lanka’s elite are the products of the welfare state and want it to succeed, but they are unwilling to...
Gandhi’s influence on Sri Lanka’s non-violent Independence struggle
In commemoration of the anniversary of the assassination of the Apostle of Peace
Maldivian President Solih’s controversial win in party primary ahead of Presidential poll
Challenger Nasheed’s defeat attributed to deletion of 40% of the Maldivian Democratic Party’s members from the voters’ list
