Respite, for now, for bird migration hotspot at heart of Sri Lanka’s wind power dispute
Amid mounting protests from locals and environmentalists, Sri Lanka’s president has suspended a proposed wind farm in Mannar, in the island’s north for a month, pending a review of…
We criminalise the political stunt at our peril. It is a crucial art form that is impossible to ignore | Mark Borkowski
We must ask ourselves: how would the heroic suffragettes or the remarkable Greenham Common women be regarded if active today? The answer is simple: they would be locked up. Just…
Grab blames ‘temporary system issue’ for very high prices, some above S$1,000, wrongly displayed on its app
SINGAPORE: Riding-hailing platform Grab has blamed a “temporary system issue” for “abnormally high prices” wrongly displayed on its app, some of them above S$1,000 (US$778), on Wednesday (Aug 20). Users…
Adam Scott says losing role to Michael C Hall almost made him quit acting
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Why is the US sparing China, but not India, for importing Russian oil? | Business and Economy News
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to slap new sanctions on Russia and secondary sanctions on countries that buy Moscow’s crude in efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war. While…
Trump strikes deals with Honduras and Uganda
The US has reached bilateral deportation agreements with Honduras and Uganda as part of its crackdown on illegal immigration, according documents obtained by the BBC’s US partner CBS. Uganda has…
Driver dies; 2 Oregon City adults, 4 kids hospitalized after head-on crash in Deschutes Co.
DESCHUTES COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) – A person died and a group from Oregon City suffered serious injuries after a head-on crash in Deschutes County on Thursday, according to the Oregon…
Two-Vehicle Collision at Harris and H Streets Slows Traffic in Eureka
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Rugby World Cup: A look at England’s main rivals – New Zealand, Canada and France
The plan was born in the belly of Eden Park. Fourteen weeks ago, the Black Ferns gathered for a gym session at the New Zealand rugby’s spiritual home. It’s a…
Japan’s core machinery orders up 3.0% in June
Japan’s seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in June rose 3.0% from a month earlier, marking the first rise in three months, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday. The private-sector orders excluding…