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COLOMBO: Officials said Thursday (Jun 23) that parliament in Sri Lanka had canceled the remainder of its week’s sessions to preserve fuel, as the island nation’s already low supply of gasoline is fast decreasing due to a severe economic crisis. People living in Sri Lanka’s 22 million-plus population are suffering because of the country’s severe shortage of foreign cash as …

COLOMBO: Thursday (June 23), India’s top diplomat met with Sri Lanka’s president and prime minister to express India’s preparedness to give more financial assistance to its cash-strapped neighbor beyond the $4 billion in loans, swaps, and help previously granted. In the greatest economic crisis in seven decades, Sri Lanka is unable to import basics like food, gasoline, and medication because …

KABUL: Officials say the dead toll from Wednesday’s earthquake in Afghanistan has reached 1,000, with more than 600 injuries and the number anticipated to rise as information from isolated mountain settlements trickles in. After the magnitude 6.1 earthquake, photos in Afghan media showed houses reduced to rubble and people covered in blankets lying on the ground. Rescue efforts were complicated …

UAE: Transboundary issues are becoming more common as the globe becomes more interconnected. These have an influence on a wide range of nations, regions, and economic sectors at the same time.  An example is the COVID-19 epidemic, which started with health difficulties and spread through the economy, state and society. As a result of its broad impact, it has prompted …

NEW YORK: On Monday, Dmitry Muratov, the editor-in-chief of the independent Russian daily Novaya Gazeta, auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for $103.5 million to aid children displaced by the Ukraine crisis. The medal was sold to an undisclosed phone bidder at Heritage Auctions in New York. The auction was lively, with much applause and bidders encouraging one …

AUSTRALIA: One of Australia’s least-visited and least-understood places is located in the country’s far north. However, thanks to indigenous entrepreneurs like Fraser Nai, change will be coming. The Torres Strait is a group of 247 islands off the coast of Queensland, close to Papua New Guinea. There are Aboriginal, Melanesian, and Australian Torres Strait Islanders living there. Patty Mills, who …

MALDIVES: A city is rising from the Indian Ocean’s depths. A floating metropolis, large enough to house 20,000 people, is being built in a beautiful lagoon approximately 10 minutes by boat from Male, the Maldivian capital. The city will be built in the shape of brain coral, with 5,000 floating units including housing, restaurants, businesses, and schools, connected by canals. …

US: A drive-by shooting on a family BBQ late Saturday left at least two people dead and five others injured, according to authorities in San Antonio, Texas. The family was grilling in front of the residence, San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus said at an early Sunday press conference. A car passed by and unloaded around 20 to 30 …

US: Remi Bader, a TikTok personality known for her realistic clothes haul videos, claimed that on a recent trip with other influencers, a ranch refused to let her ride their horses owing to her weight. Bader, who has over 2 million TikTok followers, was turned away from a trip arranged by Hampton Water Wine in Montauk, New York, over the …

MEXICO: After the vehicle they were riding in crashed near Mulege on the Baja California Sur peninsula, two actors from the Netflix series The Chosen One were killed and six other cast or crew members were injured. The accident happened on Thursday, according to local media, when the van flipped after veering off the road in a desert location. At …