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G7 nations' ban on Russian gold imports may drive up global gold prices, but the market impact is expected to be limited, experts said.

ROME: Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio has stressed the importance of consolidating his country’s historic relations with Saudi Arabia ahead of his visit to the Kingdom on Sunday. Speaking exclusively to Arab News, he said both governments were fully aligned and shared common interests and strategic priorities that provided the foundations for an

Introduction State media in China remains equivocal about the level of destruction and mayhem caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, the Chinese government has stated it will meet the challenge of overcoming strained global supplies resulting from the conflict, and has emphasized that the nation’s food security will be ensured (People’s Daily, June 2; China News Service, May …

Rubber, even more than palm oil, is the agricultural export that poses the biggest threat to the tropical forests of Central and West Africa

Pakistanis have been urged to drink less tea to keep the countrys economy afloat, as the worlds largest tea importer grapples with soaring inflation and a fast-depreciating rupee, media reports said.The South Asian nation of 220 million is ...

As the world pivots away from fossil fuels, Russia will lose the ability to finance its military and maintain an acceptable standard of living for its people.

There are reports of big celebrations in California. They have heard that Basil – the Crowman or Kaputu-kaak – Rajapaksa has decided to retain his US citizenship, and come there for a holiday. His wife had already left for a big family celebration.Retaining US citizenship, especially when one’s home country, Sri Lanka, is going through […]

By Uditha Devapriya On May 18, the grace period for a USD 78 million coupon payment expired in Sri Lanka. For the first time in its post-independence history, the island nation defaulted on its foreign debt. The Governor of the Central Bank, Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe, then announced that it would take six months for it […]

The rise in wildcat mining has seen Bolivia, a country of some 12 million people, become the world's top importer of mercury since 2019.

The chemical, produced in about six factories in Bangladesh, is exported to 14 countries including Vietnam, China, Korea, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Malaysia