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(Bloomberg) The beaches in southwestern Sri Lanka have golden sand and are fringed by palm trees and coconut groves. The coastline is dotted with hotels. In February and March migrating blue whales pass nearby.
(Bloomberg) The beaches in southwestern Sri Lanka have golden sand and are fringed by palm trees and coconut groves. The coastline is dotted with hotels. In February and March migrating blue whales pass nearby.
A smoldering shipwreck off the coast and near the capital Colombo threatens that natural ecosystem and the local economy. Authorities are bracing for a potential fuel leak from the ship after the vesselâs stern hit the seabed as it was being towed out to sea, Sri Lanka Navy spokesman Captain Indika de Silva said late Wednesday.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come under fire after it was revealed that he has received three COVID-19 vaccine doses despite his country struggling to procure enough for key workers. Erdogan, 67, received his first dose of China’s Sinovac vaccine in January and a second shot in February. This week he admitted that he had had a third dose in March, but did not say
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LONDON: Government plans to slash Britain’s foreign aid budget could be stopped in Parliament following a rebellion by dozens of MPs from the ruling Conservative Party.
Last year, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced that the UK would cut its spending on foreign aid from 0.7 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) to 0.5 representing a real-term cut of around $5 billion.
A group of high-profile Conservatives led by former Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell tabled an amendment on Wednesday that would prevent the cuts, citing their “devastating” impact on people’s lives.
LONDON: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Thursday the opening of an embassy in Tripoli, after it had been operating from Tunisia, signifying strong relations between the two countries. Speaking during a joint press conference with his Libyan counterpart in the capital Tripoli, Sanchez said the Spanish consulate would start granting Schengen visas to Libyans