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Widespread scepticism over Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza
While Israel insists that the board must have its prior approval, world leaders say that Trump has to work within the UN framework and not create his own to serve his interest.
The Prophecy of 2016: A Decade reflection through a Mumbai dawn
A decade-long gaze through the Mumbai Marathon: Deciphering India’s trajectory from a 3:00 AM starting line.
JD Vance: ‘despicable toady for Trump’ – and 2028 candidate in all but name
Vice-president has emerged as key defender of Maga flame – and is backed by big tech billions. Is this the heir apparent?
Bangladesh’s ‘miracle’ running out of time?
By Hossain Zillur Rahman/The Daily Star. Dhaka, January 18 – For nearly 50 years, Bangladesh has been one of the world’s favourite outliers. Born in the trauma of 1971 with a shattered economy and a population of 75 million, the country was summarily dismissed as...
Why falls are becoming one of the deadliest risks for older adults
Elders dying after a fall is a WHO-flagged major issue
The conundrum of the curriculum: how not to govern and how not to oppose
By Kassapa/Counterpoint Colombo, January 15 – The furore over proposed educational reforms hasn’t died down. If anything, the cacophony about the controversy has increased. The opposition is demanding that they be withdrawn. The government has yielded but only slightly: the Grade Six reforms will not...
The problem of being Harini Amarasuriya
By Viswanath/Counterpoint Colombo, January 17 – The government has partly shelved its controversial education reforms in view of protests by other stakeholders. Last Tuesday, it brought itself to postpone the Grade 06 reforms until next year. A link to a gay website, in the Grade...
Gajendrakumar’s meeting with M.K.Stalin -a case of the blind leading the blind
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham Colombo, January 17 – Within a month of his meeting with a delegation of the Tamil National Council ( TNC ) led by Member of Parliament Gajendra Kumar Ponnambalam, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin wrote to Indian Prime Minister Narendra...
Trump is making China – not America – great again, global survey suggests
US is less feared by its traditional adversaries, while its allies feel ever more distant, results show
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