What can you use instead of Google and Facebook?
“We agree to give these companies ownership of our lives and they are cashing in,” says Edward Armstrong, a freelance…
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Defense Secretary requests Police to be committed to control drug menace
Sri Lanka’s Defense Secretary Major General (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne urged Police to be committed to control drug menace and organized…
Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank rejects rating revision by Fitch
Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank rejected the recent ratings revision by Fitch Ratings which downgraded the Bank’s Outlook to Negative from…
World’s consumption of materials hits record 100bn tonnes a year
Unsustainable use of resources is wrecking the planet but recycling is falling, report finds The amount of material consumed by…
How the Middle East’s water shortage drives demand for live animal imports
The increasingly dry region relies on imports of sheep and cows from as far as Brazil to satisfy the rapidly…
Sopranos actor re-enacts alleged rape at Weinstein trial: ‘I was trying to fight’
Annabella Sciorra’s shocking testimony marks first time the Weinstein sex crimes trial directly heard from one of his accusers In…
First Capital Treasuries announces Rs750mn debenture issue
First Capital Treasuries, the Primary Dealer arm and a subsidiary of First Capital Holdings has announced that it intends to…
John Stumpf: Ex-Wells Fargo boss pays $17.5m to settle charges
Former Wells Fargo chief executive John Stumpf is to pay $17.5m (£13m) to settle charges over the bank’s fake accounts…
Myanmar Rohingya: Government rejects ICJ ruling
Myanmar has responded defiantly to a ruling by the UN’s top court ordering measures to prevent the genocide of Rohingya…
China coronavirus: Fears infections will rise as hundreds of millions travel
China is battling to contain a deadly coronavirus in its Hubei province, as hundreds of millions of Chinese prepare to…