SRI LANKA REDUCES ELECTROCUTIONS BY 50 PERCENT IN 2018
Sri Lanka reduced electrocutions by 50 per cent to 89 electrocutions in 2018 compared with the electrocutions reported in 2012,…
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A mentalist’s guide to be happy
The illusionist Derren Brown has studied the philosophy and psychology of happiness – and he argues that many of us…
How Sri Lanka’s arrack coconut spirit went upmarket
Distilled from the sap of the coconut flower, Sri Lankan arrack has been a local favourite for centuries. But now…
Aladdin casts box office spell
Aladdin still has the magic according to cinema-goers who turned out in their droves for the first weekend of Disney’s…
Gavin & Stacey: Why we fell in love with Barry Island
It’s been nearly 10 years since we last said adieu to Gavin and Stacey (and Nessa and Smithy, of course).…
Geoffrey Rush wins $1.9m payout on #MeToo defamation case
Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush has been awarded $2.9 million Australian dollars (over $1.9 million USD) after winning his defamation case…
SpaceX puts up 60 internet satellites
The SpaceX company has begun the roll-out of its orbiting broadband system. A Falcon-9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in…
Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew dies aged 74
Peter Mayhew, the actor who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, has died aged 74, his family says. He…
FOUR INDICATORS SECURITY PROFESSIONALS SHOULD LOOK FOR WHEN IDENTIFYING SUICIDE BOMBERS
Though there is no textbook profile of a suicide bomber, there are trademark actions and behaviors. The warning signs of…