London (15/11 – 67) The streets in Colombo, Sri Lanka, erupted into celebration on July 13, 2022 after weeks of peaceful protests forced then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country. Rajapaksa, long…
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UK’s Christmas Getaway Traffic will Peak Earlier Than Usual, AA Predicts
Festive getaway traffic is expected to peak earlier than normal this year as Christmas Day falls on a Monday. The AA predicted that Friday 22 December and Saturday 23 December…
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LNG Floating Storage Starts to Offload in Europe as Gas Storage Withdrawals Begin
LNG cargoes floating near the shores of Europe have begun to unload in November, as natural gas storages in the EU begin to see net withdrawals, sources said. Charterers looking…
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Biggest Prostate Cancer Screening Trial in Decades to Start in UK
The trial will use innovative screening methods like an MRI scan and see hundreds of thousands of men across the country participating Thousands of men’s lives could be saved, and…
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UK Christmas Shoppers Will Pay More for Less This Year, Say Economists
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansConsumers will pay more for less this Christmas, economists have warned, getting less of a bang for their buck than the faint phutting of a puny, overpriced cracker being pulled. Although…
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Erdogan Expects Steps From US on F-16 Sale for Sweden NATO Accession
by Flynn Owenby Flynn OwenTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan was on Wednesday quoted as saying that he expected steps from the US Congress on the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Ankara after submitting a…
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Reform UK Goes Back to Brexit as It Looks to Seize on Tory Troubles
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansParty has tweaked its name and is preparing to announce hundreds of new parliamentary candidates It was barely noticed, but a slight tweak last month to the name of the…
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Sri Lanka Court Found Ex-President Contributed to Economic Crisis
London (15/11 – 67) Colombo Supreme Court rules that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, former Prime Minister Mahinda, were among several government officials whose conduct contributed to Sri…
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Sri Lanka Reaches Agreement To Settle Chinese Debt
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansParis (15/11 – 75) Sri Lanka has reached an agreement with the China Exim bank on the principles and terms of a $4.2 billion debt settlement, the country’s finance ministry…
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Light Shining in A Dark Tunnel: First-Time Win for Germany – FIFA U-17 World Cup
Jakarta, Surakarta, Berlin (7/12 – 11) Amid a generally declining period for Germany’s national football team, the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia has been a shining light for…