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Asia will for the first time use half of the world s electricity by 2025, even as Africa continues to consume far less than its share of the global population, according to a new forecast released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency. MORE..
8 Feb 2023 (11:34 PM)
With hope fading to find survivors, stretched rescue teams toiled through the night in Turkey and Syria, searching for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake. The death toll rose Wednesday to more than 11,000 in the deadliest quake worldwide in more than a decade. MORE..
8 Feb 2023 (7:16 PM)
Families in southern Turkey and Syria spent a second night in the freezing cold on Wednesday as overwhelmed rescuers raced to pull people from the rubble two days after a massive earthquake that killed more than 9,600 people. MORE..
8 Feb 2023 (5:16 PM)
New Zealand authorities have recovered 3.2 tonnes of cocaine, worth more than $300 million, found floating in the Pacific Ocean and believed to be bound for Australia. MORE..
8 Feb 2023 (4:53 PM)
Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara met with Oman s Under Secretary of Diplomatic Affairs, Sheikh Khalifa bin Issa Alharthy this morning (08 Feb.). MORE..
8 Feb 2023 (7:53 PM)
The Attorney General (AG) has informed the Court of Appeal that the Cabinet of Ministers has decided not to implement the recommendations of the Political Victimisation Commission, which was chaired by former Justice Upali Abeyratne. MORE..
8 Feb 2023 (4:23 PM)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday conceded "shortcomings" after criticism of his government s response to the massive earthquake that has killed over 15,000 people in Turkey and Syria. MORE..
9 Feb 2023 (8:58 AM)