Since Elon Musk has taken on the reigns of Twitter, many policies and values of Twitter have been under dramatic transformation. A significant change has occurred in the account verification process as the company started charging a subscription fee for the different types of newly introduced badges. There have been mixed reactions to this move […]
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Last week, the world’s attention was focused on the highly anticipated visit of Xi Jinping, the President of China, to Russia. The visit was seen as an opportunity for friendly cooperation between China and Russia. News about the world’s potential political direction from this event was widespread (Read about this global-impact meeting here). Amidst this news, […]
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The escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine due to the ongoing conflict have raised global concerns. Apart from military attacks, there have been allegations of both sides spreading misinformation to discredit the other. Consequently, this has caused widespread speculation and the spread of false information online. Recently, pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin wearing Buddhist […]
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Former Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe with over 4 decades of parliamentary experience and expertise is considered to be one of the most proficient Sri Lankan politicians in the field of diplomatic affairs as well. Even though Mr. Wickremasinghe unexpectedly lost his parliamentary seat in the 2020 general elections, some of the party seniors […]
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A social media post has been circulating widely around the world across social platforms with regards to the current Education Minister of France Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, claiming that she was once a sheep herder in Morocco. The post, first seen on popular social media group The Science Facts appeared with two photographs side by side; one […]
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A recent drive to create wall arts around many parts of the country was lauded by many quarters irrespective of political differences, while some concerns were raised more recently about the quality of some of the paintings and whether there should be some guidelines before making decisions on such painting and the conveyed message. A […]
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President’s Counsel M. Ali Sabry, who leads SLPP presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s legal team was in the limelight last week with the Court of Appeal deciding to dismiss the writ petition which was filed seeking an Interim Order restraining Gotabaya Rajapaksa from holding out or claiming that he is a citizen of Sri Lanka and […]
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With Sri Lankan Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) headed by former president Mahinda Rajapaksa announcing his brother Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa (Defense secretary during Rajapaksa regime) as the presidential candidate from the party number of posts have been shared on social media both in his favour and against. Even though United National Alliance led by United National Party […]
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