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UN rights chief regrets Sri Lanka withdrawal from resolution
Feb 28, 2020 (LBO) - The United Nations' human rights chief expressed regret on Sri Lankan government's decision to withdraw its co-sponsorship of a 2015 …
VIDEO: How American CEOs got so rich
American companies today spend billions on stock buybacks. So what does that mean for the US economy? And how did it help make American CEOs so unbelievably …
FM will formally inform decision of govt. to withdraw co-sponsorship of resolution
Feb 26, 2020 (LBO) - Minister of Foreign Relations, Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations, Dinesh Gunawardena who leads the Sri Lanka delegation …
VIDEO: Tesla’s bull vs bear debate
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Proposals for a new constitution presented to President
Feb 14, 2020 (LBO) - A set of proposals containing facts that should be taking into account when formulating a new Constitution was presented to President …
VIDEO: How to stay calm under pressure
Your favorite athlete closes in for a win; the crowd holds its breath, and at the crucial moment … she misses the shot. That competitor just experienced the …
Coronavirus death toll upto 213 : WHO calls it global virus emergency
Jan 31, 2020 (LBO) - The World Health Organization said the virus represents a risk outside of China and is calling it a global virus emergency. The death toll …
VIDEO: US Federal Reserve maintains interest rates in first meeting of 2020
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December indicates that the labor market remains …
Status of Sri Lankans residing in Wuhan, China
Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing today, submitted an application to land a Sri Lankan Airlines aircraft in Wuhan city airport to airlift 32 Sri Lankan students …
VIDEO: Global Economic Outlook | WEF DAVOS 2020
What fiscal and monetary measures are necessary to mitigate an economic downturn in 2020? On the Forum Agenda: Reassessing geopolitical risksImpact of climate …
VIDEO: Is capitalism dying?
Capitalism has been embraced in the West for generations, transforming how societies worked and lived in the process. However its time may be running out, as …
VIDEO: What is Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of IT resources such as compute, databases, and storage via the Internet with pay-as-you-go pricing. Instead of …
VIDEO: The lost neighborhood under New York’s Central Park
If you’ve been to New York, you’ve probably visited Central Park. But there’s a part of its story you won't see. It’s a story that goes back to the …
VIDEO: Thomas Edison did everything he could to stop Nikola Tesla succeeding
Nikola Tesla's theory of using alternating current to supply power to American homes is still in use today, but Thomas Edison did his best to try and stop …
VIDEO: Why big tech is getting into finance
In 2019, many large tech firms announced plans to offer financial products and services. WSJ’s Liz Hoffman explains why Google, Apple, and others are …
VIDEO: Why is India’s growth slowing?
India is one of the world’s fastest-growing large economies, sometimes being touted as a potential economic and geopolitical counterweight to China. …
VIDEO: Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches 60 more satellites
SpaceX launched 60 more mini internet satellites late on Monday, this time testing a dark coating to appease stargazers. It's a "first step" compromise between …
VIDEO: Google and Amazon are now in the oil business
Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are teaming up with big oil to squeeze more oil and gas out of the ground using machine learning
VIDEO: Why capitalism needs to be reset in 2020
The FT's Gillian Tett, Katie Martin and Andrew Hill outline the case for reinventing and reforming the model of free enterprise capitalism to deliver more …