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AFP/APP Kandalama: It’s time for the daily staff meeting at Sri Lanka’s Hotel Amba Yaalu, where manager Jeewanthi Adhikari laughs and says, “This won’t look very serious, there are only girls around the table.” Perched on the shores…

AFP/APP Brussels: With President Donald Trump more unpredictable than ever and transatlantic ties reaching new lows, calls are growing louder for Europe to declare independence from US tech. From Microsoft to Meta, Apple to Uber,…

AFP/APP Washington: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended the company's acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp in a major US antitrust trial, claiming that the social media giant added significant value to the platforms after purchasing them.…

AFP/APP Beijing: China on Wednesday said its economy grew a forecast-beating 5.4 percent in the first quarter as exporters rushed to get goods out of factory gates ahead of swingeing new US tariffs. Beijing and Washington are locked…

AFP/APP Washington: Any nuclear deal between the United States and Iran will hinge on verification of Tehran's enrichment and weaponization capabilities, President Donald Trump's special envoy said Monday. "The first meeting, was…

AFP/APP Beijing: China said Monday that exports soared 12.4 percent year-on-year last month, beating expectations as Beijing navigated mounting trade headwinds sparked by US President Donald Trump. The figure was more than double the…

AFP/APP Frankfurt: US President Donald Trump's on-and-off tariffs have clouded the picture for European Central Bank policymakers meeting this week to decide whether to lower eurozone interest rates again. After five straight cuts…

APP United Nations: Israeli warplanes struck Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in central Gaza early Sunday, destroying its main reception building and rendering the hospital inoperable amid ongoing Israeli air raids on the besieged enclave,…

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