Sri Lanka’s former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has been arrested over allegations that a charity she is linked to misused donations raised for a children’s hospital. Anti-corruption authorities arrested the 73-year-old wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at their Colombo home on Wednesday. They are questioning her over the 10 million rupees ($30,300; £22,800) of…
Smriti Mandhana says “sympathy feels worse” (Image: https://www.facebook.com/mandhanasmriti18/photos Smriti Mandhana’s recent conversation with Raj Shamani is interesting not because she reveals every painful detail, but because of what she says about how she chooses to deal with pain. In an interview centred on pressure, mistakes, emotions and failure, the Indian cricketer repeatedly returns to one…
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At 34, most of us are just settling into life. Some are fairly young parents with toddlers/school going children, or a home loan to take care of. Others are not even married, rather hustling to build a secure future for themselves, and their parents. And while age is never a barrier to live life the…
This aerial picture taken on July 11, 2024 shows Royal Caribbean’s “Utopia Of The Seas,” billed as the world’s largest cruise ship, docked at Port Canaveral in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo | Afp | Getty Images Royal Caribbean is nearing a $3 billion deal to take a 50% equity stake in Sandals,…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. With their perky ears and pointy teeth, I thought no collectible could have a more unique appearance than Labubus. But after reading about the “Mystery Dumpling,” I stand corrected. Stock futures are dropping this morning after a positive day. Here…
Tributes are pouring out across Nepal after an avalanche killed all 10 members – of whom 6 were Nepalese – of an expedition on Pakistan’s Broad Peak. Among them was Nirmal Purja, also known as Nims, a British-Nepali climber most known for climbing the world’s 14 tallest peaks in just over six months. His death…
“Chinese infrastructure is embedded. China is also critical to Solomon Islands economy as a major export destination, and now, thanks to the security pact, its military and police are increasingly integrated,” Graham wrote in a commentary published today. Source link
Prime Minister Mark Carney has set up a meeting and a new office to speed project approvals and make Canada more attractive to investors. Source link
When the central bank of the Netherlands confirmed this week that it had moved tonnes of the country’s gold out of North America, it said the relocation would make it “better prepared for severe crises”. Some 86 tonnes from the combined total of about 313 tonnes held in the US and Canada were relocated to…