For many in Sri Lanka, life is pretty much in survival mode right now where your daily chores and activities must be carefully planned in a manner according to the intermittent power cuts and the instinct to spot the fastest moving queues at the fuel and gas station, and outside grocery stores.

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis: As people’s patience runs out, top leadership plays blame game

Although Oliver Twist wished for more, university professors believe the Charles Dickens classic is too much for some students. A 'trigger warning' has prompted fears that the novel's portrayals of poverty and crime-ridden London will induce 'worry' or 'distress' have prompted a 'trigger warning.

Charles Dickens classic 'Oliver Twist' could cause anxiety and distress, students warned

Inflatable swimming pools are a source of immense enjoyment for little children, but for 8-year-old Vishalini, it has been a source of inspiration. The 10-feet-long inflatable pool at her home led her to conceptualise an automatic inflatable flood shelter, which her parents helped design, prototype and patent.

8-year-old wonder kid who conceptualised self-inflating flood shelter honoured with coveted award

More than 100 countries face cuts to public spending on health, education and social protection as the pandemic compounds already high levels of debt, a new report says.

COVID-19 worsens debt crisis, 35 to 40 countries are 'debt distressed': Report

Pet therapy is emerging as a model to help people relax, find comfort, and recover from serious illnesses

Finding love in furry friends

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