Reaching for a diet soda or artificially sweetened snack to lose weight or to enjoy a few more treats? A growing number of scientists believe that’s not a good idea.

The federal government will implement a new board to oversee organ transplantation in the U.S., but patient advocates are skeptical the move will spur any real reform. The agency that ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Fitch Ratings said it has upgraded the national long-term ratings of 10 Sri Lankan banks following the recent sovereign upgrade and recalibration of the agency’s rating scale. The banks ...

Shoppers can’t stand when toothpaste, deodorant and other items are locked up behind glass display cabinets at stores. Customers, accustomed to taking whatever they want off a shelf, don’t ...

Following Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s recent, four-day visit to China, analysis and commentary in local media pointed to the leader’s “balancing act” with Beijing and ...

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He creates intricate artwork using unconventional materials like threads, sugar, tea, toothpaste, and fallen leaves. Shripal Solanki crafted a stunning artwork using collected fallen leaves.

China’s record US$3.7 billion investment in a Sri Lankan oil refinery has sparked fresh security concerns in India, analysts say, as New Delhi sees the growing Chinese presence near its borders ...

BANGKOK -- Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will wrap up his inaugural visit to China Friday after securing a landmark investment deal that can help his country's struggling economy ...

In a heart-warming gesture in the cricketing circuit, Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) presented jumbo gift hampers to its 178 active groundsmen. This act was a part of the week-long celebrations ...

China and Sri Lanka reached important common understandings on deepening the strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a media ...

Tri is a small, luxury eco retreat on Lake Koggala Credit: Tristan Laurens Bernard Lake Koggala is one of Sri Lanka’s largest natural bodies of water and a haven of biodiversity. White-bellied ...