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Violence erupted in Sri Lanka on Monday evening after the brother of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned as prime minister, with local reports saying protesters targeted the homes and properties of ruling-party lawmakers. The ancestral home of the Rajapaksa family in

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So much has been said about Sally Rooney, in the mainstream press as well as in literary circles, that it can feel as though she’s been part of the discussion forever. Whether you consider the 31-year-old Irish author to be

Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, and its largest outsourcing partner in Africa are facing new allegations of forced labor, human trafficking, and union busting in Kenya. Daniel Motaung, a former outsourced Facebook content moderator, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Nairobi

The Atlanta-based singer is one of more than 20 people indicted on conspiracy and street gang charges. (Image credit: Amy Harris/Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

A former Alabama jail official on the run with a murder suspect she was accused of helping escape shot and killed herself Monday as authorities caught up with the pair after more than a week of searching, officials said. The

The chance of the global average temperature exceeding 1.5C above pre-industrial levels in one of the next five years is now about 50:50 (48%), according to a new Met Office study.

The S&P 500 fell 3.2 percent, adding to a downdraft that has knocked more than 16 percent off the index this year.

Residents said authorities in the coastal city, now in its sixth week under strict lockdown, have begun forcing more people into centralized quarantine facilities.

The price was the highest ever at auction for an American artwork. The portrait was auctioned by Christie’s in New York. (Image credit: Christie’s)