Arts & Culture

Canada and Caribbean

Is Ontario’s Fiscal Outlook Worsening? A Closer Look at the 2026 Budget Deficit Surge

The province had tabled a CAD 244 billion spending plan, but it now reflects a deficit until 2028-'29. The spectre of global instability looms largely in Ontario’s ’26 budget. It reflects a tax cut for small businesses alongside a reprieve on HST for new home buyers. It also delays a balanced budget for yet another year with a higher-than-forecast deficit. The CAD 244 billion spending plan is replete with phrases like ‘uncertainty’ & ‘heightened trade tensions’. It includes an increase in reserve spending from CAD 1.5 billion in ’'26–'27 to CAD 2.5 billion in ’'28–'29. The last year has been marked by...
Pacific

Tonga Faces Dengue Outbreak and Climate Concerns as Authorities Step Up Response Efforts

Sharya Christiana -
Recent reports from Matangi, Tonga, indicate that Tonga is currently dealing with a combination of alerts regarding health and risks in climate. Authorities have confirmed that a growing dengue fever outbreak poses a high risk to citizens. Along with these developments, warnings about shifting weather patterns that can affect the country in the future have also been highlighted. The dengue fever outbreak which was recently declared by the Ministry of...
Global

Myanmar Reduces Aung San Suu Kyi’s Sentence Amid Wider Prisoner Amnesty and Global Concerns

Sharya Christiana -
The government of Myanmar, which is led by the military, has deducted the prison sentence for Aung San Suu Kyi, who is a former leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner. According to her lawyer, the reduction is part of a wider prisoner amnesty that has caught attention internationally and has gained multiple mixed reactions. Having been detained since the 2021 military coup which removed her elected government, Aung San Suu...
CU Sports

Durban Domination: South Africa Women Punish India’s Collapse to Seize 2-0 Series Control

Asanga Divulweva -
On Sunday, April 19, 2026, in the second T20I match in Durban, the South African Women's National Team solidified their dominance over the Indian Women's National Team by winning by 8 runs, thereby taking a commanding 2-0 series lead in the five-match series. Batting first, India set a target of 148 for South Africa to chase. South Africa completed the chase in just 17.1 overs with incredible clarity and...
Europe

A New Phase in UK–EU Relations? Energy Cooperation and Erasmus+ Deal Explained

Roshan Abayasekara -
On Monday, 30 March ’26, the council formally authorised the commission to open negotiations with the United Kingdom on two agreements concerning the UK’s participation in the EU’s internal electricity market and the UK’s relevant financial contribution to the EU’s cohesion policy. The Council unanimously agreed to allow the UK to continue participating in the EU's Erasmus+ programme until '27. The deputy minister for European affairs of the Republic of...
Real Estate

Carved Into the Cliff: The Five-Level Coastal Home That Just Won Australia’s Highest Honour

Asanga Divulweva -
The 2021 House of the Year for the HIA Australian Housing Awards is Cloudbreak, which takes premium Gold Coast real estate to a new level, with this winning residence situated on an impressive cliff at Miami and being awarded the highest residential building award in Australia due to its incredible engineering. Gold Coast construction company Mactech Constructions was responsible for building the home, and it was nominated by a...
Aviation

70.4 million and Rising: How Changi Airport Defied Global Turbulence to Redefine the Future of Air Travel

Asanga Divulweva -
The way that Singapore has taken an airport (Changi) and created something that is a benchmark for the world's major aviation hubs is extraordinary, as it has been able to maintain a consistent year-on-year passenger traffic increase of 2.9% over the last 12 months (ending March 2023) to reach 70.4 million passenger movements at Changi Airport—it's the highest ever recorded for a 12-month period at Changi Airport! Over the...