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SRI LANKA: A judge is in a worse position than an accused murderer or rapist

Even the worst of criminals have a right to a fair trial before an independent judiciary. A judge in an impeachment proceeding in Sri Lanka does not have that right. Article 107 of the Constitution and the standing orders...

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Hubble helps find candidate for most distant object in the Universe yet observed

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By combining the power of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope...

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Antenna-on-a-chip rips the light fantastic: Rice University lab produces microscopic devices for fast manipulation of incident infrared light

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An illustration shows the design of Rice University researchers' antenna-on-a-chip for spatial light modulatio...

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Cameroon sends army to defend borders from Sudanese poachers

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Up to 120 fresh elephant carcasses with their tusks removed were discovered in the n...

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