In 1775, 250 years ago, William Withering, a physician practising in Birmingham, learnt of a folk remedy for dropsy involving the use of digitalis from purple foxgloves. He started to use it in his ...

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Usvatte-aratchi Two thoughtful short essays on schools and education appeared in The Island newspaper on January 20th and 21st. The first was written by Lokubandara Tillakaratne, and the second by ...

On August 13, 1964, killers Peter Anthony Allan and Gwynne Owen Evans were simultaneously hanged at Walton Prison and ...

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Avisiting lecturer at a private educational institute was awaiting the payment for his services. The Director of Studies ...

For centuries, the Vatican Library has been a vault of historical records, housing some of the world's most treasured texts, ...

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The oystermen knew Sandy Ground was a safe haven for them to have the freedom to work, learn and worship where it would not ...