Apple Earnings Beat Expectations as iPhone Sales Surge to Four-Year High 
Wildfires ignite infection risks, by weakening the body’s immune defences and spreading bugs in smoke 
UK Housing Market Gains Momentum in Early 2026 as Mortgage Rates Fall 
Panama Supreme Court Voids Hong Kong Firm’s Panama Canal Port Contracts Over Constitutional Violations 
The UK is surprisingly short of water – but more reservoirs aren’t the answer 
Oil Prices Hit Four-Month High as Geopolitical Risks and Supply Disruptions Intensify 
Canada’s Trade Deficit Jumps in November as Exports Slide and Firms Diversify Away From U.S. 
Asia Stocks Pause as Tech Earnings, Fed Signals, and Dollar Weakness Drive Markets 
Climate Adaptation at Home: How Irrigreen Makes Conservation Effortless 
Pentagon and Anthropic Clash Over AI Safeguards in National Security Use 
Samsung Electronics Posts Record Q4 2025 Profit as AI Chip Demand Soars 
U.S. and El Salvador Sign Landmark Critical Minerals Agreement to Boost Investment and Trade 
Indonesian Stocks Plunge as MSCI Downgrade Risk Sparks Investor Exodus 
Meta Stock Surges After Q4 2025 Earnings Beat and Strong Q1 2026 Revenue Outlook Despite Higher Capex 
American Airlines Plans Return to Venezuela Flights After U.S. Lifts Ban 
Microsoft AI Spending Surge Sparks Investor Jitters Despite Solid Azure Growth 
Bank of Canada Holds Interest Rate at 2.25% Amid Trade and Global Uncertainty 
Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka is putting back a family-sized glass bottle on the market to encourage reusable packaging and reduce its price amid the currency crisis.
The Big Buddy Pack branded 750ml glass bottle costs 180 rupees, compared to 150 rupees for a 400ml PET bottle and 380 rupees for a 1.5-liter pack at supermarkets.
Sri Lanka’s rupee collapsed from 200 to 360 to the US dollar in 2022, triggering high inflation and destroying people’s real income.
Annual inflation is now running at around 70 percent. Food prices, which respond faster to money printing, are up to over 90 percent over the last year.
According to Panjak Sinha, Managing Director of Coca-Cola (Sri Lanka and the Maldives), the Big Buddy Pack is affordable and differentiated with a unique refillable glass bottle, paper labels, and aluminum cap.
Coca-Cola had invested $99 million in Sri Lanka in the last decade and has built a distribution network with 80,000 plus outlets.
