If you liked this story, share it with other people. Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear, commonly called “ghost nets,” continue to trap and kill marine animals such as sea turtles, dolphins and ...

LONDON (AP) — Shehan Karunatilaka wrote his Booker Prize-winning novel “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” to give voice to Sri Lanka’s dead. He hoped the ghosts of the country’s bloody past could ...

“Dictators are pretty good for landscaping and gardens,” quipped Shehan Karunatilaka, winner of the 2022 Booker Prize for his novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, a satire set in 1990 in Sri Lanka ...

In Sri Lankan waters, there’s a growing problem of ghost nets that are entangling sea turtles, fish, dolphins and seabirds, reports Mongabay. “Ghost nets” are fishing gear that have either been ...

Sign up for our Metro US email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! LONDON (AP) — Shehan Karunatilaka wrote his ...