# Humans overshoot 2020 planetary ‘budget’ on August 22. Humanity will have burned through all the natural resources that the planet can replenish for 2020 by this Saturday, according to researchers who said the grim milestone is slightly later than last year after the pande…
Anniversary of the death of Princess Diana - 31 August.
# Anniversary of the death of Princess Diana - 31 August. On 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales died as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris, France. Her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, and the driver of the Mercedes-Be…
Sun overhead until September 7 in Sri Lanka.
# Sun overhead until September 7 in Sri Lanka. On the apparent southward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during August 28 to September 7 in this year, stated the Meteorology Department. The nearest towns of Sri Lanka over…
The protective layer fending off the deadly solar radiation is in peril.
# The protective layer fending off the deadly solar radiation is in peril. According to NASA, Earth's magnetic field has a weak spot called the South Atlantic Anomaly, named after its location somewhere over South America and the southern Atlantic Ocean, this small but e…
Olympic badminton gold medalist Ayaka Takahashi to be retired.
# Olympic badminton gold medalist Ayaka Takahashi to be retired. Badminton star Ayaka Takahashi, a women’s doubles gold medalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, is intent on retiring, multiple sources close to her told. Takahashi, 30, and her 28 year old partner Misaki M…
UN council approves cut in Lebanon peacekeepers as US sought.
# UN council approves cut in Lebanon peacekeepers as US sought. The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Friday 28 August 2020 cutting the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon and expanding its mandate to address U.S. and Israeli concerns about acti…
Lute Olson, Hall of Fame basketball coach who led Arizona to NCAA title, dies at age 85.
# Lute Olson, Hall of Fame basketball coach who led Arizona to NCAA title, dies at age 85. Lute Olson, a Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse and in 1997 led the Wildcats to their only national championship, died Aug. 27. He was 85. # ඇරි…
51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held in Goa from Nov 20.
# 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held in Goa from Nov 20 of 2020. 51st International Film Festival of India IFFI will be held in Goa, from November 20th to 28th. This film festival being a hybrid film festival due to pandemic, would screen films on of…
Sri Lankan Cricketer Tharanga Paranavitana retires from international cricket.
# Sri Lankan Cricketer Tharanga Paranavitana retires from international cricket. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday 27 August 2020 announced that Tharanga Paranavitana has decided to retire from international cricket. The 38-year-old represented Sri Lanka in 32 Test matches,…
'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman dies of colon cancer aged 43.
# 'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman dies of colon cancer aged 43. American actor Chadwick Boseman, has died after a four-year-long secret battle with colon cancer. He was 43. He passed away at his residence with his wife and family by his side. Boseman was best kn…
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced his resignation for health reasons.
# Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced his resignation for health reasons. He said he did not want his illness to get in touch to the way of decision making the towards country, and apologised to the Japanese people for failing to complete his term in office. The …
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances - 30 August.
# International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances - 30 August. The United Nations (UN) observes the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on August 30 each year. Enforced disappearance is used as a strategy to spread terror within the society…
International Day against Nuclear Tests - 29 August.
# International Day against Nuclear Tests - 29 August. The United Nations’ (UN) International Day against Nuclear Tests brings public awareness and education about the effects of global nuclear weapon tests. The day aims to end nuclear testing and to promote peace and securi…
Dwayne Bravo becomes first bowler to take 500 wickets in T20s.
# Dwayne Bravo becomes first bowler to take 500 wickets in T20s. West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo on Wednesday became the first bowler to take 500 T20 wickets. Bravo achieved the feat during the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match between Trinbago Knight Riders and St L…
Walmart-Microsoft joining hands to bid for TikTok’s US arm.
# Walmart-Microsoft joining hands to bid for TikTok’s US arm. The report comes on the same day that TikTok’s chief executive officer, Kevin Mayer, left the company. The letter also seemed to be a public confirmation that TikTok’s global operations will have to be broken up Wa…
Global Chief Financial Officers's now have a more positive economic outlook for China than the U.S.
# Global Chief Financial Officers's now have a more positive economic outlook for China than the U.S. Global Chief Financial Officers's have a more positive outlook for China’s economy than they do for the economy of the United States, the Q3 CNBC Global Chief Financ…
Vocational Guidance and Counseling compulsory under new education reforms in Sri Lanka.
# Vocational Guidance and Counseling compulsory under new education reforms in Sri Lanka. The Government has decided to make vocational guidance compulsory in schools for grades 6 and above, education officials said. Dr. Upali Sedara – the Secretary to the State Ministry of E…
Steven Spielberg's father Arnold Spielberg, who was a pioneering computer engineer, passes away at age 103.
# Renowned Film Maker Steven Spielberg's father Arnold Spielberg, who was a pioneering computer engineer, passes away at age 103. Arnold Spielberg, father of filmmaker Steven Spielberg and an innovating engineer whose work helped make the personal computer possible, has …
Dutch novel 'The Discomfort of Evening' wins the 2020 International Booker Prize.
# Dutch novel 'The Discomfort of Evening' wins the 2020 International Booker Prize. "The Discomfort of Evening," written by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld and translated from Dutch by Michele Hutchison, is the winner of the 2020 International Booker Prize, announc…
Death Valley: What life is like in the 'hottest place on Earth'
# Death Valley: What life is like in the 'hottest place on Earth' ? Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert. It is one of the hottest places on Earth, along with deserts in the Middle East…
Bill to legalize minimum age of marriage handed over
# Bill to legalize minimum age of marriage handed over. The first Private Member’s Bill of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka has been introduced by Member of Parliament (MP) of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon. The parliamentarian said the relevant …
New data management system for Central Bank of Sri Lanka reserve management from Singapore.
# New data management system for Central Bank of Sri Lanka reserve management from Singapore. Cabinet approval has been granted on 07 June 2019 to procure a new data management system to meet the existing requirements in the management of the country's foreign reserves a…
Chandimal set new record in SL’s domestic Premier League.
# Dinesh Chandimal set new record in SL’s domestic Premier League. Dinesh Chandimal has set a new record with the highest individual score in Sri Lanka’s Domestic Premier League history. He has scored 354 (not out) runs in a match against the Saracens SC team. The former Sri L…
Cabinet sub-committee on cost of living to be appointed.
# Cabinet sub-committee on cost of living to be appointed. The Cabinet of Ministers granted its approval to appoint the Cabinet sub-committee on cost of living. The relevant proposal has been tabled by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The proposed Cabinet sub-committee is tasked …
Congo says world's largest measles epidemic is over.
# Congo says world's largest measles epidemic is over. The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday 25 August 2020 it has ended the world’s largest measles outbreak that has killed more than 7,000 children since it was declared 14 months ago. Health experts say the ac…
50 New Alien Planets And May Find Many More.
# 50 New Alien Planets And May Find Many More. A new “machine learning” algorithm has confirmed the existence of 50 new exoplanets in data collected by NASA’s ground-breaking Kepler mission. Although algorithms have for long been used to comb through the huge amounts of data …
Bryan brothers announces retirement from the tennis sport.
# Bryan brothers announces retirement from the tennis sport. The most successful men’s doubles pair in the tennis history, Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan have announced their retirement from the tennis sport. The brother’s pair captured an Open Era record with 119 trophies in 26 s…
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer quits the from company.
# TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer quits the from company. TikTok’s chief executive, Kevin Mayer, is going to leave the company. Mayer has sent a letter to employees announcing his departure, and Vanessa Pappas, who is the general manager of TikTok in the US right now, will be taking …
Elon Musk becomes a centibillionaire, Jeff Bezos' wealth tops $200 billion.
# Elon Musk becomes a centibillionaire, Jeff Bezos' wealth tops $200 billion. Three of the world’s richest people have achieved staggering new levels of personal wealth. The net worth of Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos eclipsed $200 billion on Wednesday 26 August 2020 …
Writer-journalist Gail Sheehy, dies at age 83.
# Writer-journalist Gail Sheehy, dies at age 83. Gail Sheehy, trailblazing journalist, commentator and pop sociologist whose best-selling "Passages" helped millions navigate their lives from early adulthood to middle age and beyond, has died. She was 83. Sheehy, wid…
World Water Week 2020: 24-28 August.
# World Water Week 2020: 24-28 August. The World Water Week 2020 is observed (WWWeek at Home) from 24th August to 28th August 2020. The theme for World Water Week 2020 at Home is ‘Water and Climate change: Accelerating Action’. The World Water Week is an annual global event o…
Bangladesh to Start Relocating Some Rohingyas to Island soon.
# Bangladesh to Start Relocating Some Rohingyas to Island soon. Authorities in Bangladesh said Tuesday 25.08.2020 that they want to start relocating thousands of Rohingya refugees to a Bay of Bengal island soon from crammed camps near the border with Myanmar, from where they…
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- Walmart-Microsoft joining hands to bid for TikTok’...
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- World Humanitarian Day - 19 August.
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