Jammu and Kashmir is set to host the Group of Twenty (G20) leaders’ summit in 2023 as India will assume the presidency of the group from Indonesia later this year. A five-person high level committee for its overall coordination was formed by the Union Territory government o…
‘One Country, One Law’ Task Force hands over report to President.
The Presidential Task Force appointed to prepare proposals on the ‘One Country, One Law’ concept has handed over its report to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the President’s Media Division (PMD) says. A 13-member task force, chaired by Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero, was…
New Vice-Chancellor appointed to Wayamba University
Senior Professor J.M.U.K Jayasinghe has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of the Wayamba University. The letter of appointment was handed over to Prof. Jayasinghe by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President’s House in Colombo today (29).
New viewing platform to open at Niagara Falls.
A century-old tunnel on the Canadian side of the Niagara Falls is set to open to the public, providing visitors with a unique view. The tunnel starts at the Niagara Parks Power Station. Visitors will be able to take in the roaring Falls after walking through this century-ol…
International Asteroid Day - 30 June.
Every year on June 30th, International Asteroid Day raises public awareness about the hazards of an asteroid impact. It’s also a day to inform the public about crisis communication actions necessary in the event of a credible near-Earth object event. Considered minor planets…
International Day of Parliamentarism - 30 June.
Every year on June 30th, the International Day of Parliamentarism celebrates the fundamental principles of parliamentarism. The day also draws attention to how the parliamentary systems of government improve the lives of people around the world. A parliamentary democracy is …
Eoin Morgan announces retirement from international cricket.
Eoin Morgan, England men's limited-overs captain, has confirmed his retirement from international cricket. He steps down as England's leading run-scorer and most-capped player in both white-ball formats, and the only man to lead the team to an ODI World Cup success. …
UK-built Forum satellite will measure greenhouse effect.
A spacecraft measuring Earth's warming 'greenhouse' effect in its greatest ever detail will be built in the UK. The Forum satellite will be assembled by aerospace giant Airbus at its factory in Stevenage. It will monitor far-infrared radiation coming up from our p…
World’s Largest Bacterium Discovered in Caribbean Mangrove Swamps.
Scientists have identified a macroscopic species of bacterium in the waters of a Caribbean mangrove swamp, changing the size of how big bacteria were thought to be. The new species, Thiomargarita magnifica, meaning “sulfur pearl,” is a huge thin white filament visible to th…
IWF elects Mohammed Jalood as president.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) elects Mohammed Jalood president as historic electoral congress wraps up. After a few delays the IWF finally held their long-awaited elections over the weekend in Tirana, Albania. Mohammed Jaloud of Iraq was elected the new IW…
West African nations Gabon and Togo join Commonwealth.
Gabon and Togo joined the Commonwealth on Saturday 25 June, becoming the latest nations with no historic ties to Britain to enter the English-speaking club headed by Queen Elizabeth II. The 54-nation group of mostly former British colonies accepted Togo and Gabon's app…
46 people found dead in 18-wheeler in San Antonio.
The death toll rose to 50 on Tuesday in a suspected case of human smuggling, after dozens were found inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, according to U.S. authorities. Homeland Security Investigations said initially they found more than 40 people dead upon arriva…
Intact woolly mammoth baby uncovered in northwestern Canada.
The preserved remains of a nearly whole 30,000-year-old baby woolly mammoth have been discovered in northwestern Canada. The baby mammoth was found frozen in permafrost in the Klondike gold fields in the Yukon. Government officials and representatives of the Trʼondëk Hwëchʼi…
Global Liveability Index 2022.
The annual ranking of the world’s most liveable cities has just been released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), and 2022’s Global Liveability Index shows some marked differences from the previous year. The EIU, which is a sister organization to The Economist, ranked…
Production Shut Down on Netflix Series ‘The Chosen One’ After Two Actors Killed in Car Crash.
Production has shut down on the Netflix series “The Chosen One” after two actors were killed and six others were injured in a car crash near the city of Mulegé in Baja California. Two other actors and four members of the production crew were also injured but are reported to…
Ray-Ban's billionaire owner Leonardo Del Vecchio dies.
Leonardo Del Vecchio, the chairman of spectacles maker EssilorLuxottica (ESLOF) and one of Italy's wealthiest business figures, has died aged 87, his company said on Monday. Del Vecchio rose from a childhood in an orphanage to amass a fortune of tens of billions of euros…
China launched Three New Yagon-35 remote Sensing Satellites.
Three new remote sensing satellites were successfully launched by China from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in the Sichuan Province in southwest China. The satellites were launched by a Long March-2D carrier rocket at 10:22 a.m. (local time) as part of the Yaogan-35 fa…
EU awards Ukraine and Moldova candidate status.
Ukraine and Moldova have both been granted EU candidate status, President of the European Council Charles Michel has announced. Ukraine applied days after the Russian invasion in February, and the process moved at a record speed. The mayor of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, forme…
US Supreme Court ends constitutional right to abortion.
Millions of women in the US will lose the constitutional right to abortion, after the Supreme Court overturned its 50-year-old Roe v Wade decision. The judgement paves the way for individual states to ban the procedure. Half are expected to introduce new restrictions or bans.…
Iran tests Zuljanah satellite launcher for second time.
Iran has tested its Zuljanah satellite launcher for a second time for research purposes, according to state media. Iranian media on Sunday 26 June 2022 quoted a defence ministry spokesman as saying the satellite vehicle was launched with a suborbital target, and that data ga…
Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day - 27 June.
Every year on June 27th, Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day raises awareness for the important role different sized enterprises play in meeting the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. There are two classes of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises.…
Russia in historic foreign debt defaul.
Russia has defaulted on its overseas debt for the first time in more than a century after missing a Sunday deadline, reports suggest. Russia has the money to make a $100m payment and is willing to pay, but sanctions made it impossible to get the sum to international creditor…
Dhammika Perera sworn in as a minister.
Business magnate Dhammika Perera, who recently became a Member of Parliament, was sworn in as the Minister of Investment Promotion today (June 24). He took oaths before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa this evening. Perera’s name was proposed to the Election Commission to fill th…
South Korea launches first satellite with homegrown rocket.
South Korea conducted its first successful satellite launch using a domestically developed rocket on Tuesday 21 June 2022, officials said, boosting its growing aerospace ambitions and demonstrating it has key technologies needed to launch spy satellites and build larger mis…
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind to retire on 24th July.
The term of Ram Nath Kovind ends on July 24, new President to be sworn in by July 25. The process to elect the 16th President of India began recently after the Election Commission announced the schedule for the presidential election 2022. The term of the sitting President, M…
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking - 26 June.
Every year on June 26th, the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking raises awareness about drug abuse and the negative repercussions of illicit trafficking. According to the most recent World Drug Report, 35 million people worldwide suffer from drug abu…
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture - 26 June.
Every year on June 26th, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture speaks out against the crime of torture. The day also honors and supports the victims and survivors of torture. Torture occurs when someone intentionally inflicts pain on a person. The act is con…
Day of the Seafarer - 25 June
Every year on June 25th, the Day of the Seafarer recognizes the valuable contribution seafarers make to international trade and the world economy. Seafarers regularly travel by sea and are commonly called sailors. Many seafarers work in the shipping industry and are responsi…
World's largest freshwater fish found in Mekong, scientists say.
A 300kg (661lb) stingray caught in the Mekong river in Cambodia is the biggest freshwater fish ever documented, scientists say. It unseated the previous record-holder, a 646lb (293kg) Mekong giant catfish caught in Thailand in 2005. There is no official record-keeping or data…
Victoria State bans display of Nazi symbol in Australian first.
Victoria has become Australia's first state to specifically ban the display of the Nazi swastika. Under a new law, people who intentionally exhibit the symbol face up to a year in jail or a A$22,000 (£12,300; $15,000) fine. Victorian Premier Dan Andrews said "nobody …
Sri Lanka Ranks 59th in Coursera’s Global Skills Report 2022.
As per the ‘Global Skills Report 2022’ released by Coursera, Sri Lanka has been ranked 59th overall globally. In 2022 report, they present data from the more than 100
million people who have used Coursera to learn new skills.2
We concentrate on three of the most important s…
Droupadi Murmu is the BJP nominee for Indian president.
India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Droupadi Murmu, a tribal politician, as its candidate for the forthcoming presidential elections. The 64-year-old former teacher, who comes from Odisha (Orissa) state, has spent decades with the BJP and had a stint…
The 'lungs of humanity' which are under threat.
A giant slab of carbon-rich peat, discovered in central Africa, is under threat from uncontrolled development - posing a significant risk for future climate change, writes BBC Africa correspondent Andrew Harding. After 10 hours by car, another 10 by river in a dugout canoe, …
Five planets align perfectly, visible until end of June.
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn have lined up in a rare alignment that won't occur again until 2040, according to AccuWeather. While it is common to view a couple of planets together at any given time, the alignment of five planets simultaneously is a rare pheno…
The Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise “Ex Khaan Quest -2022”.
The Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise “Ex Khaan Quest -2022” culminated on 20th June at the Peace Support Operations Training Centre in Ulaanbaatar at Mongolia. The exercise conducted from 06 June to 20 June 2022 provided a platform for mutual learning and sharing best pra…
According to the ILO, only six per cent of domestic workers have comprehensive social protection.
Only six per cent of domestic workers worldwide have access to comprehensive social protection, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO). This leaves more than 94 per cent lacking access to the full range of protections, covering medical car…
Mongolia’s Khuvsgul lake added to UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
Khuvsul Lake National Park of Mangolia has been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserve of UNESCO. The decision was made during the 34th session of the International Co-ordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme taking place in Paris, France. Khuvsgul…
Sri Lanka revises Minimum Age for Migrant Domestic Workers.
Sri Lanka has decided to amend the Minimum Age for Migrant Domestic Workers to 21 years. A document from the Department of Government Information said that the Cabinet of Ministers granted permission to revise the said age limit, after considering the recommendations of the …
International Women in Engineering Day - 23 June.
On June 23rd each year, International Women in Engineering Day highlights a profession that keeps on building. And when it comes to engineering, the profession fills roles across many sectors. Numerous fields require engineering specialties. Careers abound in architectural, …
United Nations Public Service Day - 23 June.
Every year on June 23rd, the United Nations Public Service Day celebrates the value and virtue of public service to the community. Also, on this day, the prestigious UN Public Service Awards are given. Public service is defined as a service intended for all members of the co…
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- New viewing platform to open at Niagara Falls.
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- Production Shut Down on Netflix Series ‘The Chosen...
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