Coronation of Charles III and Camilla.

The coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, took place on 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey. Charles acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022, upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. The c…

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Michael Douglas to receive honorary Palme at Cannes.

Film star Michael Douglas will receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival later this month, the organizers announced on May 3. The award recognizes the 78-year-old's "brilliant career and engagement with cinema" and there will be a homage to…

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US drug regulator approves world's first RSV vaccine.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) - an illness that kills thousands of Americans each year. The vaccine still needs approval from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before it can be rolled out …

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Pakistan police kill most-wanted terrorist involved in SL cricket team attack.

Terrorist Iqbal alias Bali Khayara, who was a member of Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Khayara group, was killed in a police encounter near Fateh Moor in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistani police officials confirmed. Iqbal was one of the most wanted terrorists, and t…

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King Charles III coronation on May, 6, 2023.

King Charles III, who has been waiting for over 70 years to become the monarch, will have a grand coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey on the first weekend of May. King Charles III coronation as the next Monarch of the United Kingdom will take place on Saturday, May, 6,…

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Tennis legend Serena Williams reveals second pregnancy at Met Gala.

Tennis legend Serena Williams confirmed she is pregnant  with her second child at the Met Gala on Monday. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion told reporters at the New York fashion show there were "three of us" on the red carpet when she arrived with her husband…

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Arun Gandhi, social activist, writer and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi dies.

Arun Manilal Gandhi, an Indian American social activist, journalist, writer and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, died on Tuesday (02) morning at the age of 89 at Hanbwarwadi village in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra following a brief illness. Arun Gandhi spent his last days at …

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Imprisoned Iranian women journalists receive UNESCO press freedom prize.

Three imprisoned Iranian women journalists - whose reporting helped spark the nationwide protests surrounding the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody - are the recipients of an award that celebrates press freedom, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization …

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World Press Freedom Index - 2023.

2023 World Press Freedom Index – journalism threatened by fake content industry. The 21st edition of the World Press Freedom Index, compiled annually by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), sheds light on major and often radical changes linked to political, social and technologi…

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Grama Niladhari Service completes 60 years since inauguration.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe extended his congradulations all Grama Niladhari Officers who have served in the past and present, towards improving the lives of the people, in view of the Grama Niladhari Service completing 60 years since its inauguration, the President’s Me…

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Twitter down for thousands of users.

Twitter Inc’s services were down for thousands of users on Monday, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector.com. There were more than 3,600 incidents of people reporting issues with the social media platform led by Elon Musk, according to Downdetector, which tracks …

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Petition filed by Vedda chief fixed for hearing.

A writ petition filed by the chief of the Vedda community, Uruwarige Wannila Aththo has been fixed for hearing for hearing on September 08, 2023 by the Court of Appeal. The petition has been filed against the Mahaweli Authority’s decision to deforest their traditional homela…

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King Charles confers Britain's honorary MBE on UK-based Sanskrit Scholar.

Dr M.N. Nandakumara, a renowned Sanskrit scholar and Executive Director of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan centre in London, has been awarded an honorary MBE by King Charles III for his contributions to Indian classical arts in Britain. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Developme…

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Twitter’s former CEO has a new app that looks a lot like Twitter.

The buzzy new social media app of the moment looks so much like Twitter it’s almost hard to distinguish the two. The profiles, timelines and colors are nearly identical. Even the creator is the same. But under the hood, Bluesky, developed by Twitter co-founder and former CEO…

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Iceberg shaped like a penis sends social media into a frenzy.

A peculiar looking iceberg has caught the attention of cheeky social media users. A man named Ken Pretty, a Canadian drone photographer from the town of Dildo, took a picture of a giant iceberg shaped like a penis off the coast of Newfoundland. The iceberg is now known as the…

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Buddha statue found in Egypt points to ancient India links.

A statue of Buddha has been discovered in Egypt's ancient seaport of Berenice on the Red Sea, shedding light on trade ties with India under the Roman empire. A Polish-US mission discovered the statue "dating back to the Roman era while digging at the ancient temple …

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Dalai Lama gets 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Award.

After a 64-year wait, members of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation personally presented the 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Award to the Dalai Lama at his residence. The award was the first international recognition given to the spiritual leader for his exceptional leadership of th…

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Japan’s health ministry approves first abortion pill.

A panel in Japan’s health ministry has approved the country’s first abortion pill, in a major step for reproductive rights decades after other countries made abortion medication widely available. The ministry’s pharmaceutical board granted approval to the MeFeego Pack, an a…

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Football great Pelé enters dictionary to mean 'unique'.

Pelé, the nickname of the late football legend, has officially become synonymous with "exceptional, incomparable, unique". The Portuguese-language Michaelis dictionary, one of the most popular in Brazil, added "pelé" as a new adjective to its online editi…

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WhatsApp announces multi-device feature to support more than one phone.

WhatsApp is finally rolling out multi-device login support for more than one phone. Mark Zuckerberg announced the feature’s rollout on Facebook and Instagram. “Starting today, you can log into the same WhatsApp account on up to four phones,” he said. WhatsApp said that this fe…

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