World Health Organization (WHO) report on global trans-fat elimination 2020.

# World Health Organization (WHO) report on global trans-fat elimination 2020. Two years into its efforts to eliminate industrially produced trans fats from the global food supply, the apex global public health agency in a report titled --Countdown to 2023: WHO report on glo…

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Dominic Thiem won the US Open.

# Dominic Thiem won the US Open. Dominic Thiem beat Alexander Zverev and won the US Open on Sunday 13 September 2020 for his first Grand Slam title. He beat Alexander Zverev 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) in 4hr 2min at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. It marked the first time …

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Naomi Osaka won the US Open.

# Naomi Osaka won the US Open. Naomi Osaka won the US Open on Sunday 13 September 2020.  Osaka beat Victoria Azarenka 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 to add to winning the 2018 US Open and the 2019 Australian Open. Osaka achieved the feat of winning a record third title in the Grand Slam single…

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Yoshihide Suga elects as Japan PM successor.

# Yoshihide Suga elects as Japan PM successor. Japan's ruling party has elected chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga as its new leader, making him all but certain to replace Shinzo Abe as the country's next prime minister. Suga easily won the ballot, taking 377 of a…

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Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Tuscan Grand Prix 2020.

# Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Tuscan Grand Prix 2020. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Formula One Tuscan Grand Prix 2020 held at Mugello Circuit, Italy. This was his 6th win of the season and 90th F1 win of his career. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland) came se…

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Ambassador Dr. Nalin de Silva presented the Letter of Credence.

# Ambassador Dr. Nalin de Silva presented the Letter of Credence. Ambassador Dr. Nalin de Silva presented the Letter of Credence to the President Win Myint of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar recently at the Presidential palace in Nay Pyi Taw. Following the presentation o…

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The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Living Report 2020.

# The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Living Report 2020. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Living Report 2020 has published recently and accordingly an average 68% decline in animal population sizes track over 46 years scince 1970 to 2016. The Living Planet Report, WWF’s flagship publ…

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A Research team discovers unique supernova explosion.

# A Research team discovers unique supernova explosion. One-hundred million light years away from Earth, an unusual supernova is exploding. That exploding star—which is known as "supernova LSQ14fmg"—was the faraway object discovered by a 37-member international rese…

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Poonam Khatri crowned Wushu World Champion.

# Poonam Khatri crowned Wushu World Champion. Indian Wushu stalwart Poonam Khatri has claimed World Championship status after her silver medal at the Wushu World Championship last year has been upgraded to a Gold medal. Poonam had lost the final to Iranian opponent Mariyam in…

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UK mathematician wins richest prize in academia.

# UK mathematician wins richest prize in academia. Martin Hairer, an Austrian-British researcher at Imperial College London, is the winner of the 2021 Breakthrough prize for mathematics, an annual $3m (£2.3m) award that has come to rival the Nobels in terms of kudos and pres…

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Citigroup names Jane Fraser as first woman CEO.

# Citigroup names Jane Fraser as first woman CEO. Citigroup named Jane Fraser as its next chief executive, tapping a woman to lead a giant Wall Street bank for the first time. She will take over the top job in February 2021, replacing Michael Corbat who will retire. Fraser, wh…

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Economic Freedom Index - 2020.

# Economic Freedom Index - 2020. For twenty-six years, the Index of Economic Freedom has measured the impact of liberty and free markets around the globe, and the 2020 Index confirms the formidable positive relationship between economic freedom and progress. For twenty-six ye…

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British actress Diana Rigg dies at age 82.

# British actress Diana Rigg dies at age 82. Diana Rigg, a commanding British actress whose career stretched from iconic 1960s spy series “The Avengers” to “Game of Thrones,” has died. She was 82. Rigg also starred in 1969 James Bond thriller “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”…

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International Day for South-South Cooperation - 12 September.

# International Day for South-South Cooperation - 12 September. International Day for South-South Cooperation is observed globally on 12th September every year. The day celebrates the economic, social and political developments made in recent years by regions and countries i…

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World First Aid Day 2020 - 12 September.

# World First Aid Day 2020 - 12 September. The World First Aid Day is observed on the second Saturday of September every year to create awareness about the importance of first aid in preventing injuries and saving lives. The World First Aid Day 2020 is being observed on 12 S…

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World Fraternity and Apology Day - 14 September.

# World Fraternity and Apology Day - 14 September. World Fraternity and Apology Day has been celebrated on the 14th September to remind people that remaining united as brothers will bring about a significant change in the society. And it also ascertains the fact that a simpl…

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International Chocolate Day - 13 September.

# International Chocolate Day - 13 September. On this day, the world unites in celebrating one of the most delicious and delightful confections known to man: chocolates! The United States consumes over three billion pounds of chocolate per year. The alleged benefits of chocol…

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Day of the Programmer - 12 September.

# Day of the Programmer - 12 September. Computers, technology and software makes the modern world go around – but for every piece of clever software, there’s a programmer (and often teams of programmers) behind the scenes, solving problems with clever code, cloud security so…

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New Committee Members for COPE and COPA nominated.

# New Committee Members for COPE and COPA nominated. Members of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) and the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) have been nominated. The Committee of Selection, on the meeting held in the 27th of August 2020, nominated 16 members to the …

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Sri Lankan Sprinter Yupun Abeykoon sets new record in Germany.

# Sri Lankan Sprinter Yupun Abeykoon sets new record in Germany. Sri Lankan athlete Yupun Abeykoon set a new Sri Lanka National and South Asian record at an international tournament in Dessau, Germany. He clocked 10.16 seconds to clinch the victory of 100m Men’s event, beatin…

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Indo-Pacific Business Forum - October 28 – 29 Hanoi, Vietnam.

# Indo-Pacific Business Forum - October 28 – 29 Hanoi, Vietnam. In October, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency will welcome senior government officials, industry executives, and other partners to Hanoi, Vietnam for the 2020 Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF).  The event wi…

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Cristiano Ronaldo becomes second men’s player to score 100 international goals.

# Cristiano Ronaldo becomes second men’s player to score 100 international goals. Cristiano Ronaldo became the second man to score 100 international goals, hitting the landmark for Portugal in UEFA Nations League match against Sweden. The 35 year-old Ronaldo forward became th…

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PATRIOT DAY AND NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE – September 11.

# PATRIOT DAY AND NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE – September 11. Patriot Day on September 11th honors the memory of the nearly 3,000 innocent victims who died in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Each year Americans dedicate this day to remembering those wh…

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Donald Trump: US president, nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2021.

# Donald Trump: US president, nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2021. United States President Donald Trump has been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2021 for his role in brokering a deal between Israel and United Arab Emirates, according to reports. The nomination was submitted …

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China lands its first reusable spacecraft.

# China lands its first reusable spacecraft. China has successfully launched and landed an experimental reusable spacecraft. The spacecraft was launched on a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan launch center located in Inner Mongolia. Xinhua called the event an “important b…

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Father of Indian Radio Astronomy Govind Swarup passes away.

# Father of Indian Radio Astronomy Govind Swarup passes away. Govind Swarup, the man who pioneered radio astronomy in India, died on Monday 07 September 2020 in Pune following a brief illness. He was 91.  Swarup is credited with conceptualising and leading the team that set u…

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British naturalist David Attenborough awarded 2019 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize.

# British naturalist David Attenborough awarded 2019 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize. The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2019 will be conferred on 93-year old renowned naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough. His name was selected for the prize…

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