Car Free Day - 22 September.

On September 22nd, Car Free Day encourages motorists around the world to give up their vehicles for a day. The observance is also known as World Car Free Day. Also the  World Car-Free Day a great opportunity to reduce air pollution Many people around the world consider their …

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Volcano erupts on Spain's Canary Islands.

A volcano eruption on La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands has destroyed houses and forced about 5,500 residents to evacuate. Lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano has been pouring downhill since Sunday's eruption, devastating everything in its path. Local officials said a…

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Iran becomes 9th member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

Iran was officially admitted as a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The decision to admit Iran as a full member was declared in the 21st summit of the SCO leaders in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. At the end of the 21st Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Or…

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International Week of Deaf People 2021 - September 20 to 26.

Every year, the full week ending on the last Sunday of September is observed as the International Week of the Deaf (IWD). In 2021, IWD is being observed from September 20 to 26, 2021. The last Sunday of the month of September is celebrated as the World Day of Deaf or Intern…

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Top 10 highest paid young athletes in 2021.

Who are the athletes currently being paid the most? We've taken a look at this year's Forbes' list of the 50 highest-paid sportspeople on the planet, and picked out the youngsters below 26 as the cut-off age. Here are the current top 10, based on this year's e…

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UNESCO steps up efforts for biodiversity conservation with the designation of 20 new biosphere reserves.

UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme today added 20 new sites, in 21 countries to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, which now numbers 727 biosphere reserves in 131 countries, including 22 transboundary sites. UNESCO Biosphere reserves now cover more than 5%…

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The President of UNGA 76, Abdulla Shahid of the Maldives, Shahid highlighted five “rays of hope” for the UNGA session.

As the 76th session of the UN General Assembly opened, the incoming UNGA President called for a “new narrative” and identified sources of hope for the coming year. The UN General Assembly closed its 75th session (2020-2021) and opened the 76th (2021-2022) on 14 September 202…

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Japanese sisters certified Guinness World Records as world's oldest twins.

Two Japanese sisters have been certified by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living identical twins at over 107 years and 300 days. Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama have broken the record set by late Japanese twin sisters Kin Narita and Gin Kanie. Umeno and Kou…

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Pfizer/BioNTech Company said data show COVID-19 vaccine safe and protective in kids.

Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and BioNTech SE said on Monday (20th) their COVID-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response in 5 to 11 year olds, and they plan to ask for regulatory authorization as soon as possible to use the shot in children in that age range in the United States, E…

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International Day of Radiant Peace - 22 September.

September 22nd marks the International Day of Radiant Peace. The goal of observing this day is to increase awareness about Radiant Peace and promote Radiant Peace projects around the world. Radiant Peace is described as the “natural, whole, harmless, and benevolent energy wi…

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World Rhino Day - 22 September.

On September 22nd, World Rhino Day celebrates five species of rhinos around the world. From a conservation perspective, the day raises awareness of the plight of these beautiful beasts. The five species of rhinos include Black, White, Greater One-horned, Sumatran, and Javan.…

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World Narcolepsy Day - 22 September.

Every year on September 22nd, World Narcolepsy Day spreads awareness for this chronic sleep disorder. It’s also a day for those who have narcolepsy to share their stories on social media. Narcolepsy is known as a sleep disorder. However, narcolepsy is also considered a chron…

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76th Session of UN General Assembly gets underway at UN Headquarters in New York.

The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly got undeway in New York on 21 September 2021. Over 100 global leaders are attending the deliberation.  These includes, Sri Lankan President Hon. Gothabhaya Rajapaksha, US President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Naren…

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K-pop stars BTS dip into global diplomacy at UN General Assembly.

It was a United Nations speech that got attention like few others — a plug for vaccines, young people and the earth’s well-being from superstar K-pop band BTS. Addressing the stage for a sustainability event, the seven-member musical juggernaut appeared before the renowned g…

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Teen with Sri Lankan roots crowned ‘Miss Teen International Botswana 2021’.

Gimhani Perera, a 17-year-old with Sri Lankan roots, has won the ‘Miss Teen International Botswana 2021’ pageant held in Botswana. The teen, representing her district Pilikwe, was crowned at the pageant held yesterday (September 19). According to Gimhani’s father, Indika Pere…

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Indian & Indonesian Navy participate in 3rd edition of ‘Samudra Shakti’.

The 3rd edition of Bilateral Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ is scheduled from September 20 to Sep 22. Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt had already arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia in the preparedness of this one of a kind exercise aimed at improving bilateral ties between In…

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Taliban replaces ministry for women with ‘guidance’ ministry.

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have set up a ministry for the “propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice” in the building that once housed the Women’s Affairs Ministry, escorting out World Bank staffers on Saturday as part of the forced move. It was the latest troubling…

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The Netherlands unveils its first national Holocaust monument.

A monument listing 102,163 Dutch victims of the Holocaust was unveiled by King Willem-Alexander in Amsterdam on Sunday, the first national memorial to be built in the Netherlands. The monument, designed by Daniel Libeskind, 75, who lost relatives in the Holocaust, lies in th…

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Canada PM Trudeau wins historic third term but falls short of majority.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won a third term in Canada’s snap election but fell short of regaining the majority he was seeking, faced with relying on smaller parties in another fragmented parliament. Trudeau’s Liberal Party was elected or leading in 156 of the 338 seats in…

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Securities and Exchange Commission Act to come into force from today (21).

The Hon. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena endorsed his certificate on the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka Bill today (21). The Bill was presented by the Minister of Finance in Parliament on 9th of July, 2021 which was published in the Gazette on 28th of June,…

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