The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced its annual Goalkeepers ‘Global Goals Awards’ 2021, as part of its annual Goalkeepers campaign. Goalkeepers is the foundation's campaign to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals). By …
Statue of Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto unveiled in Hungary.
Hungary has unveiled the statue of Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto. The imposing bronze statue was unveiled in Hungary’s capital, Budapest. This is the first such statue across the world to pay homage to the creator of Bitcoin digital currency. It has been constructed in a…
Gorillas shock onlookers with oral sex show at Bronx Zoo in hilarious video.
A video of two gorillas performing oral sex in front of Bronx Zoo onlookers has gone viral. The encounter took place on Wednesday (22nd), and their interaction started off quite innocent. It even drew an “aww” from the crowd. That is, until it was clear what was going down,…
Lunar Crater named after Arctic explorer Matthew Henson.
The International Astronomical Union has named a crater at the Moon’s south pole after the Arctic explorer Matthew Henson, a Black man who in 1909 was one of the first people to stand at the very top of the world. The proposal to name the crater after Henson was put forward…
Fossil footprints show humans in North America more than 21,000 years ago.
The footprints, the earliest firm evidence for humans in the Americas, show that people must have arrived here before the last Ice Age. A new discovery offers definitive evidence that humans were in North America far earlier than archaeologists previously thought — a whoppin…
New Fortress Energy finalises Sri Lanka LNG terminal contract.
US-based New Fortress Energy has finalised a contract with the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) to build an offshore liquified natural gas (LNG) receiving, storage and regasification terminal. To be located off the coast of Colombo, the new terminal is expected to be commissio…
China applies to join Asian trade deal abandoned by Trump.
Beijing has applied to join an Asia-Pacific trade pact once pushed by the U.S. as a way to isolate China and solidify American dominance in the region. China submitted the formal application letter to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partner…
Mahela appointed consultant for Sri Lanka National and U19 teams.
Former Sri Lanka Captain Mahela Jayawardena has been appointed as a ‘consultant’ to the National team during the First Round of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced today (24th). Jayawardena, who is currently the head coach of the Mumbai Indians, wi…
President Rajapaksa visits 9/11 memorial in New York.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has attended the special commemorative event organized in front of the Manhattan Memorial in the United States to mark the 20th anniversary of terrorist attacks in Washington and New York. The terrorist attacks took place on September …
Sri Lanka begins COVID vaccinations for children with co-morbidities today. (24 September 2021).
COVID-19 inoculation program for children aged between 12 - 19 years who suffer from disabilities or chronic illnesses kicked off at three hospitals today (Sep. 24). Accordingly, Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are rolled out for such children at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Chil…
NASA selects landing site for Moon rover mission.
NASA is sending a robotic rover to look for water-ice near a crater at the Moon's South Pole. In 2023, the golf cart-sized vehicle will land near the western edge of Nobile Crater, a 73km-wide depression that is almost permanently in shadow. The Viper mission will support…
2021 Changemaker Award
Fairooz Faizah Beether of Bangladesh has been chosen for the 2021 Changemaker Award for her work promoting good health and well-being by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation The Award celebrates an individual who has inspired change using personal experience or from a posit…
WHO issues new Global Air Quality Guidelines.
New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) provide clear evidence of the damage air pollution inflicts on human health, at even lower concentrations than previously understood. The guidelines recommend new air quality levels to protect the health of populations, by reduci…
Biden Pledges $10 Billion to Fight Global Hunger.
President Joe Biden told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday (21th) that the United States would commit $10 billion toward ending hunger in his country and around the world. Nearly one in three people did not have access to adequate food last year, Biden said in h…
Ukraine launches Military Drills with NATO.
Ukraine on Monday (20th) launched joint military exercises with the United States and other Nato countries as tensions with Russia remain high over the Kremlin-backed insurgency in the country’s east. The annual Rapid Trident military exercises, taking place in western Ukra…
World Rose Day 2021 - 22 September.
World Rose Day, celebrated on September 22, is a ray of hope for cancer patients all around the world who are facing the big ‘C.’ An arduous and prolonged struggle awaits those who choose to fight cancer. Aside from the physiological implications, cancer causes stress, psyc…
Accra named UNESCO World Book Capital for 2023.
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has named Accra (Ghana) as UNESCO World Book Capital for 2023, following the evaluation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee. After Guadalajara (Mexico) in 2022, the city of Accra was selected for its strong focus on yo…
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina receives "SDG Progress Award".
The UN-sponsored Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has conferred Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with "SDG Progress Award" for Bangladesh's steady course in responding to the universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure pe…
Second edition of LPL to kick off on December 04.
Sri Lanka Cricket today (23rd) announced the commencement date and team composition for the second edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), Sri Lanka’s topmost domestic T20 tournament with an international flavor. The SLC said that 2nd edition of the tournament will be hel…
Lithuania urges people to throw away Chinese phones.
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