Siddhalepa Group chairman Dr. Victor Hettigoda passes away.

Dr. Victor Hettigoda, the chairman of “Siddhalepa Group” has passed away at the age of 84. Dr. Hettigoda was also conferred “Deshabandu – Class I” in 1990 by then-President Ranasinghe Premadasa, in recognition of his contribution to Ayurveda and the industry. He has received …

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World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) - 02 April.

World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), on April 2nd each year shines a bright light on a growing global health crisis. According to the National Autism Association, Autism affects 1 in 59 children. The bio-neurological developmental disability usually presents itself by the age …

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International Children’s’ Book Day - 02 April.

International Children’s’ Book Day is on or about April 2, the birthday of Danish author Hans Christian Anderson. The goal of the day is to create and further in children a love of reading. The day also spotlights children’s books such as those written by Hans Christian And…

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Dwayne Bravo becomes highest wicket-taker in Indian Premier League history.

Dwayne Bravo created history by becoming the highest wicket-taker in Indian Premier League (IPL) history during the match between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants on Thursday 31 March 2022. Bravo went past Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga who took 170 wickets…

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The International Day of Drug Checking - 31 March.

The International Day of Drug Checking takes place on March 31 every year since 2017 to ensure people are educated on drugs and aware of their effects.  The day aims to promote harm reduction initiatives of drugs and reduce drug-related risks. Along with it, it also marks pr…

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Belgian footballer Miguel Van Damme dies.

Belgian footballer Miguel Van Damme has died from leukemia, He was 28 years old. Van Damme was diagnosed with leukemia in 2016 and underwent several courses of treatment for the cancer over five years. Cercle Brugge goalkeeper Van Damme started playing in the Belgian first di…

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World Backup Day - 31 March.

World Backup Day on March 31st reminds us to protect our precious digital documents as we’ve become more reliant on technology. There’s always that one photo, video or memory that you took the time to save, yet for some reason, it’s not yours anymore. Whether it was a lost o…

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Maltese PM Robert Abela sworn in after landslide election win.

The Prime Minister of Malta, Robert Abela has been sworn in for a second term after his ruling Labour Party won the 2022 general election in a landslide victory. He was administered the oath of office by President George Vella. Abela was first sworn in as prime minister in …

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Solomon Islands has signed a policing deal with China.

Solomon Islands has signed a policing deal with China and will send a proposal for a broader security agreement covering the military to its cabinet for consideration. According to a copy of the draft security agreement circulating on social media, it would allow China to ba…

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Country music singer Jeff Carson dies.

Country music singer and songwriter Jeff Carson, who scored hits with “Not On Your Love” and “The Car” , has died at age 58. He has died of a heart attack at a hospital in Franklin. Carson was born Jeffrey Lee Herndon in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1963, Westby said in a news release…

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Transgender Day of Visibility 2022 - 31 March 2022.

Thursday 31 March is International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV), a day dedicated to celebrating the achievements and contributions of transgender and gender diverse people around the world, whilst also raising awareness of the work that still needs to be done to eli…

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New Director-General of the International Labour Organization.

The ILO Governing Body has elected Gilbert F. Houngbo as the Organization’s 11th Director-General, who will take office in October 2022. Houngbo is currently President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and former Prime Minister of Togo. He was elec…

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Iga Świątek seals world No. 1 spot, becoming first Pole to top tennis rankings.

Iga Świątek will become the new world number one women’s tennis player after her victory over Viktorija Golubic at the Miami Open last night. The 20-year-old is the first ever Polish singles player, male or female, to hold top spot. After the current top-ranked player, Austr…

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First wildlife bond issued by World Bank to save Africa’s Black Rhino.

The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) has issued the Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) to support of South Africa’s efforts to conserve endangered species of Black Rhino. Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) is also known as “Rhino Bond”. I…

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NASA finds over 5,000 worlds beyond our solar system.

The count of confirmed new worlds outside of our solar system just ticked beyond 5,000 with the discovery of 65 new exoplanets, confirmed National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The latest contribution to the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which records exoplanet discoveries…

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Mohamad Reza Masoumi from Iran bags 13th Greenstorm photography award.

Mohamad Reza Masoumi from Iran has won the 13th edition of the prestigious Greenstorm Global Photography Award, which is organised in association with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Greenstorm Global Photography Award is organised by Greenstorm Foundation e…

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World Air Quality Report - 2021

This 2021 World Air Quality Report presents an overview of the state of global air quality in 2021. The report is based on PM2.5 air quality data from 6,475 cities in 117 countries, regions and territories around the world. The data used to create this report was generated …

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UNEP Annual Frontier Report - 2022.

Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, has been ranked as the most noise polluted city globally, according to the recent ‘Annual Frontier Report, 2022’ published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). As per the report, the city recorded noise pollution of 119 …

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International Day of Unborn Child - 25 March.

Thee International Day of the Unborn Child is an annual commemoration of unborn fetuses, observed as a day of opposition to abortion on March 25. It was established by Pope John Paul II to coincide with the Feast of the Annunciation. John Paul II viewed the day as “a positiv…

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Malaysia to host 4 nations for Bersama Shield 2022.

Malaysia will host armed forces from 4 nations namely, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom in the annual Bersama Shield 2022 training exercise. Malaysia will host armed forces from 4 nations namely, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdo…

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