Barack Obama wins Emmy for narrating Netflix documentary.

At the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony on Saturday (03), former president Barack Obama and the late actor Chadwick Boseman had notable wins. Obama won the outstanding narrator Emmy Award for his work on the Netflix documentary, "Our Great National Parks." Higher …

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International Day of Charity - 05 September.

International Day of Charity on September 5th encourages organizations and individuals to help others. The day also emphasizes increasing solidarity and promoting social responsibility. The UN recognizes that volunteering and philanthropic work provides social bonding while …

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New Zealand fully reopens borders after long pandemic closure.

New Zealand's borders are fully open for the first time since March 2020, when they shut in an effort to keep out Covid-19. Immigration authorities will now begin accepting visitors with visas and those on student visas again. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called it an &q…

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Japanese yen slips to 24-year low against dollar.

The Japanese yen has declined to its lowest level against the US dollar since August 1998, prompting the government to weigh action. The boost in the dollar stems from data suggesting the labour market of the world's biggest economy is recovering. On Thursday, the currenc…

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Switzerland's vanishing glaciers threaten Europe's water supply.

Switzerland's glaciers have lost more than half their volume in less than a hundred years, and the long hot summer this year has accelerated the thaw, a new study shows. The glaciers support ski resorts and attract climbers and hikers in summer, but are also essential to…

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World Sexual Health Day - 04 September.

On September 4th, World Sexual Health Day brings greater awareness of sexual health. Managed by the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), the day also celebrates sexuality and promotes sexual rights. What exactly is sexual health? Sexual health involves the state of phy…

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World Coconut Day - 02 September.

World Coconut Day on September 2nd recognizes the flavorful and aromatic nutrition the coconut brings to many products. Biologically, the coconut is a seed, nut, and fruit all in one package. However, the term for a one-seeded fruit (nut) is “drupe.” Every part of the coconu…

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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 3 years in prison.

Myanmar’s deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of electoral fraud on Friday and sentenced by a judge to three years in jail with hard labour, according to a source familiar with the proceedings. The Nobel laureate and figurehead of Myanmar’s opposition to …

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NASA's James Webb telescope snaps its first picture of an exoplane.

For the first time, astronomers have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of a planet outside our solar system. The exoplanet is a gas giant, meaning it has no rocky surface and could not be habitable The planet, called HIP 65426 b and its likely to …

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Ecuador fears Galapagos tortoises were hunted and eaten.

Ecuador has launched an investigation into the killing of four Galapagos giant tortoises, which prosecutors fear were hunted and eaten. Remains of the reptiles were found in a national park on Isabela, the largest island of the Galapagos archipelago. Killing the endangered an…

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Viktor Axelsen wins second BWF World Championships title

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen won his second badminton world title, beating Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-5, 21-16 in the final in Tokyo. World number one Axelsen has lost only one singles match this season and was too much for 21-year-old rising star Vitidsarn, who wa…

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James Anderson became the most successful pace bowler in the history.

James Anderson became the most successful pace bowler in the history of international cricket. The 40-year-old ageless pace legend accomplished this feat in the second Test against South Africa in Manchester’s Old Trafford. Anderson dismissed Simon Harmer for 16 off 48 balls…

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World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm is finally operational.

Hornsea 2, a wind farm off the coast of the UK, is now fully operational and ready to help power around 1.3 million U.K. homes. With 165 turbines covering an area of 462 square kilometers (roughly 178 square miles), it is officially the biggest offshore wind farm on the pla…

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67th Filmfare Awards 2022.

The 67th Filmfare Awards ceremony, presented by The Times Group, honoured the best Indian Hindi-language films of 2021. Held at Jio World Centre, the 67th Filmfare Awards honour the films released in 2021. At a press conference helmed by the editor of Filmfare magazine, Jit…

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Professor Malik Ranasinghe Assumes Duties as Chairman of ICTA.

The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), announces that Professor Malik Ranasinghe has assumed duties as Chairman, ICTA. Professor Malik Ranasinghe is a Senior Professor in Civil Engineering at the University of Moratuwa (UoM) He is a Chartered Engineer, I…

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Max Verstappen won Belgian F1 Grand Prix 2022.

Red Bull’s driver Max Verstappen has won the Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix 2022 as Hamilton crashes out. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez & Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz finished at second and third positions respectively. Verstappen has now won 9 of this season’s 14 races. It was his 7…

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Rohit Sharma Overtakes Martin Guptill.

Rohit Sharma overtakes Martin Guptill to become leading run scorer in T20 Internationals. Indian captain Rohit Sharma, during his half-century knock against the West Indies in the first T20I at Tarouba in Trinidad, went past New Zealand’s Martin Guptill and became the leadin…

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Virat Kohli to join list of cricketers who have played 100 matches in all 3 formats.

Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli will become the first cricketer from the country to play in 100 matches in all three formats of the game on Sunday (August 28). Virat, who will take part in his 100th T20I against Pakistan, has featured in 102 Tests and 262 ODIs till date.  …

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Angela Merkel awarded the 2022 Unesco Peace Prize.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday 30 August received the 2022 Unesco Peace Prize for “her efforts to welcome refugees.” The distinction, officially called the Félix-Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize, is named after the late former president of Côte d’Ivoire. It ha…

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The Liberty Medal 2022 to be awarded to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.

The Liberty Medal 2022 will be awarded this fall to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The National Constitution Center has announced that Zelenskyy will be honoured in a ceremony in October for what it called “his heroic defence of liberty in the face of Russian tyra…

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