SLC to launch its own T10 league in June 2023.

Sri Lanka Cricket has pencilled in June 2023 for the launch of its inaugural T10 league. Titled the Lanka T10 League, the tournament will also host both a men's and women's tournament in the same slot first - meaning matches would take place "concurrently,"…

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Cuban musician Pablo Milanés dies.

Pablo Milanés, a Grammy award winner who was a key member of Cuba's "nuevo trova" (new music) movement, has died aged 79. Affectionately known as Pablito, he was renowned for his poetic lyrics and emotional vocals on hits like Yolanda, Yo Me Quedo (I’m Staying…

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Kenyan runner Renju banned five years for doping.

Keneth Kiprop Renju, winner of the Prague half-marathon in April, received a five-year ban Friday as the latest in a long list of Kenyan athletes suspended for suspected doping. The 26-year-old has been banned for the “presence/use of a prohibited substance (Methasterone)“, …

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Donald Trump says he'll run for president again in 2024.

Former US President Donald Trump has launched his third bid for the White House, declaring: "America's comeback starts right now." At his Florida estate, he said: "We have to save our country." Mr Trump's announcement comes as some fellow Republica…

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Climate Change Performance Index 2023.

The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an instrument to enable transparency in national and international climate politics. The CCPI uses a standardized framework to compare the climate performance of 59 countries and the EU, which together account for 92% of global…

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India is set to surpass China to become the world’s most populous country by 2023.

India is set to surpass China to become the world’s most populous country by 2023, says a report by the United Nations. This is because fertility rates in China have declined considerably in past years, with the country expected to see an absolute decline in population numb…

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22nd FIFA World Cup 2022

The 22nd FIFA men’s world cup was formally declared open at a colourful ceremony held at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar on 20 November. It is for the first time that an Arab country is hosting the football tournament. 32 teams will play for the most coveted prize in …

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World Television Day - 21 November.

Every year on November 21st, World Television Day recognizes how TV plays a vital role in presenting different issues that affect people. The first television set was invented in 1927. The 21-year-old inventor was Philo Taylor Farnsworth. His idea was to capture moving image…

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World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) - 20 November 2022.

Every third Sunday in November, the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) seeks to remember the millions of lives lost or injured due to road crashes. The day is also held to pay tribute to emergency responders and medical professionals. These people deal …

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Elon Musk reinstates former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account.

Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, on Saturday announced that he was reinstating former President Donald Trump to the social media platform, nearly two years after the company suspended him, citing his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.  The platform's CEO announc…

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World Toilet Day - 19 November.

Every year on November 19th, the world celebrates World Toilet Day. It’s not a day to use bathroom humor and is no laughing matter. The goal of this day is to tackle the global sanitation crisis and draw attention to those without sanitation. Human waste spreads deadly disea…

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International Men’s Day - 19 November.

International Men’s Day on November 19th is a chance for men around the globe to teach the boys in their lives the values, character, and responsibilities of being a man. On this day, male role models are invited to set examples of health, well-being, and integrity for youn…

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95-year-old Angela Álvarez wins Best New Artist at this year's Latin Grammys.

Angela Álvarez, a 95-year-old Cuban singer-songwriter who only began performing in her older age, proves that. But last night, Álvarez also proved that it’s never too late to receive one of the most esteemed honors for an emerging Latin musician:  a Latin Grammy for Best Ne…

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Amazon becomes world’s first Public Company to lose $1 trillion in Market Value.

Amazon.com Inc. is the world’s first public company to lose a trillion dollars in market value as a combination of rising inflation, tightening monetary policies and disappointing earnings updates triggered a historic selloff in the stock this year.  Shares in the e-commerce…

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Webb telescope spots earliest galaxies yet, and they are cosmic oddballs.

From its perch a million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope has sighted two of the most distant galaxies ever — and delivered a brilliant surprise. These galaxies are far brighter than anyone expected, challenging our view of how the cosmos took shape in the a…

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NASA launches Artemis 1 moon mission on its most powerful rocket ever.

The United States space agency NASA has launched its Artemis-1 mission from Kennedy Space Centre, Florida on 16 Wednesday. About eight minutes after launch, the core stage’s engines cut off and the core stage separated from the rest of the rocket. After this, the Orion spac…

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Brazilian Grand Prix 2022

Mercedes’ George Russell has won his maiden F1 race in Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton & Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz came at the second and third positions respectively. With Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finishing fourth. It was also Mercedes’ maiden…

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Father of modern election science, Sir David Butler, passes away.

Sir David Butler, dubbed the “Father of Election Science” , has died at the age of 98. He was born on the 17th of October 1924, Butler became a diligent student of philosophy, politics, and economics at New College, Oxford. His studies were disrupted when he was commissioned…

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Greg Barclay re-elected as ICC chairman without contest.

Greg Barclay has been re-elected as ICC chairman for another two-year term after his rival, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani, pulled out of the contest late on Friday. Barclay, who served his first stint as ICC chair between 2022 and this November, will now…

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International Students Day - 17 November.

On November 17th, International Students Day commemorates the anniversary of the Nazi storming of the University of Prague. The day also promotes student activism around the world. Through the years, university students have not shied away from voicing their political opinio…

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