President Ranil and Indian EAM virtually declare open Academy for Kandyan dancing.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe and visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar have virtually declared open the Academy for Kandyan dancing in close proximity to the Dalada Maligawa in Kandy today (Jan. 20).  Indian PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation st…

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UK Treasury considers plan for digital pound.

The government is considering introducing a "digital pound", the economic secretary to the Treasury has told MPs. The UK was committed to becoming a world of crypto hub, Andrew Griffith said. Stablecoins are designed to have a predictable value linked to traditional…

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Legendary singer-songwriter David Crosby dies.

David Crosby, the legendary singer-songwriter and founding member of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has died, a source close to the musician confirmed Thursday. He was 81. Crosby, a two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, died after a long illness, h…

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Hashim Amla: Former South Africa batter retires.

Hashim Amla, South Africa's second highest Test run-scorer of all time, has retired at the age of 39. Amla scored 9,282 runs - second only to Jacques Kallis' 13,206 - at an average of 46.64 in 124 Tests. He amassed 18,672 in all formats for the Proteas from 2004 to 20…

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Scientists in Canada detected an 8 billion-year-old radio signal in a distant galaxy.

Scientists have detected a record-breaking radio signal from atomic hydrogen in a very distant galaxy. The galaxy that the signal originated from is believed to have come from a galaxy at redshift z=1.29. Because of the galaxy’s immense distance, the emission line had shift…

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MSN launched the of world’s first branded generic Palbociclib Tablets.

MSN Group, one of the fastest-growing, research-based fully integrated pharmaceutical companies based out of Hyderabad, India, has announced the launch of the world’s first generic Palbociclib Tablets, 75mg, 100mg and 125mg for Advanced Breast Cancer Therapy under the brand…

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Pakistan is South Asia’s Weakest Economy.

World Bank forecast Pakistan’s economic growth to slow further to two percent during the current year. This will mark a drop of two percentage points from its June 2022 estimates, according to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report. The report said that Pakistan’…

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Amazon back as world's most valued brand.

Amazon has reclaimed the top spot as the world’s most valuable brand despite its brand value falling 15 per cent this year from $350.3 billion to $299.3 billion, said a new report. According to brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance’s report, “Global 500 2023” , while Amaz…

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Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, has died.

Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, one of the biggest stars of European cinema in the 1950s and '60s, has died at the age of 95. Often described as "the most beautiful woman in the world", her films included Beat the Devil, the Hunchback of Notre Dame and Cross…

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers its first Earth-sized exoplanet.

It might be 41 light years away, but NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered a exoplanet that is 99 per cent of Earth's diameter, further opening the door for the discovery of a planet like our own. Key points: Exoplanet LHS 475 b is 41 light years awa…

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Argentine farmer grows 124-acre image of Lionel Messi visible from space.

An Argentine farmer has grown an enormous 124-acre image of Lionel Messi visible from space after planting a specially designed corn field to celebrate the star's World Cup heroics. Maximiliano Spinazze used an algorithm that calculated where seeds would need to be plant…

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Norway archaeologists find ‘world’s oldest runestone’

Archaeologists in Norway said Tuesday (17) that have found a runestone which they claim is the world’s oldest, saying the inscriptions are up to 2,000 years old and date back to the earliest days of the enigmatic history of runic writing. The flat, square block of brownish s…

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World’s largest electric ferry set to sail.

Incat Tasmania, an Australian manufacturer of high-speed craft (HSC) ferries, is ready to deliver the 148-meter (485.5 feet) Utility Ro-Pax ferry, which will be the world’s largest electric ferry. Designed by Revolution Design and built by Incat, the ferry is powered by two …

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Twitter's bird statue sells for $100,000 at auction.

An auction for hundreds of items at Twitter's San Francisco HQ has just ended. A statue of the platform's famous bird logo has claimed the most expensive item sold, coming in at $100,000 (£81,000). Viewers online noted that some of the used items were no bargain, as t…

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Cabinet nod to establish International Trade Office

The approval of the Cabinet of Ministers has been granted to establish the International Trade Office, during the cabinet meeting held yesterday (Jan. 17). Initially, the office is expected to be established under the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National …

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Prince Harry's Spare becomes UK's fastest-selling non-fiction book.

Prince Harry's memoir Spare has become the fastest-selling non-fiction book in the UK since records began in 1998. The much-publicised book sold 467,183 copies in its first week, according to official figures from Nielsen BookData. The book, which was written with celebri…

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Clare Lombardelli appointed as OECD Chief Economist.

Chief Economic Adviser to the Treasury, Clare Lombardelli, has been appointed as the new Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)  Chief Economist – the first time a British person has held this role in thirty years. As OECD Chief Economist, Clare will b…

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Barcelona ease to 3-1 victory over Real Madrid to win Super Cup.

Barcelona were crowned Spanish Super Cup champions after goals from Gavi, Robert Lewandowski and Pedri earned them a 3-1 win over bitter rivals Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia on Sunday (15). Barcelona were dominant in every aspect of the game and took advantage of three mistake…

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UN Declares Pakistan Based Abdul Rehman Makki a Global Terrorist.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has listed Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist. Makki is the brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed. The development comes after India last year slammed China af…

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Richest actors in the world 2023

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan with his more than three decades of work in the film industry has garnered millions of fans all over the world and an estimated net worth of ₹627 million ($770 million), making him the richest actor in Asia and fourth richest actor all over th…

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