President attends Commonwealth Summit in London.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe is currently attending the Commonwealth Leaders Meeting being held at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, United Kingdom (UK). Wickremesinghe also met with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in London, to discuss potential areas of cooperation o…

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What time is the lunar eclipse on May 05 ?

Just over two weeks after its dark silhouette crossed in front of the sun for parts of the Indian Ocean, extreme Western Australia, New Guinea and the Pacific Ocean, it is now the moon's turn to undergo an eclipse.  On May 5, the moon almost drops completely below the Ea…

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US interest rates raised to highest level in 16 years.

The US central bank has raised interest rates to the highest level in 16 years as it battles to stabilise prices. The Federal Reserve increased its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points - its 10th hike in 14 months. That pushed its benchmark rate to between 5% and 5.25%…

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Meteosat-12: Europe's new weather satellite takes first photos.

The first images from Europe's new weather satellite, Meteosat-12, have just been released. The spacecraft, which sits 36,000km above the equator, was launched in December and is currently in a testing phase that will last most of this year. When Meteosat-12's data is…

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May's Full Flower Moon rises tonight after a lunar eclipse.

May's full moon rises tonight (May 5), offering skywatchers the chance to experience the colorfully named "Flower Moon" of 2023.  During the full moon, the lunar face will be fully illuminated by the sun with the Flower Moon visible for most of the night across…

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Coal Miners Day - 04 May.

Every year on May 4th, Coal Miners Day is celebrated to acknowledge and appreciate the hard work and noteworthy contributions of coal miners in the extraction of coal. Coal is a crucial fossil fuel that is extensively used for a variety of purposes, such as power generation…

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International Firefighters’ Day (IFFD) - 04 May.

Although organized efforts to fight urban fires have been around for over two millennia, International Firefighters’ Day (IFFD) was first marked on May 4, 1999. It is a day to salute the men and women who help keep us safe, protect our property, our communities, and our wil…

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Prabath Jayasuriya nominated for ICC Player of the Month.

The International Cricket Council today revealed the international stars recognised for their outstanding performances in April as the shortlists for the ICC Men’s and Women’s Player of the Month Awards were announced. The nominees for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month encap…

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Satellite data reveal nearly 20,000 previously unknown deep-sea mountains.

The number of known mountains in Earth’s oceans has roughly doubled. Global satellite observations have revealed nearly 20,000 previously unknown seamounts, researchers report in the April Earth and Space Science. Just as mountains tower over Earth’s surface, seamounts also …

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A Massive Blue Hole just showed up near Mexico.

The mysterious world of blue holes just got a bit more intriguing, thanks to the discovery of what is now considered the world's second-deepest blue hole. Guided by tips from fishermen, scientists from Colegio de le Frontera Sur explored a tropical estuary off the south…

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Scientists catch glimpse of star swallowing planet in one big gulp.

For the first time, scientists have caught a star in the act of swallowing a planet — not just a nibble or bite, but one big gulp. Astronomers on Wednesday reported their observations of what appeared to be a gas giant around the size of Jupiter or bigger being eaten by its …

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U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Tori Bowie Dead at 32.

Olympic track and field champion Tori Bowie has died, her representatives have shared. She was 32. The three-time Olympic sprint medalist's death was confirmed through a social media statement from her management company on Wednesday (03) morning. Bowie helped the U.S. wi…

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Russian cosmonauts relocate airlock on International Space Station spacewalk.

Two Russian cosmonauts reentered an airlock after successfully relocating a different airlock during a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station. Expedition 69 commander Sergey Prokopyev and flight engineer Dmitry Petelin, both with the Russian federal space corpo…

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Guts of the universe's 1st stars found in distant gas clouds.

Astronomers have found the chemical remains left behind by the universe's first stars after they died in massive cosmic explosions called supernovas.  The stellar remains were discovered for the first time in distant gas clouds by astronomers using the Very Large Telesco…

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SpaceX launches 56 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea.

SpaceX launched another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites and landed the returning rocket at sea early Thursday morning (May 4). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 56 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Thursday at 3:31 a.…

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Scientists catch real-life Death Star devouring a planet in 1st-of-its-kind discovery.

Astronomers may have for the first time witnessed a sun-like star devouring a planet, shedding light on the fate that will befall Earth in about four billion years when our dying sun swells to engulf our world, a new study finds. By analyzing countless stars during various s…

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South Africa fast bowler Shabnim Ismail announces retirement from international cricket.

South Africa fast bowler Shabnim Ismail has announced her retirement from international cricket at the age of 34. Ismail, who has taken 317 wickets in 241 games across all three formats of the game, said she had made the "difficult decision" to "move on to the…

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King Charles III coronation on May, 6, 2023.

King Charles III, who has been waiting for over 70 years to become the monarch, will have a grand coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey on the first weekend of May. King Charles III coronation as the next Monarch of the United Kingdom will take place on Saturday, May, 6,…

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Blue verified checkmarks are coming to Gmail.

Google is going to start displaying a blue checkmark next to select senders’ names on Gmail to verify their identity, the company announced on Wednesday. The new blue checkmarks will automatically appear next to companies that have adopted Gmail’s existing Brand Indicators …

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AI 'godfather' Geoffrey Hinton warns of dangers as he quits Google.

A man widely seen as the godfather of artificial intelligence (AI) has quit his job, warning about the growing dangers from developments in the field. Geoffrey Hinton, 75, announced his resignation from Google in a statement to the New York Times, saying he now regretted his…

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