Alibaba Cloud to invest $283 million to accelerate global partnership.

# Alibaba Cloud to invest $283 million to accelerate global partnership. Alibaba Cloud on Tuesday 09 June 2020 said it will invest RMB 2 billion (US$283 million) this fiscal to empower global partners and accelerate joint innovations in the post pandemic era. With the investm…

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Saturn's Moon Titan Drifting Away Faster Than Previously Thought

# Saturn's Moon Titan Drifting Away Faster Than Previously Thought. Just as our own Moon floats away from Earth a tiny bit more each year, other moons are doing the same with their host planets. As a moon orbits, its gravity pulls on the planet, causing a temporary bulge…

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Donald Trump targets ICC with sanctions over Afghanistan war crimes case.

# Donald Trump targets International Criminal Court (ICC) with sanctions over Afghanistan war crimes case. U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday 11 June 2020 issued an executive order authorising sanctions against individuals involved in an International Criminal Court (IC…

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Retired Senior DIG SM Wickramasinghe appointed Ombudsman at Presidential Secretariat.

# Retired Senior DIG SM Wickramasinghe appointed as Ombudsman at Presidential Secretariat. An Ombudsman office has been created at the Presidential Secretariat to look into complaints and grievances of the public and provide speedy solutions, the President’s Media Division a…

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Global Peace Index 2020.

# Global Peace Index 2020. This is the 14th edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI), which ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness. Produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the GPI is the world’s leading measure o…

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China's unmanned submersible Haidou-1 takes 10,907-meter dive at world's deepest point in new world record.

# China's unmanned submersible Haidou-1 takes 10,907-meter dive at world's deepest point in new world record. China's unmanned submersible has dived to a depth of 10,907 metres at the world's deepest ocean point, setting a new record for the country during wh…

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International Day of the African Child - 16 June.

# International Day of the African Child - 16 June. The Day of the African Child has been celebrated on June 16 every year since 1991, when it was first initiated by the Organisation of African Unity (the forerunner of the African Union). It honors those who participated in …

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30th anniversary Remembering the brutal killing of over 700 police officers in Sri Lanka on 11 June 1990.

# 30th Anniversary Remembering the brutal killing of over 700 police officers in Sri Lanka on 11 June 1990. In 1990, a mass murder of Sri Lankan police officers took place on June 11. Terrorists of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the world’s most ruthless terror…

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Scientists Create Prototype Device That Generates Electricity From Shadows.

#  Scientists Create Prototype Device That Generates Electricity From Shadows. A new device called a shadow-effect energy generator harnesses shadows to generate electricity, researchers report. This concept opens up new approaches in generating green energy under indoor light…

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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day - 15 June.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day - 15 June. It was officially recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2011, following a request by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA), who first established the commemoration in June 2006. …

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Global Wind Day - 15 June.

# Global Wind Day - 15 June. Global Wind Day is a worldwide event that occurs annually on 15 June. It is a day for discovering wind, its power and the possibilities it holds to change our world. In more than 75 countries around the world, wind farms are in operation, generati…

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World Blood Donor Day - 14 June.

# World Blood Donor Day - 14 June. On 14 June 2020 WHO and all countries will celebrate World Blood Donor Day. The need for safe blood is universal. Safe blood is critical both for treatments and urgent interventions. It can help patients suffering from life-threatening condi…

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MIT engineers develop “brain-on-a-chip”.

# MIT engineers develop “brain-on-a-chip”. MIT engineers have designed a "brain-on-a-chip," smaller than a piece of confetti, that is made from tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses known as memristors—silicon-based components that mimic the information-tr…

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Unknown reptile species found in flatbed truck.

# Unknown reptile species found in flatbed truck. A reptile from an unknown subspecies has been found in a flatbed truck carrying goods for a private company which was imported from China. When contacted about the matter, Western Province Assistant Wildlife Director Lalith Wi…

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SpaceX wins NASA approval to send astronauts on reusable rockets.

# SpaceX wins NASA approval to send astronauts on reusable rockets. SpaceX appears to have won NASA’s approval to launch astronauts on reused Falcon 9 rockets and Crew Dragon spacecraft a matter of days after the company’s astronaut launch debut went off without a hitch. Ever…

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Strange radio bursts from space are back

# Strange radio bursts from space are back. In what seems like the start of the movie Contact, researchers report that mysterious fast radio bursts (FRBs) from space have been detected once again and that they’re following a pattern. The cause of these signals is unknown — i…

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Galapagos welcomes new ‘Darwin’s flycatcher’ chicks.

# Galapagos welcomes new ‘Darwin’s flycatcher’ chicks. Six little vermilion flycatcher chicks have hatched in the Galapagos Islands, officials said Tuesday, in a boost to the dwindling numbers of the brilliantly coloured songbird. Just 40 breeding pairs remain on the upper pa…

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Twitter deletes Chinese ‘state-linked’ disinformation network.

# Twitter deletes Chinese ‘state-linked’ disinformation network. Twitter said Friday 12 June 2020 it had deleted more than 170,000 accounts linked to a Chinese government disinformation campaign that targeted Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement and sought to discredit the Uni…

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Minimum age of labor increased up to 16 years.

# Minimum age of labor increased up to 16 years. The minimum age of labor will be increased from 14 to 16 years as per the Cabinet decision, said Minister Dinesh Gunawardena. Minister of Skills Development, Employment and Labor Relations Dinesh Gunawardena mentioned this addr…

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Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput passes away.

# Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput passes away. Bollywood Actor Sushant Singh Rajput passed away. He made his Bollywood debut with the 2013 movie “Kai Po Che!” and was renowned for his role in the 2016 hit MS Dhoni: The Untold Story. He earned massive fame with a TV show…

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European Cup winner Tony Dunne passes away.

# European Cup winner Tony Dunne passes away. Manchester United’s European Cup-winning defender Tony Dunne passed away. He left Irish club Shelbourne in 1960 and joined Manchester United. He made 535 appearances for the Manchester United club and played an instrumental role …

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International Albinism Awareness Day - 13 June

# International Albinism Awareness Day - 13 June. International Albinism Awareness Day is observed on 13th June every year. The day is celebrated annually to bring about awareness among the people about albinism and the human rights of people with albinism. Each year events …

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Indian-American scientist Rattan Lal wins World Food Prize 2020.

# Indian-American scientist Rattan Lal wins World Food Prize 2020. Indian-American soil scientist, Rattan Lal was named this year’s prestigious World Food Prize 2020. He has been awarded for developing and mainstreaming a soil-centric approach to increasing food production t…

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Independence Day in Philippines (Araw ng Kasarinlan) - 12 June.

# Independence Day in Philippines (Araw ng Kasarinlan) - 12 June. One of the most significant dates in the Philippine’s history is Independence Day because it marks the nation’s independence from the Spanish rule on June 12, 1898. Filipinos celebrate it annually on June 12. I…

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