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IPL 2020 to be played from September 19 to November 10.

IPL 2020 to be played from September 19 to November 10.
# IPL 2020 to be played from September 19 to November 10. IPL 2020 will be played from September 19 to November 10. The decision to this effect was taken at a virtual meeting of the IPL Governing Council. The meeting was organised to give a final shape to the schedule and dis…
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Two NASA astronauts return to earth successfully ending two-month mission.

Two NASA astronauts return to earth successfully ending two-month mission.
# Two NASA astronauts return to earth successfully ending two-month mission. Two NASA astronauts have returned to Earth, successfully ending their historic two-month mission to stay on the space station. Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have returned in a dramatic, ret…
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Lewis Hamilton wins British Grand Prix 2020.

Lewis Hamilton wins British Grand Prix 2020.
# Lewis Hamilton wins British Grand Prix 2020. Mercedes driver, Lewis Hamilton has won the Formula One British Grand Prix 2020 held at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom. Max Verstappen (Red bull) ended up second in this F1 race while Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) came thir…
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The United Arab Emirates became (U.A.E.) Becomes First Arab Nation to Open a Nuclear Power Plant.

The United Arab Emirates became (U.A.E.) Becomes First Arab Nation to Open a Nuclear Power Plant.
# UAE becomes first country in Arab World to produce nuclear energy. As the Barakah Nuclear Plant's 1st Unit got operational, UAE became the first country in the Arab World to produce nuclear energy. The new plant is part of the UAE's graph  to become less reliant on …
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Sir Alan Parker, director of "Bugsy Malone" and "Evita", dies aged 76.

Sir Alan Parker, director of "Bugsy Malone" and "Evita", dies aged 76.
# Sir Alan Parker, director of "Bugsy Malone" and "Evita", dies aged 76. Sir Alan Parker, the acclaimed British director of such films as Fame, Evita and Bugsy Malone, has died aged 76. The double Oscar nominee's many other credits include Midnight Exp…
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Legendary England all-rounder Ian Botham made member of House of Lords.

Legendary England all-rounder Ian Botham made member of House of Lords.
# Legendary England all-rounder Ian Botham made member of House of Lords. Legendary England all-rounder Ian Botham has been made a member of the House of Lords of the British Parliament. The 64-year-old Botham, a former captain, was among 36 new peers announced by the governm…
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Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple CEOs grilled over market dominance.

Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple CEOs grilled over market dominance.
# Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple CEOs grilled over market dominance. The CEOs of some of the world’s biggest tech companies, Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon faced off with the US Congress on Wednesday 29 July 2020 and were told they have ‘too much power’, spread fake …
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SABIC Chemical Plant in Spain Will be the 1st to Operate on 100% RE.

SABIC Chemical Plant in Spain Will be the 1st to Operate on 100% RE.
# SABIC Chemical Plant in Spain Will be the 1st to Operate on 100% RE. The polycarbonate facility of SABIC in Spain is all set to become the world’s 1st large scale chemical plant to will run entirely on renewable energy The polycarbonate facility of SABIC in Spain is all set…
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Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise, aims at replica American aircraft carrier.

Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise, aims at replica American aircraft carrier.
# Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise, aims at replica American aircraft carrier. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched underground ballistic missiles Wednesday 29 July 2020 as part of a drill that targeted a replica American aircraft …
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Apple surpasses Saudi Aramco to become world’s most valuable company.

Apple surpasses Saudi Aramco to become world’s most valuable company.
# Apple surpasses Saudi Aramco to become world’s most valuable company. Apple rode the company’s strong earnings report to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, surpassing the state oil giant Saudi Aramco at Friday’s (31 July 2020)  market close.  Apple sh…
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TikTok: President Trump says he will ban Chinese video app in the US.

TikTok: President Trump says he will ban Chinese video app in the US.
# TikTok: President Trump says he will ban Chinese video app in the US. United States President Donald Trump has announced he is banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok in the US. He told reporters he could sign an executive order as early as possible. US security o…
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Rise recorded in oral cancer patients in Sri Lanka.

Rise recorded in oral cancer patients in Sri Lanka.
# Rise recorded in oral cancer patients in Sri Lanka. # Oral cancer is the second most common type of cancer among Sri Lankans and six new patients are identified with oral cancer daily, Cancer Control Programme Director Dr. Janaki Vidanapathirana said. Oral cancer is the com…
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NASA, ULA Launch Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission to Red Planet.

NASA, ULA Launch Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission to Red Planet.
# NASA, ULA Launch Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission to Red Planet. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched “Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission”with United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Atlas V rocket to the Red Planet “Mars”. The Mars 2020 P…
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Polar bears could go extinct by 2100.

Polar bears could go extinct by 2100.
# Polar bears could go extinct by 2100. There are approximately 25,000 polar bears left in the wild today. But climate change is starving them into extinction According to research published in the Nature Climate Change journal, polar bears could all but disappear within the …
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Ivory Coast Defence Minister Bakayoko named prime minister.

Ivory Coast Defence Minister Bakayoko named prime minister.
# Ivory Coast Defence Minister Bakayoko named prime minister. Hamed Bakayoko has been named prime minister after acting as interim PM since the sudden death of former Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly. Ivory Coast's defence minister, Hamed Bakayoko, has been named prime…
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Lee Teng-hui: Taiwan's 'father of democracy' dies.

Lee Teng-hui: Taiwan's 'father of democracy' dies.
# Lee Teng-hui: Taiwan's 'father of democracy' dies. Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, considered the "father of Taiwan's democracy", has died at the age of 97. He served as president of Taiwan, from 1988 to 2000. Lee was credited with ending a…
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World Breastfeeding Day - 01 August.

World Breastfeeding Day - 01 August.
# World Breastfeeding Day - 01 August. World Breastfeeding Week was first celebrated in 1992 by World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) and is now observed in over 120 countries by UNICEF, WHO and their partners including individuals, organizations, and governments. W…
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Swiss National Day - 01 August.

Swiss National Day - 01 August.
# Swiss National Day - 01 August. The Swiss National Day (German: Schweizer Bundesfeier; French: Fete nationale Suisse; Italian: Festa nazionale svizzera; Romansh: Fiasta naziunala Svizra) is the national holiday of Switzerland, set on 1 August. It is an official national ho…
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World Wide Web Day - 01 August.

World Wide Web Day - 01 August.
# World Wide Web Day - 01 August. World Wide Web Day, marking the birth of the Web in August 1990 at the Europe Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) in Switzerland. Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau developed a prototype Web browser and introduced Hypertext Markup Langua…
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Prime Minister appoints an archaeological advisory committee.

Prime Minister appoints an archaeological advisory committee.
# Prime Minister appoints an archaeological advisory committee. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has appointed an Archaeological Advisory Committee to assist with the safeguarding of the country’s archeological sites. The relevant letters of appointment were handed over to th…
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Veteran American broadcaster Regis Philbin has died aged 88.

Veteran American broadcaster Regis Philbin has died aged 88.
# Veteran American broadcaster Regis Philbin has died aged 88. Veteran American broadcaster Regis Philbin has died aged 88, according to a family statement. # ප්‍රවීණ ඇමරිකානු ගුවන් විදුලි විකාශක රෙජිස් ෆිල්බින් වයස අවුරුදු 88 දී මියගොස් තිබේ. ප්‍රවීණ ඇමරිකානු ගුවන් විදුලි වික…
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China halts Hong Kong extradition treaties with Canada, Australia, U.K.

China halts Hong Kong extradition treaties with Canada, Australia, U.K.
# China halts Hong Kong extradition treaties with Canada, Australia, U.K. China announced the suspension Tuesday of Hong Kong's extradition treaties with Canada, Australia and Britain in a tit-for-tat move following similar decisions by those countries over a controversi…
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Turkish parliament passes social media law to regulate content.

Turkish parliament passes social media law to regulate content.
# Turkish parliament passes social media law to regulate content. Turkey’s parliament passed a government-backed law regulating social media, that critics said will increase censorship and help authorities silence dissent. President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party, which has…
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Germany to stop exporting weapons to Hong Kong, says Foreign Minister.

Germany to stop exporting weapons to Hong Kong, says Foreign Minister.
# Germany to stop exporting weapons to Hong Kong, says Foreign Minister. Germany will stop exporting weapons and dual-use goods to Hong Kong as part of the European Union's reaction to China's national security law for Hong Kong, Foreign Minister Heiko Mass said. The …
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Two school girls discover a new asteroid making way to Earth.

Two school girls discover a new asteroid making way to Earth.
# Two school girls discover a new asteroid making way to Earth. Two Indian schoolgirls working on a school project have reportedlty discovered an asteroid that is slowly shifting its orbit and moving toward Earth. Radhika Lakhani and Vaidehi Vekariya, both 10th-grade students…
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World Day against Trafficking in Persons - 30 July.

World Day against Trafficking in Persons - 30 July.
# World Day against Trafficking in Persons - 30 July. In December 2013, the United Nations General Assembly decided by its Resolution 68/192 'Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons' to observe July 30 as the World Day against Trafficking…
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International Day of Friendship - 30 July.

International Day of Friendship - 30 July.
# International Day of Friendship - 30 July. International Friendship Day is a day for celebrating friendship. The day has been celebrated in several South American countries for many years, particularly in Paraguay, where the first World Friendship Day was proposed for 30 J…
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Russia suspends deliveries of S-400 missiles to China.

Russia suspends deliveries of S-400 missiles to China.
# Russia suspends deliveries of S-400 missiles to China. Russia has announced suspension of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to China and said the resumption of further deliveries is yet to be ascertained. # රුසියාව චීනයට S-400 මිසයිල ලබා දීම අත්හිටුවයි. රුසියාව චීනයට S-40…
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