The world has a new centibillionaire: Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.

# The world has a new centibillionaire: Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg. Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth passed $100 billion for the first time Thursday after Facebook Inc. hit a record on optimism about the release of its TikTok competitor Reels. The 36-year-old joins fellow tech…

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US Senate approves TikTok ban on government devices.

# US Senate approves TikTok ban on government devices. The US Senate unanimously approved a bill Thursday to ban TikTok, the Chinese-owned hit video-sharing app, from use on government-issued devices, the final step before the proposal heads to President Donald Trump to be s…

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Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer Shirley Ann Grau has died at the age of 91.

# Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer Shirley Ann Grau has died at the age of 91. Grau’s stories and novels told of both the dark secrets and the beauty of the Deep South. Grau won the 1965 Pulitzer Prize for her fourth book, “The Keepers of the House.” The book drew critic…

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Trump hosts swearing-in of first Black Air Force chief.

# Trump hosts swearing-in of first Black Air Force chief. President Donald Trump hosted the swearing-in of the first Black Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, in an Oval Office ceremony Tuesday 04 August 2020. Vice President Mike Pence administered the oat…

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TikTok to open first European data centre in Ireland by investing $499 million.

# TikTok to open first European data centre in Ireland by investing $499 million. Popular short-video app TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, plans to open its first European data centre in Ireland with an investment of about 420 million euros ($499 million). Under fire f…

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Hiroshima Peace Day - 06 August.

# Hiroshima Peace Day - 06 August. At 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, Little Boy — the first atomic bomb to be used in war — was dropped by the United States Air Force from the Enola Gay, a B-29 bomber. The force of the atomic bomb effectively obliterated the city of Hiroshima,…

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Beirut Blast: Dozens dead and thousands injured.

# Beirut blast: Dozens dead and thousands injured. A large blast in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, has killed at least 70 people and injured more than 4,000 others, the health minister says. Videos show smoke billowing from a fire, then a mushroom cloud following the blast at …

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Pakistan Prime Minister unveils a new political map.

# Pakistan Prime Minister unveils a new political map.  Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday 04 August 2020 unveiled a “new political map” of Pakistan that includes Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) as part of the country’s territory for the first time…

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UK considering to launch a coin to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi.

# UK considering to launch a coin to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi. Britain is considering minting a coin to commemorate India’s independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, amid growing interest in recognizing the contributions of people from the Black, Asian and other minority ethnic co…

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John Hume: Nobel Peace Prize winner dies at aged 83.

# John Hume: Nobel Peace Prize winner dies at aged 83. The Nobel Peace Prize winner and prominent Northern Ireland politician John Hume has died at aged 83. He died in a Londonderry nursing home following a long period of illness. One of the highest-profile politicians in Nort…

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Iker Casillas: Former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper retires from football.

# Iker Casillas: Former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper retires from football. Former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas has retired from football at the age of 39. Casillas made 725 appearances for Real during a 16-year career at the Bernabeu, winning three Cham…

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Mark Phillips sworn in as Prime Minister & Bharrat Jagdeo takes up position as Vice President of Guyana.

# Mark Phillips sworn in as Prime Minister & Bharrat Jagdeo takes up position as Vice President of Guyana. Former Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Brigadier (retired) Mark Phillips has been sworn in as Prime Minister of Guyana. Meanwhile, former president Bharra…

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Computer mouse co-creator dies at 91.

# Computer mouse co-creator dies at 91. The co-creator of the computer mouse, William English, has died aged 91. The engineer and inventor was born in 1929 in Kentucky and studied electrical engineering at university before joining the US Navy. He built the first mouse in 1963…

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European Sentinel satellites launch to map global CO2 emissions.

# European Sentinel satellites launch to map global CO2 emissions. German manufacturer OHB-System has signed a €445m (£400m) contract to begin construction of a satellite network to monitor carbon dioxide. # යුරෝපීය සෙන්ටිනල් චන්ද්‍රිකා ගෝලීය CO2 විමෝචනය සිතියම් ගත කිරීම සඳහා…

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US will ban TikTok by September 15.

# US will ban TikTok by September 15. US President Donald Trump has set September 15 as the deadline for buying the operations of video-sharing platform TikTok in the US, after which the app will be banned in the country. Trump also said very substantial portion of that price…

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World Cup winner Benedikt Howedes retires from soccer.

# World Cup winner Benedikt Howedes retires from soccer. World Cup winner German footballer, Benedikt Howedes has retired from football. He was part of the 2014 world-cup winning Germany team. He was one of the 3 players who had played every minute for the team in the tourna…

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Mohamed Irfaan Ali named as President of Guyana.

# Mohamed Irfaan Ali named as President of Guyana. Presidential candidate of the Peoples Progressive Party/Civic Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali was sworn in as Guyana’s ninth Executive President. Former President Mr Bharrat Jagdeo, who was sworn in as Vice-President, will head a trans…

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NASA will send a balloon the size of a football field to study how stars form.

# NASA will send a balloon the size of a football field to study how stars form. NASA plans to send an enormous balloon to the edge of Earth's stratosphere in search of secrets about how stars and planets form. The space agency's ASTHROS mission will depart from Antar…

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Scientists discover active volcanoes on Venus.

# Scientists discover active volcanoes on Venus. A recent study has identified 37 recently active volcanic structures on Venus, the second planet from the Sun. The study provides some of the best evidence yet that Venus is still a geologically active planet.  The study was co…

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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 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 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. 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.

# 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, 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 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. 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. 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'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 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. 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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