New data management system for Central Bank of Sri Lanka reserve management from Singapore.

# New data management system for Central Bank of Sri Lanka reserve management from Singapore. Cabinet approval has been granted on 07 June 2019 to procure a new data management system to meet the existing requirements in the management of the country's foreign reserves a…

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Chandimal set new record in SL’s domestic Premier League.

# Dinesh Chandimal set new record in SL’s domestic Premier League. Dinesh Chandimal has set a new record with the highest individual score in Sri Lanka’s Domestic Premier League history. He has scored 354 (not out) runs in a match against the Saracens SC team. The former Sri L…

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Cabinet sub-committee on cost of living to be appointed.

# Cabinet sub-committee on cost of living to be appointed. The Cabinet of Ministers granted its approval to appoint the Cabinet sub-committee on cost of living. The relevant proposal has been tabled by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The proposed Cabinet sub-committee is tasked …

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Congo says world's largest measles epidemic is over.

# Congo says world's largest measles epidemic is over. The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday 25 August 2020 it has ended the world’s largest measles outbreak that has killed more than 7,000 children since it was declared 14 months ago. Health experts say the ac…

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50 New Alien Planets And May Find Many More.

# 50 New Alien Planets And May Find Many More. A new “machine learning” algorithm has confirmed the existence of 50 new exoplanets in data collected by NASA’s ground-breaking Kepler mission. Although algorithms have for long been used to comb through the huge amounts of data …

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Bryan brothers announces retirement from the tennis sport.

# Bryan brothers announces retirement from the tennis sport. The most successful men’s doubles pair in the tennis history, Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan have announced their retirement from the tennis sport. The brother’s pair captured an Open Era record with 119 trophies in 26 s…

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TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer quits the from company.

# TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer quits the from company. TikTok’s chief executive, Kevin Mayer, is going to leave the company. Mayer has sent a letter to employees announcing his departure, and Vanessa Pappas, who is the general manager of TikTok in the US right now, will be taking …

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Elon Musk becomes a centibillionaire, Jeff Bezos' wealth tops $200 billion.

# Elon Musk becomes a centibillionaire, Jeff Bezos' wealth tops $200 billion. Three of the world’s richest people have achieved staggering new levels of personal wealth. The net worth of Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos eclipsed $200 billion on Wednesday 26 August 2020 …

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Writer-journalist Gail Sheehy, dies at age 83.

# Writer-journalist Gail Sheehy, dies at age 83. Gail Sheehy, trailblazing journalist, commentator and pop sociologist whose best-selling "Passages" helped millions navigate their lives from early adulthood to middle age and beyond, has died. She was 83. Sheehy, wid…

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World Water Week 2020: 24-28 August.

# World Water Week 2020: 24-28 August. The World Water Week 2020 is observed (WWWeek at Home) from 24th August to 28th August 2020. The theme for World Water Week 2020 at Home is ‘Water and Climate change: Accelerating Action’. The World Water Week is an annual global event o…

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Bangladesh to Start Relocating Some Rohingyas to Island soon.

# Bangladesh to Start Relocating Some Rohingyas to Island soon. Authorities in Bangladesh said Tuesday 25.08.2020 that they want to start relocating thousands of Rohingya refugees to a Bay of Bengal island soon from crammed camps near the border with Myanmar, from where they…

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Neelkantha Bhanu Prakash won the fastest Human Calculator Title.

#  Neelkantha Bhanu Prakash won the fastest Human Calculator Title. Neelkantha Bhanu Prakash is the Indian who has won the fastest Human Calculator title in the recent world championship, Mind Sports Olympiad 2020. Neelkantha hails from Hyderabad and narrated about his achiev…

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BRICS Industry Ministers attend a video meeting.

# BRICS Industry Ministers attend a video meeting. Industry Ministers of BRICS countries attended a video meeting on 25 August 2020 to discuss ways to boost cooperation in areas including 5G and Artificial Intelligence. As per Chinese state media, the meeting adopted a joint…

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WHO declares Africa as a polio free region.

# WHO declares Africa as a polio free region. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday 25 August 2020 declared that Africa was free of the virus that causes polio, a landmark in a decades-long campaign to eradicate the notorious disease around the world. This matter an…

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James Anderson becomes first fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets.

# James Anderson becomes first fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets. Anderson joins spinners Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble in 600-wicket club after dismissing Pakistan's Azhar Ali. England's James Anderson has made history by becoming the first fas…

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INGINE South Korea invests USD 8 mn to generate Green Energy in Sri Lanka.

# INGINE South Korea invests USD 8 mn to generate Green Energy in Sri Lanka. For the first time in South Asia, INGINE Lanka Private Limited and INGINE Inc. in South Korea will introduce breakthrough INWaveTM technology to generate Green energy to Sri Lanka.The total investme…

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Ex-Congo president Pascal Lissouba dies at age 88.

# Ex-Congo president Pascal Lissouba dies at age 88. Pascal Lissouba, former President of the Republic of Congo from 1992 to 1997, died Monday 24 August 2020 morning in France at the age of 88. President Lissouba passed away after a short illness, said MP Honore Sayi, a spoke…

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Kellyanne Conway, senior adviser to US President Donald Trump, has announced that she is resigning from her post.

# Kellyanne Conway, senior adviser to US President Donald Trump, has announced that she is resigning from her post. She says she will step down from her role to focus on her children. Kellyanne Conway is the first woman in American history to lead a successful US presidential…

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Joe Biden officially nominated as Democratic presidential candidate of USA.

# Joe Biden officially nominated as Democratic presidential candidate of USA. Joe Biden was officially nominated on Tuesday 25 August 2020 night as the Democratic nominee for president. The former vice president tweeted his acceptance, which he will codify in a Thursday 27 Au…

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Women's Equality Day - 26 August.

# Women's Equality Day - 26 August. Women's Equality Day is a day proclaimed each year by the United States President to commemorate the granting of the vote to women throughout the country on an equal basis with men. Women in the United States were granted the right…

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Australian all-rounder Cameron White announces retirement from all professional cricket.

# Australian all-rounder Cameron White announces retirement from all professional cricket. Australian all-rounder Cameron White has announced his retirement from all forms of professional cricket. The 37 year-old Australian player will however, continue to play at the Premier…

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Beach Cleaning Programme ‘Life Worth, Save a Life’.

# Beach Cleaning Programme ‘Life Worth, Save a Life’. A beach cleaning programme organised by three organisations namely, "My Friend", "Rainbow Swimming" and the "Life Saving Society", under the theme of ' Life Worth Save a Life' was hel…

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First session of 9th Parliament inaugurated.

# First session of 9th Parliament inaugurated. The ceremonial sittings of the first session of the 9th Parliament declared open in a very simple manner at 3 pm on 20 August 2020 presided by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The Government's Policy Statement was presented by t…

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Colombo air quality at 'Good levels'.

# Colombo air quality at 'Good levels'. In terms of air quality, As at 2pm today 25 August 2020, Colombo’s air pollution status stood at Good level of 34, as measured by PM 2.5 (fine particulate matter). The ‘good' level, which ranges from 0-50, means the air qual…

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India's Chandrayaan-2 moon mission hits 1-year mark in lunar orbit.

# India's Chandrayaan-2 moon mission hits 1-year mark in lunar orbit. India's Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter has finished one year and 4,400 trips around the moon — and the spacecraft is just getting started, Indian space agency officials said Thursday 20 August 2020. # …

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Saudi Arabia's Aramco Suspends $10 Billion Refinery Complex Project In China's Liaoning Province.

# Saudi Arabia's Aramco Suspends $10 Billion Refinery Complex Project In China's Liaoning Province. In a big development, Saudi Arabia's state oil behemoth Aramco has suspended a deal to build a $10 billion refining and petrochemicals complex in China's north…

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First female golfer from Germany Sophia Popov wins Women’s British Open.

# First female golfer from Germany Sophia Popov wins Women’s British Open. World number 304 Sophia Popov became the first female golfer from Germany to capture a major title after winning the Women's British Open by two strokes at Royal Troon in Scotland. # ජර්මනියේ පළමු …

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Spectacles believed to be worn by Mahatma Gandhi set auction record in UK.

# Spectacles believed to be worn by Mahatma Gandhi set auction record in UK. A pair of gold-plated spectacles believed to have been worn by Mahatma Gandhi and presented as a gift in the 1900s have broken all records for a UK auction house by selling for 260,000 pounds. The ne…

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China successfully launches new optical remote-sensing satellite.

# China successfully launches new optical remote-sensing satellite. China successfully launched a new optical remote-sensing satellite from its Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China on Sunday 23 August 2020. The satellite, Gaofen-9 05, was sent into orbit by a Lo…

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Jacques Kallis, Zaheer Abbas & Lisa Sthalekar inducted into ICC Hall of Fame.

# Jacques Kallis, Zaheer Abbas & Lisa Sthalekar inducted into ICC Hall of Fame. Legendary South African all-rounder Jaques Kallis, Pakistan batting great Zaheer Abbas and Pune-born former Australian captain Lisa Sthalekar were inducted into the International Cricket Coun…

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