The World University Rankings 2021

# The World University Rankings 2021. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 include more than 1,500 universities across 93 countries and regions, making them the largest and most diverse university rankings to date. The ranking table is based on 13 careful…

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MTV Video Music Awards 2020 (MTV VMAs 2020)

# MTV Video Music Awards 2020 (MTV VMAs 2020) The MTV Video Music Awards of 2020 were held on August 30 in New York. This was the first socially distant version of  the MTV VMA. Some big names like The Weeknd, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, and the Kpop group BTS took home multip…

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154th Police Day - 03 September 2020.

# 154th Police Day - 03 September 2020. The Sri Lanka Police was celebrated  154th Police Day tomorrow on 03 September 2020.   Although a police service was established in Sri Lanka after the conquest of the coastal areas of thecountry by the English in 1796, the Police Servi…

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United States encourages countries to ‘manage risk’ when dealing with China Communications Construction Company.

# US encourages countries to ‘manage risk’ when dealing with China Communications Construction Company. United States Imposes Restrictions on Certain People’s Republic of China (PRC) State-Owned Enterprises and Executives for Malign Activities in the South China Sea. The U.S.…

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Sri Lanka-Australia-New Zealand Business Council 25th Annual General Meeting.

# Sri Lanka-Australia-New Zealand Business Council 25th Annual General Meeting. The 25th Annual General Meeting of the SLANZBC - Sri Lanka-Australia-New Zealand Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce was held on 22nd July 2020 via Microsoft Teams. David Holly, Th…

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International Day of Charity - 05 September.

# International Day of Charity - 05 September. At the initiative of Hungary, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution by consensus to designate 5 September, the anniversary of the passing away of Mother Teresa, as the International Day of Charity. The designation of the …

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The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal to appoint a Cabinet sub-committee on investment promotion to provide relevant policy and practical solutions.

# The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal to appoint a Cabinet sub-committee on investment promotion to provide relevant policy and practical solutions. The relevant proposal was tabled in the Cabinet meeting by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The sub-committee, chai…

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Google partners with Bangladesh for flood forecasting

# Google partners with Bangladesh for flood forecasting. Google has partnered with Bangladesh Water Development Board to provide flood warning services to the country.  Announcing this on its official blog Google said that it currently covers more than 40 million people in Ba…

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Gary Stead Reappointed As New Zealand Coach.

# Gary Stead Reappointed As New Zealand Coach. Gary Stead on Wednesday 02 September 2020 was reappointed as the head coach of the New Zealand men's cricket team for another three years. Stead was initially appointed as the coach of the side in 2018 following the resignati…

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Draft of 20th Amendment gazetted.

# Draft of 20th Amendment gazetted. The extraordinary gazette notification on the draft Bill of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution has been published. The relevant draft Bill was approved by Cabinet of Ministers on Wednesday (02) during its meeting, chaired by President G…

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Global Innovation Index 2020.

# Global Innovation Index 2020. The 2020 edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII) presents the latest global innovation trends and the annual innovation ranking of 131 economies. The theme of this year's GII - Who Will Finance Innovation? - is timely given the human a…

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Maldives re-joins as member of Commonwealth Games Federation.

# Maldives re-joins as member of Commonwealth Games Federation. Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) on Tuesday 01 September 2020 announced that Maldives Commonwealth Games Association has been re-admitted as one of its members, paving the way for the South Asian island natio…

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World Coconut Day - 02 September.

# World Coconut Day - 02 September. September 2 is observed as World Coconut Day. The main objective of celebrating this day is to create awareness across the globe about the importance of the coconut and its benefits. The day is especially marked in countries under Asian an…

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Adani Group of India Ranked as the Largest Solar Power Generation Owner in the World.

# Adani Group of India Ranked as the Largest Solar Power Generation Owner in the World. The latest ranking of global solar companies by Mercom Capital ranks the Adani Group as the #1 global solar power generation asset owner in terms of operating and off-taker contracted sol…

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The United Nations has released its first-ever guidelines for people with disabilities.

# The United Nations has released its first-ever guidelines for people with disabilities. The United Nations has released its first-ever guidelines on access to social justice for people with disabilities to make it easier for them to access justice systems around the world.…

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Cabinet approves draft of 20th Amendment to the Constitution.

# Cabinet approves draft of 20th Amendment to the Constitution. The draft Bill of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution has been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers and it is to be gazette tonight (02 September 2020), according to sources. The meeting of the Cabinet of Mini…

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Sri Lanka Freedom Party celebrates its 69th Anniversary today 02 September 2020.

# Sri Lanka Freedom Party celebrates its 69th Anniversary today 02 September 2020. General Secretary of the SLFP – State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara said the 69th anniversary of the party will be celebrated by giving priority to religious observances. “The celebrations will …

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India’s first female cardiologist Dr S Padmavati dies at age 103.

# India’s first female cardiologist Dr S Padmavati dies at age 103. Noted cardiologist Dr S Padmavati has died at age 103 due to Pandemic. Founder of National Heart Institute, she was born in Burma (now Myanmar) in 1917, a year before the world was hit by the Spanish Flu pan…

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SpaceX launches Earth-observation satellite for Argentina, nails rocket landing.

# SpaceX launches Earth-observation satellite for Argentina, nails rocket landing. SpaceX successfully launched an Earth-observation satellite for Argentina along with two small piggyback satellites on 30 August 2020 The trio blasted off from Space Launch Complex 40 here at C…

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Sri Lanka obtains Interpol Red Notices on 14 wanted suspects.

# Sri Lanka obtains Interpol Red Notices on 14 wanted suspects. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has obtained Red Notices from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) on 14 suspects. The suspects in question are wanted in Sri Lanka for various cri…

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Sri Lankan Inflation declines to 4.1% in August 2020.

# Sri Lankan Inflation declines to 4.1% in August 2020. Headline inflation as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2013=100)1 decreased to 4.1% in August 2020 from 4.2% in July 2020. This was mainly driven by the statistical e…

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Togo is first African country to end sleeping sickness as a public health problem.

# Togo is first African country to end sleeping sickness as a public health problem . The World Health Organization (WHO) announced last week that the West African nation of Togo has eliminated human African trypanosomiasis or “sleeping sickness” as a public health problem, b…

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Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) installed the world's largest solar tree.

# Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) installed the world's largest solar tree. The CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur, has developed the World’s Largest Solar Tree, which is installed at CSIR-CMERI Residential Colony, Durgapur in West Bengal.  Prof.(Dr.) Harish H…

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Lewis Hamilton won the Belgium Grand Prix as 89th career win.

# Lewis Hamilton won the Belgium Grand Prix as 89th career win. Formula One world championship leader Lewis Hamilton won the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps in a one-two with Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas.  Max Verstappen finished third for Red Bull. Hamilton'…

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Elon Musk is now the third-richest person in the world.

# Elon Musk is now the third-richest person in the world. Elon Musk passed Facebook Inc. co-founder Mark Zuckerberg Monday as shares of Tesla Inc. continued their unrelenting rally after undergoing a forward stock split. Musk is now worth $115.4 billion compared with $110.8 …

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"Scooby Doo" Co-Creator Joe Ruby Passes Away at age 87.

# "Scooby Doo" Co-Creator Joe Ruby Passes Away at age 87. Joe Ruby, the co-creator of the cartoon series Scooby-Doo, has passed away due to natural cause. He was at age 87. Ruby, an American animator, television editor, writer, and producer, created the much-loved c…

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