US signs defence cooperation deal with Maldives.

# US signs defence cooperation deal with Maldives. The US has signed a framework for defence cooperation with the Maldives to deepen engagement in support of maintaining peace and security in the strategic Indian Ocean, the Pentagon has announced, as the Trump administration…

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400 acre pharma investment zone is going to be set up.

# 400 acre pharma investment zone is going to be set up. An investment zone of 400 acres will be set up to produce drugs required for Sri Lanka and to meet the high demand for drugs in the South East Asian region and African region. Sri Lanka is the leading drugs importer in …

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YouTube releasing its own version of TikTok.

# YouTube releasing its own version of TikTok. Alphabet Inc's YouTube is rolling out its version of social media rival TikTok, a new short-form video service called Shorts, enabled within its video-sharing platform. YouTube will first test the feature in India over the ne…

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Shane Warne returns to Rajasthan Royals.

# Shane Warne returns to Rajasthan Royals. Shane Warne was revealed as the brand ambassador of Rajasthan Royals for the second year in a row. For the upcoming edition, Shane will also add the role of Team Mentor to his duties for the season. As a Team Mentor, Shane will work …

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China successfully launches nine satellites into orbit.

# China successfully launches nine satellites into orbit. China successfully launched a solid-propellant carrier rocket from a ship in the Yellow Sea, sending nine satellites into orbit in the second such sea-based launch mission The Long March 11-HY2, the 10th member of the …

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Google becomes first major company to eliminate entire carbon legacy.

# Google becomes first major company to eliminate entire carbon legacy. Google CEO, Sundar Pichai announced that the company had become one the first to eliminate their entire carbon legacy. The company had earlier become carbon neutral in 2007. This means that Google's l…

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TikTok choses Oracle as its technology partner for its US operations.

# TikTok choses Oracle as its technology partner for its US operations. TikTok has chosen Oracle to be its technology partner for its American operations. Microsoft was also in a bid to acquire TikTok in the United States but the Chinese owner of the video-sharing platform “…

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Donald Trump rules out extension of TikTok deadline.

# Donald Trump rules out extension of TikTok deadline. US President Donald Trump rules out extending the September 15 deadline for Chinese video-sharing social networking platform TikTok to either change its ownership to an American company or shut it down. In an executive or…

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World Lymphoma Awareness Day - 15 September.

# World Lymphoma Awareness Day - 15 September. World Lymphoma Awareness Day on September 15th is dedicated to informing the public about cancers of the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is a vast network of vessels that make up our lymphatic system. They branch out into …

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International Day of Democracy - 15 September.

# International Day of Democracy - 15 September. The United Nations has marked September 15th as the International Day of Democracy. On this day the UN urges all governments to promote and uphold the principles of democracy. Democracy is a form of government in which citizens…

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World Health Organisation Director General Congratulates Sri Lanka On Health Progress.

# World Health Organisation Director General Congratulates Sri Lanka On Health Progress. World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated Sri Lanka for eliminating rubella and mother to child transmission of HIV and congenital syphilis. M…

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The latest Levels and Trends in Child Mortality: Report 2020.

# The latest Levels and Trends in Child Mortality: Report 2020. The latest Levels and Trends in Child Mortality: Report 2020 from UNICEF and partners in the UN Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), shows the full scope of child mortality rates across t…

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World Health Organization (WHO) report on global trans-fat elimination 2020.

# World Health Organization (WHO) report on global trans-fat elimination 2020. Two years into its efforts to eliminate industrially produced trans fats from the global food supply, the apex global public health agency in a report titled --Countdown to 2023: WHO report on glo…

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Dominic Thiem won the US Open.

# Dominic Thiem won the US Open. Dominic Thiem beat Alexander Zverev and won the US Open on Sunday 13 September 2020 for his first Grand Slam title. He beat Alexander Zverev 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) in 4hr 2min at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. It marked the first time …

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Naomi Osaka won the US Open.

# Naomi Osaka won the US Open. Naomi Osaka won the US Open on Sunday 13 September 2020.  Osaka beat Victoria Azarenka 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 to add to winning the 2018 US Open and the 2019 Australian Open. Osaka achieved the feat of winning a record third title in the Grand Slam single…

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Yoshihide Suga elects as Japan PM successor.

# Yoshihide Suga elects as Japan PM successor. Japan's ruling party has elected chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga as its new leader, making him all but certain to replace Shinzo Abe as the country's next prime minister. Suga easily won the ballot, taking 377 of a…

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Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Tuscan Grand Prix 2020.

# Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Tuscan Grand Prix 2020. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Formula One Tuscan Grand Prix 2020 held at Mugello Circuit, Italy. This was his 6th win of the season and 90th F1 win of his career. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland) came se…

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Ambassador Dr. Nalin de Silva presented the Letter of Credence.

# Ambassador Dr. Nalin de Silva presented the Letter of Credence. Ambassador Dr. Nalin de Silva presented the Letter of Credence to the President Win Myint of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar recently at the Presidential palace in Nay Pyi Taw. Following the presentation o…

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The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Living Report 2020.

# The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Living Report 2020. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Living Report 2020 has published recently and accordingly an average 68% decline in animal population sizes track over 46 years scince 1970 to 2016. The Living Planet Report, WWF’s flagship publ…

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A Research team discovers unique supernova explosion.

# A Research team discovers unique supernova explosion. One-hundred million light years away from Earth, an unusual supernova is exploding. That exploding star—which is known as "supernova LSQ14fmg"—was the faraway object discovered by a 37-member international rese…

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Poonam Khatri crowned Wushu World Champion.

# Poonam Khatri crowned Wushu World Champion. Indian Wushu stalwart Poonam Khatri has claimed World Championship status after her silver medal at the Wushu World Championship last year has been upgraded to a Gold medal. Poonam had lost the final to Iranian opponent Mariyam in…

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UK mathematician wins richest prize in academia.

# UK mathematician wins richest prize in academia. Martin Hairer, an Austrian-British researcher at Imperial College London, is the winner of the 2021 Breakthrough prize for mathematics, an annual $3m (£2.3m) award that has come to rival the Nobels in terms of kudos and pres…

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Citigroup names Jane Fraser as first woman CEO.

# Citigroup names Jane Fraser as first woman CEO. Citigroup named Jane Fraser as its next chief executive, tapping a woman to lead a giant Wall Street bank for the first time. She will take over the top job in February 2021, replacing Michael Corbat who will retire. Fraser, wh…

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Economic Freedom Index - 2020.

# Economic Freedom Index - 2020. For twenty-six years, the Index of Economic Freedom has measured the impact of liberty and free markets around the globe, and the 2020 Index confirms the formidable positive relationship between economic freedom and progress. For twenty-six ye…

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British actress Diana Rigg dies at age 82.

# British actress Diana Rigg dies at age 82. Diana Rigg, a commanding British actress whose career stretched from iconic 1960s spy series “The Avengers” to “Game of Thrones,” has died. She was 82. Rigg also starred in 1969 James Bond thriller “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”…

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International Day for South-South Cooperation - 12 September.

# International Day for South-South Cooperation - 12 September. International Day for South-South Cooperation is observed globally on 12th September every year. The day celebrates the economic, social and political developments made in recent years by regions and countries i…

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World First Aid Day 2020 - 12 September.

# World First Aid Day 2020 - 12 September. The World First Aid Day is observed on the second Saturday of September every year to create awareness about the importance of first aid in preventing injuries and saving lives. The World First Aid Day 2020 is being observed on 12 S…

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World Fraternity and Apology Day - 14 September.

# World Fraternity and Apology Day - 14 September. World Fraternity and Apology Day has been celebrated on the 14th September to remind people that remaining united as brothers will bring about a significant change in the society. And it also ascertains the fact that a simpl…

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International Chocolate Day - 13 September.

# International Chocolate Day - 13 September. On this day, the world unites in celebrating one of the most delicious and delightful confections known to man: chocolates! The United States consumes over three billion pounds of chocolate per year. The alleged benefits of chocol…

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Day of the Programmer - 12 September.

# Day of the Programmer - 12 September. Computers, technology and software makes the modern world go around – but for every piece of clever software, there’s a programmer (and often teams of programmers) behind the scenes, solving problems with clever code, cloud security so…

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