Jacinda Ardern sworn in as New Zealand Prime Minister for second term.

Jacinda Ardern sworn in as New Zealand Prime Minister for second term. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was sworn in for a second term on Friday 06 November 2020, as final election results showed her landslide victory was even bigger than previously thought. Ardern a…

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Kosovo president resigns.

Kosovo president resigns. Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has resigned from office to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at a special court in The Hague. After the Kosovo Specialist Chamber (KSC) confirmed an indictment on Thursday against Thaci, the preside…

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Tea auction sees fair demand.

Tea auction sees fair demand. Tea auctions this week saw fair demand and the overall auction quantity recorded an increase this week and totalled 5.9 M/Kgs, Forbes and Walker said in its latest report. Ex-Estate offerings total around 0.75 M/Kgs in comparison to the 0.6 M/kgs…

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LPL to commence Nov. 27, all matches in Hambantota.

LPL to commence Nov. 27, all matches in Hambantota. Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that the Lanka Premier League has been rescheduled. The tournament will now be held from November 27 to December 17, 2020 and will only be played at the MRICS, Hambantota. The latest revision,…

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CBSL extends grace period of 4% working capital loan scheme from 6 months to 9 months.

CBSL extends grace period of 4% working capital loan scheme from 6 months to 9 months. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), in consultation with the Government, had implemented Saubagya Pandemic Renaissance Loan Scheme Facility in 3 phases to provide working capital loans a…

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Mysterious radio signal detected from within the Milky Way.

Mysterious radio signal detected from within the Milky Way. Astrophysicists have detected a burst of cosmic radio waves within our galaxy for the first time and identified its source, according to research published Wednesday 04 November 2020 that sheds new light on one of t…

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Connaught in London named as world’s best bar.

Connaught in London named as world’s best bar. Connaught, London’s stylish hotel lounge, was named on Thursday 05 November 2020 the World’s Best Bar. It unseated Dante, in New York, which fell to No. 2 from the top spot in year 2019. The World’s 50 Best Bars is owned and orga…

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Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli wins 2nd term.

Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli wins 2nd term. The President of Tanzania, John Pombe Magufuli has been sworn for a second five-year term. He took the oath of the office on 05 November 2020. Magufuli won 84% (12.5 Million) of the total votes in elections held on Octobe…

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United States Formally Exits Paris Climate Accord.

United States Formally Exits Paris Climate Accord. The United States has officially withdrawn from the Paris climate accord on 04 November 2020. With this, the US has now become the only country to formally pull out of the deal since it was adopted in 2015. The landmark Paris…

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Rafael Nadal becomes fourth player to earn 1000 wins.

Rafael Nadal becomes fourth player to earn 1000 wins. The Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal on Wednesday 04 November 2020 became only the fourth player to earn 1,000 Open Era singles victories. Nadal achieved the milestone after securing a 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 win over Feliciano L…

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International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict - 06 November.

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict - 06 November. On November 6th every year, the UN observes the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. The day seeks to make…

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Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones make history as the first openly gay black members of congress.

Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones make history as the first openly gay black members of congress. Democratic Reps. elect Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones made history Tuesday 03 October 2020 night, becoming the first openly gay Black men elected to Congress. Both New Yorkers…

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United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Adopts India-Sponsored Resolutions On Nuclear Disarmament.

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Adopts India-Sponsored Resolutions On Nuclear Disarmament. The First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted two resolutions sponsored by India which call for the prohibition of nuclear weapons and reduce the…

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Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara wins 3rd term.

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara wins 3rd term. The incumbent President of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, has won a third 5-year term in a landslide victory, gaining more than 94 per cent of the votes polled. The 78-year-old, Mr. Ouattara was first sworn in as the pr…

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Canada's first case of rare swine flu variant found.

Canada's first case of rare swine flu variant found. Canadian health authorities reported the country's first case of a human infected with the H1N2 virus, a rare strain of swine flu. The case, detected in the western province of Alberta in mid-October, appears to be …

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Luke Ronchi appointed New Zealand batting coach.

Luke Ronchi appointed New Zealand batting coach. Former New Zealand wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi has been appointed as batting coach of the national team, replacing Peter Fulton who vacated the post in July. The 39-year-old was capped 122 times in international cricket and played…

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India PINAKA rocket system successfully test-fires.

India PINAKA rocket system successfully test-fires. The enhanced version of PINAKA rocket system was successfully flight tested by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.  This enhanced version of the…

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Bangladesh & the US launches joint naval exercise ‘CARAT Bangladesh 2020’.

Bangladesh & the US launches joint naval exercise ‘CARAT Bangladesh 2020’. The Navies of Bangladesh and the US are participating in the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh 2020, which began on 4th November 2020, to expand relationships and broade…

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Bollywood Actor Faraaz Khan dies at age 50.

Bollywood Actor Faraaz Khan dies at age 50. Actor Faraaz Khan, known for films such as Fareb and Mehndi in the 1990s, died at the age of 50. He was hospitalised for almost a month due to a brain infection and was battled for his life. Read Full News

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Ceylon Chamber of Commerce to Host the First-ever Virtual Sri Lanka Economic Summit, 2020.

Ceylon Chamber of Commerce to Host the First-ever Virtual Sri Lanka Economic Summit, 2020. The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will be organizing the 20th Sri Lanka Economic Summit (SLES) on the 1st and 2nd of December 2020 and will be conducting the summit virtually for the firs…

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WhatsApp lets messages vanish after seven days.

WhatsApp lets messages vanish after seven days. WhatsApp is introducing a “disappearing messages” option that will erase chats from the phone of both the sender and recipient after seven days. The Facebook-owned app, which has two billion users worldwide, said the setting wou…

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Sanath Jayasuriya says ICC’s two-year ban on him lifted.

Sanath Jayasuriya says ICC’s two-year ban on him lifted. Former Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya has announced that the two-year ban imposed on him by the International Cricket Council (ICC) has ended. “I am happy to announce that the terms of my agreed sanction have be…

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Sri Lankan stocks surge; ASPI crosses 6,000 mark.

Sri Lankan stocks surge; ASPI crosses 6,000 mark. The main index of the Colombo Stock Exchange, the All Share Price Index (ASPI) crossed the 6,000 mark today (05). The ASPI increased by 98.20 points or 1.66%  to close at 6,004.11 whilst the S&P SL20 Index also increased …

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Belarus launched 01st nuclear power plant.

Belarus launched 01st nuclear power plant. Belarus’ first nuclear power plant began operating Tuesday 03 November 2020. The Russian-built Astravyets nuclear power plant, 50 km (31 miles) away for south of the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, has been connected to Belarus’ power…

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World Tsunami Awareness Day - 05 November.

World Tsunami Awareness Day - 05 November. Every year on November 5th, countries around the world observe World Tsunami Awareness Day. This day raises tsunami awareness and shares innovative approaches to risk reduction. Tsunamis are rare, but when they do occur, they can be …

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New Zealand euthanasia bill set to get nod after referendum.

New Zealand euthanasia bill set to get nod after referendum. Voters in New Zealand are expected to have voted “yes” in a referendum to legalise euthanasia when preliminary results are announced, underlining the measure’s consistent support among the public and the backing of…

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Delaware, Vermont Elect First US Transgender State Legislators.

Delaware, Vermont Elect First US Transgender State Legislators. Democratic candidates in the US states of Delaware and Vermont made history Tuesday when they became the first openly transgender legislators in their states. Sarah McBride, 30, became Delaware's first trans …

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World's Largest Pink Diamond Mine Announces Closure.

World's Largest Pink Diamond Mine Announces Closure. The world's largest pink diamond mine has shut its doors after exhausting its reserves of the expensive gems. The Argyle mine, in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia, churned out more than 90 percent of…

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Portugal’s Duarte Pacheco elected as President of IPU for 2020-23.

Portugal’s Duarte Pacheco elected as President of IPU for 2020-23. Portugal MP,  Duarte Pacheco has won the elections for the post the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The term of the Duarte Pacheco will be from 2020-2023. He will be the 30th President of th…

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West Indies batsman M. Samuels retires from all forms of cricket.

West Indies batsman M. Samuels retires from all forms of cricket. West Indies batsman, Marlon Samuels has announced his retirement from professional cricket. Marlon Samuels, the 39-year-old windies cricketer having last played for his country in December 2018 against Banglad…

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