World Children’s Day - 20 November.

World Children’s Day - 20 November. World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children's Day and is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children's welfare. N…

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Sri Lanka added to England’s safe travel list

Sri Lanka added to England’s safe travel list. Sri Lanka, Israel and Uruguay were added to England’s safe travel list, according to foreign media reports. Travelers from those countries as well as Namibia, Rwanda, Bonaire, St Eustatius & Saba, the Northern Mariana Islands…

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Japan lawmakers declare climate emergency.

Japan lawmakers declare climate emergency. Japanese lawmakers declared a climate emergency in a symbolic vote aimed at increasing pressure for action to combat global warming after the government last month committed to a firm timetable for net-zero emissions. Prime Minister …

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James Dyson Award 2020.

James Dyson Award 2020. James Dyson has chosen the "Blue Box" as the international winner of the James Dyson Award 2020. And for the first time ever, we announce the sustainability winner, AuREUS.  The "Blue Box" is a low cost biomedical device that can b…

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US Declares World's Largest Fully Protected Marine Reserve.

US Declares World's Largest Fully Protected Marine Reserve. The isolated UK Overseas Territory of Tristan da Cunha, which is home to the world’s most remote human settlement, declared the largest fully protected marine reserves in the Atlantic Ocean at 687,000 square kil…

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World COPD Day - 18 November.

World COPD Day - 18 November. World COPD Day is observed on the third Wednesday of November every year to raise awareness about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and improve COPD care throughout the world. World COPD Day 2020 falls on 18 November 2020. The day is o…

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World Toilet Day - 19 November.

World Toilet Day - 19 November. World Toilet Day (WTD) is observed globally on 19 November to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. World Toilet Day celebrates toilets and raises awareness of the 4.2 billion people living without access to safely managed san…

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Indira Gandhi’s 103rd Birth Anniversary.

Indira Gandhi’s 103rd Birth Anniversary. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (November 19, 2020) paid tributes to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 103rd birth anniversary. Indira Gandhi, India`s first and only woman Prime Minister, was born on November 19, 1917…

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Aryna Sabalenka moves into top 10 after title in Linz.

Aryna Sabalenka moves into top 10 after title in Linz. Aryna Sabalenka returned to the WTA’s top 10 on Monday 16 November 2020 at the expense of Serena Williams after the captured her eighth career title in Linz. The 22-year-old Belarusian tennis player finished the season in…

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First sponsors for 2021 UN Climate Change conference.

First sponsors for 2021 UN Climate Change conference. The UK government on Monday announced the first principal partners for the UN climate conference, COP26, scheduled from Nov. 1 to Nov. 12, 2021 in Glasgow. The statement, listed ScottishPower, SSE and National Grid as ener…

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Maia Sandu Becomes Moldova’s First-Ever Woman President.

Maia Sandu Becomes Moldova’s First-Ever Woman President. Moldova has elected the country's first-ever woman President, with former Prime Minister Maia Sandu overwhelmingly claiming 57.7% of the popular vote on 16 November 2020. Sandu, who is 48, won after a run-off with t…

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Peru Chooses 3rd President in a Week.

Peru Chooses 3rd President in a Week. Peru’s legislature selected the country’s third president in a week, seeking to stanch growing street protests over lawmakers’ decision to remove a popular president from office. The country’s newest leader Mr. Sagasti, an engineer, acade…

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International Men’s Day - 19 November.

International Men’s Day - 19 November. On November 19 International Men’s Day celebrates worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. Highlight positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being. Theme is “Better health for m…

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World Philosophy Day - 19 November.

World Philosophy Day - 19 November. World Philosophy Day is observed on the third Thursday of November every year. This year World Philosophy Day falls on 19 November 2020. The Day encourages academic exchange and highlights the contribution of philosophical knowledge in add…

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World's only known white giraffe fitted with tracker to deter poachers.

World's only known white giraffe fitted with tracker to deter poachers. The world's only known white giraffe has been fitted with a GPS tracking device to keep poachers at bay in north-east Kenya. A conservation group said rangers could monitor the lone male giraffe&…

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US Navy destroyer shot down ballistic missile for the first time.

US Navy destroyer shot down ballistic missile for the first time. The US Navy destroyer USS John Finn intercepted a mock intercontinental ballistic missile the Missile Defense Agency announced. In the first-of-its-kind test, the Navy warship fired an SM-3 Block IIA, a weapon …

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Deadly hemorrhagic fever appeared in Bolivia.

Deadly hemorrhagic fever appeared in Bolivia. A deadly animal virus that causes fevers, abdominal pain, vomiting, bleeding gums, skin rash and pain behind the eyes can now spread between people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced. The virus spread …

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Jeff Bezos announces $791 million in grants to fight climate change.

Jeff Bezos announces $791 million in grants to fight climate change. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos revealed the names of 16 organisations that have been selected to receive $791 million in grants from Amazon's $10 billion Earth Fund. Bezos said that all 16 recipients are &quo…

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Guinness World Records Day – Changes Annually (November 18, 2020).

Guinness World Records Day – Changes Annually (November 18, 2020). GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Day (GWR Day) is an annual celebration of record-breaking, a day which sees thousands of people around the world come together with one common goal, to become a title holder. First held …

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Ray Clemence: Former England, Liverpool and Tottenham goalkeeper died at age 72.

Ray Clemence: Former England, Liverpool and Tottenham goalkeeper died at age 72. Former Liverpool, Tottenham and England goalkeeper Ray Clemence has died at the age of 72. Clemence, who won three European Cups and five First Division titles during a trophy-laden spell at Anfi…

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Japanese Nobel-prize-winning Masatoshi Koshiba passes away.

Japanese Nobel-prize-winning Masatoshi Koshiba passes away. Physicist Masatoshi Koshiba, who shared 2002 Nobel prize for the detection of cosmic neutrinos, passed away. Koshiba’s most famous work involved detecting neutrinos from a distant supernova explosion using a vast de…

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Elon Musk set to be world's third-richest person.

Elon Musk set to be world's third-richest person. Elon Musk, the maverick chief executive of electric car company Tesla, is poised to overtake Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to become the world’s third-richest person after Tesla’s shares jumped 13% following its selection to…

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Second Phase of Exercise Malabar 2020 Begins in Northern Arabian Sea.

Second Phase of Exercise Malabar 2020 Begins in Northern Arabian Sea. The second phase of Exercise Malabar 2020 has been organised in the Northern Arabian Sea from 17 to 20 November 2020. The Phase 1 of Exercise Malabar 2020 was conducted in the Bay of Bengal from 03 to 06 N…

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Budget 2021: A special GST tax to be introduced.

Budget 2021: A special GST tax to be introduced. The efficiency of tax collection will be improved through the introduction of an online – managed single Special Goods and Service Tax (GST) in place of the various goods and service taxes and levies, imposed under multiple la…

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Budget Speech 2021.

Budget Speech 2021. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, presented the budget speech for the year 2021 in parliament today (17 November 2020).

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Proposed Voluntary Retirement Scheme of Sri Lankan Airlines approved by Cabinet.

Proposed Voluntary Retirement Scheme of Sri Lankan Airlines approved by Cabinet. The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal to retire 560 Sri Lankan Airlines employees under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme at a cost of Rs.1.46 billion, the state information office sa…

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High demand for Sri Lanka Development Bonds (SLDB).

High demand for Sri Lanka Development Bonds (SLDB). Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) yesterday (16.11.2020) announced that the most recent Sri Lanka Development Bonds (SLDB) auction held from 10 to 13 November 2020 with settlement on 18.11.2020 enabled to raise $ 24.82 milli…

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Credit Card usage in Sri Lanka.

Credit Card usage in Sri Lanka. The number of active credit cards in the country increased to nearly 1,884,341 in September 2020 from 1,870,827 in August 2020. This was stated in the latest report issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) on credit cards issued by Licen…

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International Students' Day - 17 November.

International Students' Day - 17 November. International Students' Day is an international observance of student community, held annually on November 17. Taking the day differently than its original meaning, a number of universities mark it, sometimes on a day other …

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Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Turkish Grand Prix 2020.

Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Turkish Grand Prix 2020. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Turkish Grand Prix 2020 at Istanbul Park, Turkey. Sergio Perez (Racing Point-BWT- Mexico) secured the second position and Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari finished third. This was H…

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