International Mother Language Day - 21 February.

Every year on February 21st, International Mother Language Day draw awareness for linguistic and cultural diversity. It’s also a day to promote multilingualism. A mother language is the first language that someone speaks. A person’s mother language helps to define a person’s…

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World Pangolin Day - 20 February. (03rd Saturday of February)

World Pangolin Day is an opportunity for pangolin enthusiasts to join together in raising awareness about these unique mammals — and their plight. Pangolin numbers are rapidly declining in Asia and Africa. The demand for pangolins comes mostly from China, where pangolin scal…

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World Day of Social Justice - 20 February.

World Day of Social Justice is a day recognizing the need to promote efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion and unemployment. The United Nations General Assembly has decided to observe 20 February annually, approved on 26 November 2007 and starting in 2009, as …

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Honda CEO Hachigo to step down.

Honda said CEO Takahiro Hachigo will step down and will be succeeded by Toshihiro Mibe, the head of the automaker's research and development arm, on April 1. Hachigo will remain on the board, Honda said in a statement. Mibe, 59, joined Honda in 1987, with stints in engine…

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Kings XI Punjab renamed as Punjab Kings ahead of IPL auction

The IPL Franchise, Kings XI Punjab has formally been renamed as Punjab Kings ahead of the Indian Premier League auction. The new brand name and logo of the team was officially released by the management. The Punjab-based IPL franchise ‘Punjab Kings‘ is co-owned by Bollywood …

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Police hotline to receive complaints on environmental destruction.

Sri Lanka Police has introduced a hotline to receive complaints regarding illegal felling of trees, sand mining, deforestation and other activities that destroying the environment. Thereby, members of the public can lodge relevant complaints via the hotline 1997.

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Sri Lanka saves world's only known wild specimen of a species of tree from expressway project.

Sri Lankan authorities Wednesday 17 Feb 2021 agreed to save the world's only known wild specimen of a species of tree that was due to be chopped to clear the way for a four-lane expressway. The Sri Lanka Legume (Crudia zeylanica) -- a flowering tree from the legume famil…

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Aitken Spence’s Western Power Company Launches Sri Lanka’s First Waste-to-Energy Power Plant.

Sri Lanka’s first Waste-to-Energy Power Plant was officially launched in Kerawalapitiya on the 17th of February 2021, by the Hon. Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, together with the Hon. Minister of Power, Dullas Alahapperu…

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Chris Morris becomes most expensive player in IPL auction 2021.

Chris Morris, the South Africa allrounder, and New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson were the biggest winners at the 2021 IPL auction. Morris became the IPL’s most expensive overseas player ever signed at an auction when he was picked up by Rajasthan Royals for INR 16.25 cro…

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New Zealand schools to offer free sanitary products.

All schools in New Zealand will offer free period products from June, as part of efforts to stamp out period poverty. Authorities are concerned that some female students are skipping classes because they cannot afford products such as tampons and sanitary pads. The move follo…

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The prime minister of Georgia has resigned.

The prime minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia has resigned over plans to arrest an opposition leader. The 45-year-old Gakharia served as the Prime Minister from 08 September 2019 to 18 February 2021.  The prime minister of Georgia has resigned over plans to arrest an opposit…

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Japan Olympics minister Seiko Hashimoto appointed head of Games.

Japan's Seiko Hashimoto has been appointed the next Tokyo 2020 president, after her predecessor quit over sexist comments he made. The former Olympics Minister is a seven time Olympian herself, having competed as a cyclist and a speed skater. Former chief Yoshiro Mori res…

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US life expectancy falls by one year.

Life expectancy in the US fell by a full year in the first half of 2020, a change experts say was fuelled by the on going pandemic. The life expectancy for the entire population dropped to 77.8 years, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control. "This is a h…

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UN Releases $15 Million to Fight Ebola in Guinea and Congo

The United Nations announced Tuesday 16 Feb 2021 it is releasing $15 million from its emergency relief fund to help Guinea and Congo combat new outbreaks of Ebola. This is the first time that Ebola has been recorded in Guinea since an outbreak that ended in 2016. The West Af…

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Dispute over Haiti presidential term.

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and other cities for renewed protests against the government. They lit barricades of burning tyres and debris, demanding the resignation of President Jovenel Moïse. Some demonstrators were rep…

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3rd India-Australia-Japan-USA Ministerial Meeting.

The 3rd India-Australia-Japan-USA Ministerial Meeting was held on 18 February 2021 with participation of the respective Foreign Ministers. The meeting will provide an opportunity to continue the useful exchange of views from their last meeting in Tokyo on 6 October 2020. The …

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Wildlife Photographer Captures ‘Never Before Seen’ Yellow Penguin.

A wildlife photographer has shared a once-in-a-lifetime photo of what he believes is a “never before seen” yellow penguin. Belgian landscape and wildlife photographer Yves Adams was leading a two-month photo exhibition in the South Atlantic in December 2019 when the group ma…

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NASA Perseverance rover has successfully landed on Mars.

The NASA Perseverance rover safely landed on Mars after its 292.5 million-mile journey from Earth, the agency confirmed at 3:55 p.m. ET Thursday 18 Feb 2021. The rover landed itself flawlessly, according to the mission's team.  Perseverance, the biggest, most advanced ro…

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France Passes Anti-Radicalism Bill That Worries Muslims.

Lawmakers in the French parliament's lower house on Tuesday 16 Feb 2021 overwhelmingly approved a bill that would strengthen oversight of mosques, schools and sports clubs to safeguard France from radical Islamists and to promote respect for French values - one of Presi…

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China Overtakes the US as Largest Trading Partner of European Union.

The People’s Republic of China has overtaken the United States (US) as the biggest trading partner of the European Union (EU) in 2020, according to the data by the European Union statistics agency, Eurostat. Britain, which left the European Union in 2020, was the third-larg…

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Preeti Sinha appointed to head United Nations Capital Development Fund.

The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has appointed Indian-origin investment and development banker Preeti Sinha as its Executive Secretary. She assumed the role of the highest leadership rank in the institution on Monday 15 Feb 2021.  UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) e…

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Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis retires from Test cricket.

Faf du Plessis, the former South Africa captain, has retired from Test cricket on 17 Feb 2021, after 69 appearances in the format.  With no Test cricket in the immediate future for South Africa, du Plessis wants to "walk into a new chapter" and focus his energies a…

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Pluto Discovered Day - 18 February.

Every year, Pluto Day on February 18th celebrates the discovery of the former planet. Up until 2006, the dwarf planet was considered one of the nine planets in the solar system. Clyde Tombaugh, an American astronomer, discovered Pluto. He made the discovery at the Lowell Obs…

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World Anthropology Day - 18 February (Third Thursday in February)

Every year on the third Thursday in February, World Anthropology Day allows anthropologists to celebrate their discipline and share it with the world. Anthropology is the study of humans, human behavior, and societies in the past and present. Anthropologists take a broad app…

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Bill Gates Calls for US to Move to '100% Synthetic Beef'.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said rich countries like the United States should move to “synthetic beef” to address the global protein problem. The co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and chair of the investment fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures made the comm…

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Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) & Microsoft to launch Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities to International Space Station (ISS).

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Microsoft are launching cloud computing to the International Space Station on Feb. 18, 2021 with the Spaceborne Computer-2.  Microsoft will connect its cloud computing Azure Space platform to the Spaceborne Computer-2, a Hewlett-Packard Enterpr…

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Petition filed seeking to amend SLC constitution

The Court of Appeal today issued notice on Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa and SLC officials in connection with a petition filed seeking to amend the constitution of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) before the next election. The court ordered the Sports Minister and others, who have …

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Pope Francis appoints first woman to the Synod of Bishops.

The Pope has appointed a woman as an undersecretary to the Synod of Bishops for the first time. Sister Nathalie Becquart, who is from France, will have voting rights in the body, which advises the pontiff and debates some of the most controversial issues in the Roman Catholi…

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China bans BBC World News from broadcasting.

China has banned BBC World News from broadcasting in the country, its television and radio regulator announced on Thursday 11 Feb 2021. China has criticised the BBC for its reporting on coronavirus and the persecution of ethnic minority Uighurs. The BBC said it was "disa…

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Archaeologists discover ancient beer factory in Egypt.

Archaeologists have discovered a massive 5,000-year-old brewery in the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos, according to Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The brewery was located in Egypt's Sohag Governorate, and likely dates back to the reign of King Narmer, …

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