National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) based Inflation increased in April 2021.

Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI, 2013=100), increased to 5.5 per cent in April 2021 from 5.1 per cent in March 2021. This was mainly due to the statistical effect of the low base prevailed in Apri…

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Bitcoin down almost 50% from year's high.

Bitcoin fell 13% on Sunday 23 May 2021 after the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency suffered another sell-off that left it down nearly 50% from the year's high. Bitcoin fell to $32,601 at 1800 GMT (2 p.m. ET), losing $4,899.54 from its previous close. It h…

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Rahul Dravid to coach India during Sri Lanka tour.

Rahul Dravid, the former India captain and current National Cricket Academy (NCA) head, is set to be the head coach of Team India during the six-match limited-overs series against Sri Lanka in July. India will be playing three T20Is and as many ODIs in Sri Lanka during the s…

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Albert Einstein handwritten letter with equation fetches $1.2m.

A letter written by Albert Einstein containing his E=mc² equation has sold at auction in the US for more than $1.2m (£850,000) - three times more than had been expected. Experts say there are only three other known examples of the equation in the physicist's handwriting. …

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World Schizophrenia Day - 24 May.

May 24 is World Schizophrenia Day. Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness affecting more than 21 million people worldwide according to the World Health Organization. The purpose of this day is to spread awareness about this illness, eradicate the myths and superstitions …

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Samoa Elects First Female Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa.

Samoa is set to get its first female prime minister, marking the end of unprecedented political drama in the small Pacific island nation of 200,000 people. The Supreme Court finally validated Fiame Naomi Mata'afa's shock April election win, ending weeks of political …

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The Ground-breaking Ceremony of China-Russia Nuclear Energy Cooperation Project.

On the afternoon of May 19, 2021, President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin witnessed the ground-breaking ceremony of a nuclear energy cooperation project, Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant and Xudapu Nuclear Power Plant. Both nuclear energy power plants costing ab…

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G7 ministers agree new steps against fossil fuels.

The world's major nations have taken further significant steps to help limit climate change. G7 environment ministers have agreed that they will deliver climate targets in line with limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5C. That's far more ambitious than the p…

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Nigerian army chief Ibrahim Attahiru killed.

Nigerian army chief Ibrahim Attahiru killed in air crash. Nigeria's army chief, Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, has been killed in a plane crash in the north-western state of Kaduna, officials say. The incident happened as the plane was trying to land in bad weather, the milita…

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Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI).

Since 2003, the biannual RECAI has ranked the top 40 markets based on investment in renewable energy, a key part of the energy transition. The Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) ranks the world’s top 40 markets on the attractiveness of their renewable ener…

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China's Zhurong rover takes first drive on Mars.

China's remote-controlled rover, which landed on Mars a week ago, has driven down from its landing platform to the surface of the planet. This makes China the second country after the US to operate a rover there. The Zhurong robot is due to study the planet's surface …

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Colombia removed as co-host of next month’s Copa America.

South American soccer body CONMEBOL announced on Thursday 20 May 2021 that Colombia will not co-host next month's Copa America, a decision reached less than a month before the opening match and amid a wave of street protests against Colombian President Iván Duque. It wou…

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FIFA U-17 women’s World Cup to be held in India in October 2022.

The U-17 women’s World Cup will be held in India from October 11 to 30 next year, Fifa Council said on Thursday. India were earlier scheduled to host the 2020 U-17 World Cup but it was postponed to 2021 before being cancelled due to the current global pandemic. On the eve of …

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World Turtle Day - 23 May.

Each year, May 23rd is dedicated to our friends, the turtle, and tortoise. World Turtle Day is not only about showing love and adoration towards turtles but also making sure we can protect them as well as their various habitats. It’s important to know what the difference bet…

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International Day to End Obstetric Fistula - 23 May.

Every year on May 23rd, the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula raises awareness of this medical issue and mobilizes worldwide support for child-bearing women. An obstetric fistula is an abnormal opening between a woman’s genital tract and their rectum. One of the pri…

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Ireland Cricketer Boyd Rankin announces retirement.

Boyd Rankin, the former Ireland and England seamer, has announced his retirement from international and inter-provincial cricket. Rankin made his Ireland debut in 2003, and won the last of his 153 caps in a T20I against Afghanistan in Greater Noida last year. Boyd Rankin wa…

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce plans to build community relief centre in India.

On their third wedding anniversary, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made an announcement to build a community relief centre in Mumbai, amid the Covid-19 crisis in India. In a statement shared on the Archewell Foundation website, the couple said that the centre will be built i…

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan appoints Moeed Yusuf as National Security Adviser.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s close aide Moeed Yusuf, who is believed to have played a key role in recent back-channel contacts with India, has been formally appointed the country’s national security adviser. Since December 2019, Yusuf had served as special assistant …

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IMF urges $50 billion spending commitment to help end the current global pandemic.

The International Monetary Fund wants $50 billion to be spent on ensuring a faster rollout of coronavirus vaccines, saying it could ultimately generate returns of $9 trillion for the global economy. The IMF called for at least 40% of the global population to be vaccinated by…

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World’s Largest Iceberg breaks off in Antarctica.

An enormous iceberg, a little bigger than the state of Rhode Island, has broken off of Antarctica. The finger-shaped chunk of ice, which is roughly 105 miles (170 kilometers) long and 15 miles (25 kilometers) wide, was spotted by satellites as it calved from the western side…

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Martha Koome appinted as Kenya's First Woman Chief Justice.

President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed Justice Martha Koome as the Chief Justice, making her the first woman in Kenya's history to hold the position, hours after Parliament approved her nomination. The head of State gazetted Justice Koome to head the Judiciary for a non-rene…

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Microsoft announces retirement of Internet Explorer.

Microsoft said it is retiring Internet Explorer, the browser it created more than 25 years ago and which is now largely abandoned as people instead use competitors like Google's Chrome or Apple's Safari. Microsoft said that as of Jun 15, 2022 Internet Explorer will b…

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Shammi Silva re-elected as Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president.

Shammi Silva has been elected uncontested as the President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for the 2021 to 2023 period, during the Sri Lanka Cricket Elections held on 21 May 2021). The decision was declared by the Election Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket. Silva’s election marks his…

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Port City Colombo invites local and global companies to set foot upon the gateway to South Asia.

Port City Colombo, Sri Lanka’s brand-new reclaimed land, slated as the “Gateway to South Asia”, now officially becomes the country’s first service oriented Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The Sri Lankan Parliament, Thursday (20th), adopted a powerful Bill enabling a giant step …

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MEPA team looks into damages caused by fire erupted in vessel off Colombo.

The Marine Environmental Protection Authority (MEPA) is looking into the environmental damages caused by the fire that erupted in a container ship anchored off the Colombo Harbour on Thursday (May 20). Thereby, MEPA has dispatched a special team to the location to probe the …

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International Day for Biological Diversity - 22 May.

Every year on May 22nd, the International Day for Biological Diversity seeks to increase awareness and understanding of biodiversity issues. The term biodiversity stems from two different words: biological and diversity. It refers to the variety of life on Earth. The three t…

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Anti Terrorism Day of India - 21 May.

Every year on May 21, India observes National Anti-Terrorism Day. This day is marked to remember the death anniversary of India's youngest former Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi who served the term from 1984 until 1989.  This year commemorates Rajiv Gandhi's 30th Death …

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China Releases Rover’s First Photos After Mars Landing.

China has released the first photographs and video from its Mars probe, four days after the country landed a spacecraft on the Red Planet. The first photograph, a black and white image, was taken by an obstacle avoidance camera installed in front of the Mars rover, the China…

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Expat Insider Survey Report - 2021

In general, the Expat Insider 2021 survey report aims to shed some light on what living and working abroad has been like during a global health emergency. In addition to the overall ranking and the focus on the impact of current global pandemic on expat life (available from…

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DNA sequencing pioneers from the Cambridge University win 1mn euro tech 'Nobel' prize.

Two British chemists who developed a super-fast DNA sequencing technique that paved the way for revolutionary healthcare advances were awarded Finland's version of the Nobel science prizes. Cambridge University professors Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman took …

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