Levy for exporting tea suspended for 6 months.

# Levy for exporting tea suspended for 6 months. The levy on the export of tea has been temporarily suspended for a period of 36 months, said Minister Ramesh Pathirana. The Co-Cabinet Spokesman mentioned this at the press conference held this morning (18.06.2020) to inform th…

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Sustainable Gastronomy Day - 18 June.

# Sustainable Gastronomy Day - 18 June. Sustainable Gastronomy Day is observed globally on 18th June every year. This day is observed to acknowledge gastronomy as a cultural expression related to nature as well as the cultural diversity of the world. It also reaffirms that e…

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Bahrain to host 2021 Asian Youth Para Games.

# Bahrain to host 2021 Asian Youth Para Games. The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) has revealed that the fourth Asian Youth Para Games will take place in Bahrain from 1-10 December 2021.  It will be the first time Bahrain has hosted such a large scale Para sport event, and a…

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International Picnic Day - 18 June.

# International Picnic Day - 18 June. June 18th every year is International Picnic Day. The origins of International Picnic Day are unknown, however that doesn’t dampen it’s popularity, with many countries across the globe celebrating this event, and although this is more of…

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Mercer’s 2020 Cost of Living Survey.

# Mercer’s 2020 Cost of Living Survey. According to Mercer’s 2020 Cost of Living Survey, Hong Kong tops the list of most expensive cities for expatriates, followed by Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in second position. Tokyo and Zurich remain in third and fourth positions, respective…

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NASA names first woman to head human spaceflight.

# NASA names first woman to head human spaceflight. The NASA official who managed the inaugural private crewed flight into space last month has been promoted to become the first female head of human spaceflight. Kathy Lueders has been selected to lead @NASA's Human Explor…

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India-China border face-off at Galwan Valley.

# India-China border face-off at Galwan Valley. Twenty Indian soldiers were killed in a face-off with Chinese soldiers at the border on Monday 15.06.2020 night. Initially, the Indian Army had put the number at three, but in an update on Tuesday evening, it said that 17 soldi…

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Kyrgyz Prime Minister Resigns Over Corruption Probe.

# Kyrgyz Prime Minister Resigns Over Corruption Probe. Kyrgyz Prime Minister Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev has resigned, citing an ongoing criminal investigation into the assignment of national radio frequencies. Lawmakers had raised suspicions over his involvement in the suspect…

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India set to win as non-permanent member of UN Security Council.

# India set to win as non-permanent member of UN Security Council. India is set to get elected unopposed as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, touted as the global high table, on Wednesday 17 June 2020 for a two-year term starting in January 2021. According to…

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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought - 17 June.

# World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought - 17 June. June 17 marks the World Day to Combat Desertification And Drought around the globe. In December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly acknowledged this day to bring attention to the association between consumpt…

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Fédération Internationale de Football Association - FIFA Rankings.

# Fédération Internationale de Football Association - FIFA Rankings. MEN'S RANKING 1. Belgium 2. France  3. Brazil WOMEN'S RANKING 1. USA 2. Germany 3. France Read Full News

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African countries call for racism debate at UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

# African countries call for racism debate at UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). African countries called Friday 12 June 2020 on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to urgently debate racism and police brutality amid the unrest in the US and beyond over George Floyd’s death. In…

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25-foot-tall Lord Hanuman statue Installed In US' Delaware.

# 25-foot-tall Lord Hanuman statue Installed In US' Delaware. The United States has got its largest Hanuman statue, at 25 feet high, built in Delaware. It is the tallest statue of a Hindu God in the country, and has been carved from a solid block of black granite. The Ha…

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Hotlines for complaints on buses.

# Hotlines for complaints on buses. The National Transport Commission (NTC) has set up hotline, 1955, for the public to lodge complaints about buses that transport passengers more than the available number of seats. # බස් රථ පිළිබඳ පැමිණිලි සඳහා හොට්ලයින් අංකයක් ස්ථාපිත කෙරේ. …

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Former New Zealand cricketer Matt Poore passes away aged 90.

# Former New Zealand cricketer Matt Poore passes away aged 90. Former New Zealand Test cricketer Matt Poore, who is remembered for catching a stray dog during a match in Bangalore in 1955 and subsequently taking 12 anti-rabies injection, has died at the age of 90. An all-roun…

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Attorney General’s Department concludes 19,000 cases in 17 months.

# Attorney General’s Department concludes 19,000 cases in 17 months. Statistics released by the Attorney General’s Department indicate that the Department has concluded a total number of 19,091 cases from January 2019 to May 2020. Coordinating officer to Attorney General Sta…

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Most Reverend Father Ernest Porutota goes for His Eternal Reward on 16 June 2020.

# Most Reverend Father Ernest Porutota goes for His Eternal Reward on 16 June 2020. The Most Reverend Father Ernest Porutota was called to Eternal Rest last night 16.06.2020, said the Archdiocesan Director for Social Communications. He was 88-years-old at the time of his dem…

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Solar eclipse on June 21.

# Solar eclipse on June 21. People in all areas of the country will have the rare opportunity of witnessing a partial solar eclipse for a duration of about two hours and fifty minutes on June 21 from about 10.30 am to 1.30 pm, Colombo University Astronomy and Space Science U…

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Import of Hand loom and Batik halted.

# Import of Hand loom and Batik halted. Sri Lanka has taken a decision to halt the import of handloom and Batik textiles into the country, stated President’s Media Division. The decision has been taken under the directives of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. This decision has bee…

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International Day of Family Remittances - 16 June.

# International Day of Family Remittances - 16 June. International Day of Family Remittances 2020 aka IDFR is celebrated each year on June 16 across the world. The day is organised by the United Nations and is universally accepted. This day is celebrated to recognise the eff…

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Alibaba Cloud to invest $283 million to accelerate global partnership.

# Alibaba Cloud to invest $283 million to accelerate global partnership. Alibaba Cloud on Tuesday 09 June 2020 said it will invest RMB 2 billion (US$283 million) this fiscal to empower global partners and accelerate joint innovations in the post pandemic era. With the investm…

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Saturn's Moon Titan Drifting Away Faster Than Previously Thought

# Saturn's Moon Titan Drifting Away Faster Than Previously Thought. Just as our own Moon floats away from Earth a tiny bit more each year, other moons are doing the same with their host planets. As a moon orbits, its gravity pulls on the planet, causing a temporary bulge…

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Donald Trump targets ICC with sanctions over Afghanistan war crimes case.

# Donald Trump targets International Criminal Court (ICC) with sanctions over Afghanistan war crimes case. U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday 11 June 2020 issued an executive order authorising sanctions against individuals involved in an International Criminal Court (IC…

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Retired Senior DIG SM Wickramasinghe appointed Ombudsman at Presidential Secretariat.

# Retired Senior DIG SM Wickramasinghe appointed as Ombudsman at Presidential Secretariat. An Ombudsman office has been created at the Presidential Secretariat to look into complaints and grievances of the public and provide speedy solutions, the President’s Media Division a…

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Global Peace Index 2020.

# Global Peace Index 2020. This is the 14th edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI), which ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness. Produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the GPI is the world’s leading measure o…

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China's unmanned submersible Haidou-1 takes 10,907-meter dive at world's deepest point in new world record.

# China's unmanned submersible Haidou-1 takes 10,907-meter dive at world's deepest point in new world record. China's unmanned submersible has dived to a depth of 10,907 metres at the world's deepest ocean point, setting a new record for the country during wh…

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International Day of the African Child - 16 June.

# International Day of the African Child - 16 June. The Day of the African Child has been celebrated on June 16 every year since 1991, when it was first initiated by the Organisation of African Unity (the forerunner of the African Union). It honors those who participated in …

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30th anniversary Remembering the brutal killing of over 700 police officers in Sri Lanka on 11 June 1990.

# 30th Anniversary Remembering the brutal killing of over 700 police officers in Sri Lanka on 11 June 1990. In 1990, a mass murder of Sri Lankan police officers took place on June 11. Terrorists of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the world’s most ruthless terror…

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