There was a Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on 05.06.2020 in Sri Lanka.

# There was a Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on 05.06.2020 in  Sri Lanka.  A penumbral lunar eclipse was visible from Sri Lanka on 05.06.2020, starting at 11.15 p.m. It was reached the maximum eclipse at 12:54 am on June 6 when the Moon is closest to the centre of the shadow. The p…

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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) extends South Sudan arms embargo until May 2021.

# The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) extends South Sudan arms embargo until May 2021. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has adopted a resolution on Friday 29 May 2020 extending until May next year an arms embargo on South Sudan and a travel ban and financial…

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United Kingdom hosts virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020.

# United Kingdom hosts virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020. Virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020 was hosted by the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020 featured the participation of over 50 ​countries including the business leaders, civil soci…

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Four new species of Beetles identified in Sri Lanka.

# Four new species of Beetles identified in Sri Lanka. Four new species of Beetles were identified from Sri Lanka. The latest discovery is part of a project named “Biodiversity patterns of herbivore scarab chafers of Sri Lanka”. The new species were discovered from the local…

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Poson Poya Day is Today - 05 June.

Poson Poya Day is Today - 05 June. Poson is a festival celebrated in Sri Lanka on the full moon day in June. Poson Poya is noteworthy to Sri Lankan Buddhists as the day on which Emperor Asoka's son, Arahant Mahinda, introduced Buddhism to the island in the 3rd century B.…

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# Sri Lankan Economical Information.

# Sri Lankan Economical Information. 1. Infant Mortality Rate (2015) - 8.5 2. Dependency Ratio (2019) - 49.4% 3. Average Household Size (2016) - 3.8 Persons 4. Employed Persons - 8,181,000         Agriculture: 25.3%         Industry: 27.6%         Service:  47.1% 5. Public Sector E…

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World Environment Day - 05 June.

# World Environment Day - 05 June. World Environment Day, hosted by Colombia this 2020, is the most renowned day for environmental action. Since 1974, it has been celebrated every year on 5 June: engaging governments, businesses, celebrities and citizens to focus their effor…

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Twitter names ex-Google CFO Patrick Pichette as new board chairman.

# Twitter names ex-Google CFO Patrick Pichette as new board chairman. Twitter has appointed former Google chief financial officer Patrick Pichette as the company’s new chairman of the board. Pichette takes over the role after joining Twitter’s board of directors in 2017. He …

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The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) Approves Rules for Digitalization of the Colombo Stock Market.

# SEC Approves Rules for Digitalization of the Colombo Stock Market. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) has approved amendments to the Stockbroker Rules, Central Depository Systems (CDS) Rules and Listing Rules submitted by the Colombo Stock Exchange (…

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Hall of Famer and Washington Legend Wes Unseld Dies at Age 74.

# Hall of Famer and Washington Legend Wes Unseld Dies at Age 74. Baltimore and Washington Bullets legend Wes Unseld died Tuesday morning after a lengthy battle with health issues and most recently pneumonia.  Unseld, 74, spent his entire career with the Bullets organization a…

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International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression - 04 June.

# International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression - June 04. The International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is a United Nations observance each 4 June. It was established on 19 August 1982. The General Assembly, having considered the question of…

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World Bicycle Day - 03 June.

# World Bicycle Day - 03 June. World Bicycle Day is observed on 03 June in every year. The United Nation's General Assembly declared 03 June as the  World Bicycle Day in 2018. The day is celebrated to make attention on the benefits of Foot Cycling.  Bicycle riding is goo…

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International Sex Workers Day - 02 June.

# International Sex Workers Day - 02 June. June 2 is observed as International Sex Workers Day to bring to the fore the miserable living conditions under which this community works. The day is also known as International Whore's Day. The first Sex Workers Day was observe…

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SpaceX Nasa Mission: Astronauts on historic mission enter space station.

# SpaceX Nasa Mission: Astronauts on historic mission enter space station. US astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have docked with, and entered, the International Space Station (ISS). Their Dragon capsule - supplied and operated by the private SpaceX company - attached to …

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Artist who wrapped German's Reichstag in fabric dies.

# Artist who wrapped German's Reichstag in fabric dies. Bulgarian artist known as Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, who made his name transforming landmarks such as Germany's Reichstag by covering them with reams of cloth, died on Sunday 31 May 2020 at aged 84, due to a …

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George Floyd: Music industry calls for 'blackout' over death.

# George Floyd: Music industry calls for 'blackout' over death. The music industry is to observe a day-long "blackout" on Tuesday, in response to George Floyd's death last week. All three major record labels have shared a message on social media promisin…

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New Chief of Staff of the Army assumes office.

# New Chief of Staff of the Army assumes office. Major General Jagath Gunawardena has assumed office as the 55th Chief of Staff of the Army during a simple ceremony at his office in the Army Headquarters, amid religious observances, greetings and best wishes. # යුද හමුදාවේ නව…

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Festa della Repubblica - Italian Republic Day - 02 June.

# Festa della Repubblica - Italian Republic Day. Festa della Repubblica (in English, Republic Day) is the Italian National Day, which is celebrated on the 2nd of June each year. The day commemorates the institutional referendum held by universal suffrage in 1946, in which th…

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Virat Kohli only cricketer in Forbes’ 2020 list of world’s highest paid athletes.

# Virat Kohli only cricketer in Forbes’ 2020 list of world’s highest paid athletes. India skipper Virat Kohli is the only cricketer in the world to feature in Forbes’ list of the top 100 highest-paid athletes for the year 2020. Kohli is ranked at number 66 with estimated ear…

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Former Olympic sprint champion Bobby Morrow dies aged 84.

# Former Olympic sprint champion Bobby Morrow dies aged 84. American sprinter Bobby Morrow, who won three gold medals at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, died on last Saturday 30 May 2020 at the age of 84.  Morrow won gold in the 100 and 200 metres and anchored the U.S. t…

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World Milk Day - 01 June.

# World Milk Day - 01 June. World Milk Day is observed on June 1 in order to celebrate the dairy sector and recognise the importance of milk as a global food. The day was founded by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation. This year marks the 20th anniversary of…

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Global Day of Parents - 01 June.

# Global Day of Parents - 01 June. Global Day of Parents is celebrated on June 01 annually. This day is to pay respect to what parents do for their children and their selfless commitment and lifelong sacrifice towards this relationship. The main aim of the celebration is the…

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International Children's Day - 01 June.

# International Children's Day - 01 June. International Children's Day is observed on June 1st every year. The World Conference for the Well-being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland, proclaimed June 1 to be International Children's Day in 1925. After the conferen…

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Roger Federer tops Forbes' highest-earning athlete list at US$. 106.3 Mn.

# Roger Federer tops Forbes' highest-earning athlete list at US$. 106.3 Mn. Roger Federer leads the annual Forbes ranking of highest-paid athletes with what the magazine says is $106.3 million US in total earnings. He is the first tennis player to top the list since it w…

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US joins G7 Group’s Partnership on Artificial Intelligence.

# US joins G7 Group’s Partnership on Artificial Intelligence(AI). United States has joined the rest of the G7 countries in the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Trump administration had been the only nation among leaders of the Group of Seven which was …

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