Global Chief Financial Officers's now have a more positive economic outlook for China than the U.S.

# Global Chief Financial Officers's now have a more positive economic outlook for China than the U.S. Global Chief Financial Officers's have a more positive outlook for China’s economy than they do for the economy of the United States, the Q3 CNBC Global Chief Financ…

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Vocational Guidance and Counseling compulsory under new education reforms in Sri Lanka.

# Vocational Guidance and Counseling compulsory under new education reforms in Sri Lanka. The Government has decided to make vocational guidance compulsory in schools for grades 6 and above, education officials said. Dr. Upali Sedara – the Secretary to the State Ministry of E…

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Steven Spielberg's father Arnold Spielberg, who was a pioneering computer engineer, passes away at age 103.

# Renowned Film Maker Steven Spielberg's father Arnold Spielberg, who was a pioneering computer engineer, passes away at age 103. Arnold Spielberg, father of filmmaker Steven Spielberg and an innovating engineer whose work helped make the personal computer possible, has …

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Dutch novel 'The Discomfort of Evening' wins the 2020 International Booker Prize.

# Dutch novel 'The Discomfort of Evening' wins the 2020 International Booker Prize. "The Discomfort of Evening," written by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld and translated from Dutch by Michele Hutchison, is the winner of the 2020 International Booker Prize, announc…

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Death Valley: What life is like in the 'hottest place on Earth'

# Death Valley: What life is like in the 'hottest place on Earth' ? Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert. It is one of the hottest places on Earth, along with deserts in the Middle East…

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Bill to legalize minimum age of marriage handed over

# Bill to legalize minimum age of marriage handed over. The first Private Member’s Bill of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka has been introduced by Member of Parliament (MP) of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon. The parliamentarian said the relevant …

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New data management system for Central Bank of Sri Lanka reserve management from Singapore.

# New data management system for Central Bank of Sri Lanka reserve management from Singapore. Cabinet approval has been granted on 07 June 2019 to procure a new data management system to meet the existing requirements in the management of the country's foreign reserves a…

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Chandimal set new record in SL’s domestic Premier League.

# Dinesh Chandimal set new record in SL’s domestic Premier League. Dinesh Chandimal has set a new record with the highest individual score in Sri Lanka’s Domestic Premier League history. He has scored 354 (not out) runs in a match against the Saracens SC team. The former Sri L…

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Cabinet sub-committee on cost of living to be appointed.

# Cabinet sub-committee on cost of living to be appointed. The Cabinet of Ministers granted its approval to appoint the Cabinet sub-committee on cost of living. The relevant proposal has been tabled by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The proposed Cabinet sub-committee is tasked …

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Congo says world's largest measles epidemic is over.

# Congo says world's largest measles epidemic is over. The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday 25 August 2020 it has ended the world’s largest measles outbreak that has killed more than 7,000 children since it was declared 14 months ago. Health experts say the ac…

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50 New Alien Planets And May Find Many More.

# 50 New Alien Planets And May Find Many More. A new “machine learning” algorithm has confirmed the existence of 50 new exoplanets in data collected by NASA’s ground-breaking Kepler mission. Although algorithms have for long been used to comb through the huge amounts of data …

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Bryan brothers announces retirement from the tennis sport.

# Bryan brothers announces retirement from the tennis sport. The most successful men’s doubles pair in the tennis history, Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan have announced their retirement from the tennis sport. The brother’s pair captured an Open Era record with 119 trophies in 26 s…

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TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer quits the from company.

# TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer quits the from company. TikTok’s chief executive, Kevin Mayer, is going to leave the company. Mayer has sent a letter to employees announcing his departure, and Vanessa Pappas, who is the general manager of TikTok in the US right now, will be taking …

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Elon Musk becomes a centibillionaire, Jeff Bezos' wealth tops $200 billion.

# Elon Musk becomes a centibillionaire, Jeff Bezos' wealth tops $200 billion. Three of the world’s richest people have achieved staggering new levels of personal wealth. The net worth of Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos eclipsed $200 billion on Wednesday 26 August 2020 …

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Writer-journalist Gail Sheehy, dies at age 83.

# Writer-journalist Gail Sheehy, dies at age 83. Gail Sheehy, trailblazing journalist, commentator and pop sociologist whose best-selling "Passages" helped millions navigate their lives from early adulthood to middle age and beyond, has died. She was 83. Sheehy, wid…

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World Water Week 2020: 24-28 August.

# World Water Week 2020: 24-28 August. The World Water Week 2020 is observed (WWWeek at Home) from 24th August to 28th August 2020. The theme for World Water Week 2020 at Home is ‘Water and Climate change: Accelerating Action’. The World Water Week is an annual global event o…

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Bangladesh to Start Relocating Some Rohingyas to Island soon.

# Bangladesh to Start Relocating Some Rohingyas to Island soon. Authorities in Bangladesh said Tuesday 25.08.2020 that they want to start relocating thousands of Rohingya refugees to a Bay of Bengal island soon from crammed camps near the border with Myanmar, from where they…

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Neelkantha Bhanu Prakash won the fastest Human Calculator Title.

#  Neelkantha Bhanu Prakash won the fastest Human Calculator Title. Neelkantha Bhanu Prakash is the Indian who has won the fastest Human Calculator title in the recent world championship, Mind Sports Olympiad 2020. Neelkantha hails from Hyderabad and narrated about his achiev…

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BRICS Industry Ministers attend a video meeting.

# BRICS Industry Ministers attend a video meeting. Industry Ministers of BRICS countries attended a video meeting on 25 August 2020 to discuss ways to boost cooperation in areas including 5G and Artificial Intelligence. As per Chinese state media, the meeting adopted a joint…

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WHO declares Africa as a polio free region.

# WHO declares Africa as a polio free region. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday 25 August 2020 declared that Africa was free of the virus that causes polio, a landmark in a decades-long campaign to eradicate the notorious disease around the world. This matter an…

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