International Coastal Clean-Up Day - 19 September.

# International Coastal Clean-Up Day - 19 September. The International Coastal Cleanup Day is traditionally held on the third Saturday in September. In 2020, the day is being held on 19 September. Theme 2020: "Achieving a trash free Coastline". The first Internationa…

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International Equal Pay Day - 18 September.

# International Equal Pay Day - 18 September. International Equal Pay Day, celebrated for the first time this 18 September, represents the longstanding efforts towards the achievement of equal pay for work of equal value.  It further builds on the United Nations commitment t…

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Mexico issues 'world's first' sovereign bond.

# Mexico issues 'world's first' sovereign bond. MEXICO on Monday 14 September 2020 issued what it described as the world's first sovereign bond linked to the sustainability development goals set by the United Nations, raising 750 million euros (S$1.2 billion)…

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Smart City Index - 2020.

# Smart City Index - 2020. Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich have come top in the 2020 Smart City Index, in a year that saw many European cities fall in the rankings. The Smart City Index ranks cities based on economic and technological data, as well as by their citizens’ perce…

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World Water Monitoring Day - 18 September.

# World Water Monitoring Day - 18 September. World Water Monitoring Day was established in 2003 by America's Clean Water Foundation as a global educational outreach program that aims to build public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world…

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Mali’s former president Moussa Traore passes away.

# Mali’s former president Moussa Traore passes away. Moussa Traoré, the former President of Mali, who was in power from 1968 to 1991 has passed away. He was 83. Traore, who was a former military leader, forcibly took over the reign from Modibo Keita (known as the ‘father of i…

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Life on Venus? The latest discovery by astronomers.

# Life on Venus? The latest discovery by astronomers. An international team of astronomers about the discovery of phosphine gas in the atmosphere of Venus triggered global excitement about the possibility of the presence of lifeforms on the neighbouring planet. Apart from be…

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World Patient Safety Day - 17 September.

# World Patient Safety Day - 17 September. Recognizing patient safety as a global health priority, all 194 WHO Member States at the 72nd World Health Assembly, in May 2019, endorsed the establishment of World Patient Safety Day (Resolution WHA72.6), to be marked annually on …

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World Bank Human Capital Index 2020.

# World Bank Human Capital Index 2020. The World Bank Group’s 2020 Human Capital Index, released today (17 September 2020), finds that a child born in Sri Lanka today will be 60 percent as productive when she grows up as compared to if she enjoyed complete education and full…

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India and US sign statement of intent to strengthen dialogue on defence tech cooperation.

# India and US sign statement of intent to strengthen dialogue on defence tech cooperation. India and the US on Tuesday 15 September 2020 signed a statement of intent to strengthen the bilateral dialogue on defence technology co-operation and create opportunities for co-prod…

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A New book examines role of Pakistan’s founder Jinnah in history.

# A New book examines role of Pakistan’s founder Jinnah in history. A new book on the life and times of Pakistan’s founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah traces his journey from being an Indian nationalist to becoming a Muslim communitarian and then to Pakistan’s all-powerful head of s…

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UN Core Group disappointed in Sri Lanka’s stance on resolution 30/1.

# UN Core Group disappointed in Sri Lanka’s stance on resolution 30/1. The United Nations Core Group on Sri Lanka expressed their disappointment over Sri Lankan government’s stand to no longer support resolution 30/1 at the United Nations Human Rights Council 45, on 15 Septe…

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Sri Lankan Workers’ remittances up 12.2% in July.

# Sri Lankan Workers’ remittances up 12.2% in July. A substantial increase was observed in workers’ remittances in July 2020, recording the highest amount of monthly remittances since January 2018, the Central Bank said in its latest report. Workers’ remittances continued to …

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Aruwakkalu sanitary garbage dump to be ready next September 2021.

# Aruwakkalu sanitary garbage dump to be ready next September 2021. Work on the Puttalam, Aruwakkalu Sanitary Garbage Dump will be expedited as a scientific and eco-friendly solution to the garbage problem. Accordingly, 1,200 tonnes of garbage per day will be deposited at the…

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12 High Court judges appointed by the President Gothabhaya Rajapaksa.

# 12 High Court judges appointed by the President Gothabhaya Rajapaksa. President Gothabhaya Rajapaksa has handed over letters of appointment to 12 new High Court judges at the Presidential Secretariat on 14 September 2020. List of newly appointed High Court Justices: W. A. Pe…

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International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer - 16 September.

# International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer - 16 September. September 16 marks the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The UN established this day to spread awareness about the importance of the ozone layer. This layer of the Earth’s st…

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US signs defence cooperation deal with Maldives.

# US signs defence cooperation deal with Maldives. The US has signed a framework for defence cooperation with the Maldives to deepen engagement in support of maintaining peace and security in the strategic Indian Ocean, the Pentagon has announced, as the Trump administration…

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400 acre pharma investment zone is going to be set up.

# 400 acre pharma investment zone is going to be set up. An investment zone of 400 acres will be set up to produce drugs required for Sri Lanka and to meet the high demand for drugs in the South East Asian region and African region. Sri Lanka is the leading drugs importer in …

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YouTube releasing its own version of TikTok.

# YouTube releasing its own version of TikTok. Alphabet Inc's YouTube is rolling out its version of social media rival TikTok, a new short-form video service called Shorts, enabled within its video-sharing platform. YouTube will first test the feature in India over the ne…

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Shane Warne returns to Rajasthan Royals.

# Shane Warne returns to Rajasthan Royals. Shane Warne was revealed as the brand ambassador of Rajasthan Royals for the second year in a row. For the upcoming edition, Shane will also add the role of Team Mentor to his duties for the season. As a Team Mentor, Shane will work …

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China successfully launches nine satellites into orbit.

# China successfully launches nine satellites into orbit. China successfully launched a solid-propellant carrier rocket from a ship in the Yellow Sea, sending nine satellites into orbit in the second such sea-based launch mission The Long March 11-HY2, the 10th member of the …

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Google becomes first major company to eliminate entire carbon legacy.

# Google becomes first major company to eliminate entire carbon legacy. Google CEO, Sundar Pichai announced that the company had become one the first to eliminate their entire carbon legacy. The company had earlier become carbon neutral in 2007. This means that Google's l…

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TikTok choses Oracle as its technology partner for its US operations.

# TikTok choses Oracle as its technology partner for its US operations. TikTok has chosen Oracle to be its technology partner for its American operations. Microsoft was also in a bid to acquire TikTok in the United States but the Chinese owner of the video-sharing platform “…

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Donald Trump rules out extension of TikTok deadline.

# Donald Trump rules out extension of TikTok deadline. US President Donald Trump rules out extending the September 15 deadline for Chinese video-sharing social networking platform TikTok to either change its ownership to an American company or shut it down. In an executive or…

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World Lymphoma Awareness Day - 15 September.

# World Lymphoma Awareness Day - 15 September. World Lymphoma Awareness Day on September 15th is dedicated to informing the public about cancers of the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is a vast network of vessels that make up our lymphatic system. They branch out into …

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International Day of Democracy - 15 September.

# International Day of Democracy - 15 September. The United Nations has marked September 15th as the International Day of Democracy. On this day the UN urges all governments to promote and uphold the principles of democracy. Democracy is a form of government in which citizens…

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World Health Organisation Director General Congratulates Sri Lanka On Health Progress.

# World Health Organisation Director General Congratulates Sri Lanka On Health Progress. World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated Sri Lanka for eliminating rubella and mother to child transmission of HIV and congenital syphilis. M…

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The latest Levels and Trends in Child Mortality: Report 2020.

# The latest Levels and Trends in Child Mortality: Report 2020. The latest Levels and Trends in Child Mortality: Report 2020 from UNICEF and partners in the UN Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), shows the full scope of child mortality rates across t…

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World Health Organization (WHO) report on global trans-fat elimination 2020.

# World Health Organization (WHO) report on global trans-fat elimination 2020. Two years into its efforts to eliminate industrially produced trans fats from the global food supply, the apex global public health agency in a report titled --Countdown to 2023: WHO report on glo…

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