Google Pay partnered with Visa to allow tokenisation.

# Google Pay partnered with Visa to allow tokenisation. Google Pay announced the roll out of tokenisation across its platform that will enable users to safely transact with their debit or credit cards. Through tokenisation, Google Pay Android users can use their debit or cred…

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UN and Britain to Co-host Climate Summit on December 12.

# UN and Britain to Co-host Climate Summit on December 12. The United Nations and Britain will co-host a global climate summit on December 12, the fifth anniversary of the landmark Paris Agreement. The announcement came days after Chinese President Xi Jinping told the U.N. th…

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Nobel winners allowed to get $110,000 more as prize money.

# Nobel winners allowed to get $110,000 more as prize money. Winners of the prestigious Nobel NSE 1.32 % prizes this year will receive an extra 1 million crowns ($110,000) Dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel left around 31 million crowns - about 1.8 billion crowns in today's m…

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Time Magazine's ‘100 most influential people of 2020’ list.

# Time Magazine's ‘100 most influential people of 2020’ list. Time Magazine has released the TIME 100 Most Influential People List 2020. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it to Time magazine's ‘100 Most Influential People 2020’ list. PM Modi is the only politicia…

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Former Australian Cricketer Dean Jones passes away.

# Former Australian Cricketer Dean Jones passes away. Former Australian cricketer and renowned commentator, Dean Jones passed away. He made his debut for Australia in a Test match in the West Indies in 1984.  He played 52 Tests and 164 ODIs for Australia between 1984 and 1994…

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Former rebel leader elected Bougainville president.

# Former rebel leader elected Bougainville president. Former rebel military commander Ishmael Toroama has been elected as president of Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, electoral officials said on Wednesday. Toroama is set to lead talks seeking independ…

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World Pharmacist Day - 25 September.

# World Pharmacist Day - 25 September. Every year on September 25th, pharmacists around the globe celebrate World Pharmacist Day. This day focuses on the role pharmacists play in improving health on a global scale. When it comes to pharmacists, you probably think of the perso…

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World Maritime Day - 24 September.

# World Maritime Day - 24 September. Every year on the last Thursday of September World Maritime Day focuses on shipping safety, maritime security, and the marine environment. Maritime describes anything to do with the sea and ships. For example, the word refers to traveling …

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On Day September 23 Neptune Discovered.

# On Day September 23 Neptune Discovered. The planet Neptune, which is considered to be the outermost major planet in the solar system, was discovered on this day, i.e. September 23, in 1846. German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle was the first to observe the third most mas…

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UNICEF commends Sri Lanka for legal reforms ensuring justice for children.

# UNICEF commends Sri Lanka for legal reforms ensuring justice for children. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today commended the Government of Sri Lanka for adopting two critical policy reforms that will increase the minimum age of labour, and ensure that no chil…

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UN’s responsibility is to assist democratically elected governments - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

# UN’s responsibility is to assist democratically elected governments - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that it is the responsibility of the United Nations (UN) to support democratically elected government. The President mentioned this in  pre-…

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Cabinet approves forex cover for investors to boost inflows into local-currency bonds.

# Cabinet approves forex cover for investors to boost inflows into local-currency bonds. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has identified the need to facilitate non-resident investors to enable to invest in government securities and other sectors to encourage the inflow of forei…

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US Space Force is deploying its first troops, to the Arabian Peninsula.

# US Space Force is deploying its first troops, to the Arabian Peninsula. The newly formed US Space Force is deploying its first troops, to the Arabian Peninsula. Space Force now has a squadron of 20 airmen stationed at Qatar's Al-Udeid Air Base in its first foreign deplo…

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Bryson DeChambeau wins US Open Golf.

# Bryson DeChambeau wins US Open Golf. American golfer Bryson DeChambeau won the 120th edition of US Open Championship Sunday 20 September  at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York. The win marks the first victory for DeChambeau at one of golf's major championship…

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NASA Unveils Plan to land first woman to moon.

# NASA Unveils Plan to land first woman to moon. After almost 50 years since astronauts last walked on the moon under the Apollo program, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Monday 21 September 2020 unveiled its latest plan to return astronauts to the…

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Microsoft acquires ZeniMax for $7.5 bn.

# Microsoft acquires ZeniMax Media for $7.5 bn. Microsoft announcing the $7.5 billion acquisition of a video game company, ZeniMax Media. By buying the game maker ZeniMax Media, the parent company of gaming studios like Bethesda, Microsoft gained control of major digital gami…

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Human footprints dating back 120,000 years traced.

# Human footprints dating back 120,000 years traced. Around 120,000 years ago in what is now northern Saudi Arabia, a small band of homo sapiens stopped to drink and forage at a shallow lake that was also frequented by camels, buffalo, and elephants. The people may have hunte…

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Ashleigh Barty, won Brookwater Golf Club women’s championship.

# Ashleigh Barty, won Brookwater Golf Club women’s championship. Ashleigh Barty 24-year-old Australian, who famously played professional cricket and top ranked tennis player has won the women’s champion at the Brookwater Golf Club. She had decided to skip the US Open & th…

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United States on Monday (September 21) imposed a range of sanctions and restrictions on Iranian.

# United States on Monday (September 21) imposed a range of sanctions and restrictions on Iranian. The United States on Monday (September 21) imposed a range of sanctions and restrictions on Iranian and Iranian-linked officials and entities after an effort over the weekend t…

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"Schitt’s Creek" Sets an Emmy Record.

# "Schitt’s Creek" Sets an Emmy Record. In its sixth and final season, the quirky Canadian comedy "Schitt’s Creek" pulled off a sweep, taking home seven primetime awards and nine Emmys in all. “Schitt’s Creek,” created by Eugene and Daniel Levy hits the co…

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Australian University Develops World's First Bionic Eye.

# Australian University Develops World's First Bionic Eye. The team at Monash University claims that they have built a system through which people who suffer blindness in any form would be able to see again. According to them, this is the world's first bionic eye. The…

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Bah Ndaw named Mali’s interim president.

# Bah Ndaw named Mali’s interim president. Mali’s former defence minister, Bah Ndaw, has been named as president of the country’s new transition government. Colonel Assimi Goita, the leader of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) which overthrew Mali’…

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Bimshani Jayasinghearachchi, first woman DIG in Sri Lanka.

#  Bimshani Jayasinghearachchi, first woman DIG in Sri Lanka. Bimshani Jayasinghearachchi has been nominated to the rank of woman DIG Police. This is a first in the history of the Police Department. Jayasinghearachchi who served as an SSP presently functions as Directress of t…

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Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France Cycling to make history for Slovenia.

# Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France Cycling to make history for Slovenia. Tadej Pogacar became the first Slovenian to win the Tour de France as the famous three-week race ended on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Sunday 20 September 2020. Pogacar, who celebrates his 22nd birthd…

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American Bill to Promote Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King’s Legacies.

# American Bill to Promote Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King’s Legacies. Legendary civil rights activist and Congressman John Lewis have recently introduced a bill in the US House of Representatives to promote the legacies of 19th century reformists Mahatma Gandhi and Ma…

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Prof. Tissa Vitharana appointed as COPA Chairman.

# Prof. Tissa Vitharana appointed as COPA Chairman. SLPP parliamentarian Professor Tissa Vitharana has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA). He was nominated to the position by Lasantha Alagiyawanna while it was seconded by Udaya Gamma…

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LKR. 858 mn foreign cash inflow from Government Securities in a week.

# LKR. 858 mn foreign cash inflow from Government Securities in a week. The latest data of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) points out that the government securities held by foreign investors in Sri Lanka (Treasury Bills and Treasury Bonds) had gradually increased record…

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Sri Lanka Embassy finalises certification for export of Lankan Cinnamon in bark form to Brazilian market.

# Sri Lanka Embassy finalises certification for export of Lankan Cinnamon in bark form to Brazilian market. The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Brasilia recently finalized the certification process for the export of Sri Lanka Cinnamon to Brazil in bark form with Brazilian Authoritie…

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Prof. Charitha Herath appointed as COPE Chairman.

# Prof. Charitha Herath appointed as COPE Chairman. Prof. Charitha Herath has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE). His name was proposed by Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and seconded by  State Minister Jayantha Samaraweera. # මහ…

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Emmys 2020: 24-Year-Old Zendaya Makes History, Becomes Youngest Actress to Win ‘Lead Actress in Drama Category’

# Emmys 2020: 24-Year-Old Zendaya Makes History, Becomes Youngest Actress to Win "Lead Actress in Drama Category" American actor and singer Zendaya has won an Emmy for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" at the age of 24. She has created a histor…

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Nepal's prominent Mountaineer Ang Rita Sherpa died at age 72.

# Nepal's prominent Mountaineer Ang Rita Sherpa died at age 72. Nepalese Ang Rita Sherpa, the first man to climb Mount Everest 10 times, died of a lengthy illness on Monday 21 September 2020. This was an event that called a major loss to Nepal and the climbing community. …

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Italian Open Tennis Tournament 2020.

# Italian Open Tennis Tournament 2020. In tennis, world number one Novak Djokovic won a record 36th Masters title by beating Diego Schwartzman in the Italian Open at Rome by 7-5, 6-3. Simona Halep of Romania won her first Italian Open title when defending champion Czech Karol…

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