Peru Chooses 3rd President in a Week.

Peru Chooses 3rd President in a Week. Peru’s legislature selected the country’s third president in a week, seeking to stanch growing street protests over lawmakers’ decision to remove a popular president from office. The country’s newest leader Mr. Sagasti, an engineer, acade…

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International Men’s Day - 19 November.

International Men’s Day - 19 November. On November 19 International Men’s Day celebrates worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. Highlight positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being. Theme is “Better health for m…

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World Philosophy Day - 19 November.

World Philosophy Day - 19 November. World Philosophy Day is observed on the third Thursday of November every year. This year World Philosophy Day falls on 19 November 2020. The Day encourages academic exchange and highlights the contribution of philosophical knowledge in add…

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World's only known white giraffe fitted with tracker to deter poachers.

World's only known white giraffe fitted with tracker to deter poachers. The world's only known white giraffe has been fitted with a GPS tracking device to keep poachers at bay in north-east Kenya. A conservation group said rangers could monitor the lone male giraffe&…

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US Navy destroyer shot down ballistic missile for the first time.

US Navy destroyer shot down ballistic missile for the first time. The US Navy destroyer USS John Finn intercepted a mock intercontinental ballistic missile the Missile Defense Agency announced. In the first-of-its-kind test, the Navy warship fired an SM-3 Block IIA, a weapon …

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Deadly hemorrhagic fever appeared in Bolivia.

Deadly hemorrhagic fever appeared in Bolivia. A deadly animal virus that causes fevers, abdominal pain, vomiting, bleeding gums, skin rash and pain behind the eyes can now spread between people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced. The virus spread …

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Jeff Bezos announces $791 million in grants to fight climate change.

Jeff Bezos announces $791 million in grants to fight climate change. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos revealed the names of 16 organisations that have been selected to receive $791 million in grants from Amazon's $10 billion Earth Fund. Bezos said that all 16 recipients are &quo…

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Guinness World Records Day – Changes Annually (November 18, 2020).

Guinness World Records Day – Changes Annually (November 18, 2020). GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Day (GWR Day) is an annual celebration of record-breaking, a day which sees thousands of people around the world come together with one common goal, to become a title holder. First held …

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Ray Clemence: Former England, Liverpool and Tottenham goalkeeper died at age 72.

Ray Clemence: Former England, Liverpool and Tottenham goalkeeper died at age 72. Former Liverpool, Tottenham and England goalkeeper Ray Clemence has died at the age of 72. Clemence, who won three European Cups and five First Division titles during a trophy-laden spell at Anfi…

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Japanese Nobel-prize-winning Masatoshi Koshiba passes away.

Japanese Nobel-prize-winning Masatoshi Koshiba passes away. Physicist Masatoshi Koshiba, who shared 2002 Nobel prize for the detection of cosmic neutrinos, passed away. Koshiba’s most famous work involved detecting neutrinos from a distant supernova explosion using a vast de…

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Elon Musk set to be world's third-richest person.

Elon Musk set to be world's third-richest person. Elon Musk, the maverick chief executive of electric car company Tesla, is poised to overtake Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to become the world’s third-richest person after Tesla’s shares jumped 13% following its selection to…

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Second Phase of Exercise Malabar 2020 Begins in Northern Arabian Sea.

Second Phase of Exercise Malabar 2020 Begins in Northern Arabian Sea. The second phase of Exercise Malabar 2020 has been organised in the Northern Arabian Sea from 17 to 20 November 2020. The Phase 1 of Exercise Malabar 2020 was conducted in the Bay of Bengal from 03 to 06 N…

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Budget 2021: A special GST tax to be introduced.

Budget 2021: A special GST tax to be introduced. The efficiency of tax collection will be improved through the introduction of an online – managed single Special Goods and Service Tax (GST) in place of the various goods and service taxes and levies, imposed under multiple la…

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Budget Speech 2021.

Budget Speech 2021. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, presented the budget speech for the year 2021 in parliament today (17 November 2020).

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Proposed Voluntary Retirement Scheme of Sri Lankan Airlines approved by Cabinet.

Proposed Voluntary Retirement Scheme of Sri Lankan Airlines approved by Cabinet. The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal to retire 560 Sri Lankan Airlines employees under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme at a cost of Rs.1.46 billion, the state information office sa…

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High demand for Sri Lanka Development Bonds (SLDB).

High demand for Sri Lanka Development Bonds (SLDB). Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) yesterday (16.11.2020) announced that the most recent Sri Lanka Development Bonds (SLDB) auction held from 10 to 13 November 2020 with settlement on 18.11.2020 enabled to raise $ 24.82 milli…

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Credit Card usage in Sri Lanka.

Credit Card usage in Sri Lanka. The number of active credit cards in the country increased to nearly 1,884,341 in September 2020 from 1,870,827 in August 2020. This was stated in the latest report issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) on credit cards issued by Licen…

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International Students' Day - 17 November.

International Students' Day - 17 November. International Students' Day is an international observance of student community, held annually on November 17. Taking the day differently than its original meaning, a number of universities mark it, sometimes on a day other …

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Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Turkish Grand Prix 2020.

Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Turkish Grand Prix 2020. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Turkish Grand Prix 2020 at Istanbul Park, Turkey. Sergio Perez (Racing Point-BWT- Mexico) secured the second position and Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari finished third. This was H…

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Novak Djokovic equals Pete Sampras' year-end World No. 1 record.

Novak Djokovic equals Pete Sampras' year-end World No. 1 record. Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has clinched the year-end number one ranking for a record-equaling sixth time after the Sofia Open draw was published. With this, he has become only the 2nd player in te…

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SpaceX Dragon reaches orbit in milestone NASA commercial flight.

SpaceX Dragon reaches orbit in milestone NASA commercial flight. Four astronauts reached orbit on a SpaceX rocket from Florida, in the company’s first regular NASA mission to the International Space Station. The launch appeared to go as planned as the Falcon 9 rocket lifted o…

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Emergency hotline 1927 for counselling for drug addicts.

Emergency hotline 1927 for counselling for drug addicts. The National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) has introduced the emergency hotline 1927 to provide counselling services for those addicted to the use of narcotics and their family members, amidst the pandemic, NDD…

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International Day for Tolerance - 16 November.

International Day for Tolerance - 16 November. Every year on November 16th, the International Day for Tolerance generates awareness of the dangers of intolerance. Since the inception of this day, it’s been the UN’s goal to strengthen tolerance by fostering mutual understandi…

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WHO establishes Council on the Economics of Health for All.

WHO establishes Council on the Economics of Health for All. The World Health Organization has announced a new Council on the Economics of Health for All, staffed by leading economists and health experts, to put “Health for All” at the centre of how we think about value creat…

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Asia Pacific nations sign the world’s biggest trade deal.

Asia Pacific nations sign the world’s biggest trade deal. Asia Pacific nations including China, Japan and South Korea on signed the world’s largest regional free-trade agreement, encompassing nearly a third of the world’s population and gross domestic product. Top officials f…

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Sri Lanka to receive same benefits of EU GSP+ for UK from 2021.

Sri Lanka to receive same benefits of EU GSP+ for UK from 2021. Since the UK is the main market for Sri Lanka’s exports to the EU region and the second largest export market after the USA, it is important for Sri Lanka to receive the same tariff preferences it was enjoying p…

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Argentina down All Blacks for first time in historic Tri-Nations upset.

Argentina down All Blacks for first time in historic Tri-Nations upset. Widely regarded as one of the greatest sports teams in the world, New Zealand’s rugby union team suffered a shock 25-15 loss on Saturday as Argentina beat the All Blacks for the first time in its history…

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WHO selects India to set up traditional medicine centre.

WHO selects India to set up traditional medicine centre. The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday 13 November 2020 said during a video message on the Ayurveda Day in India that the global health body will set up a global cen…

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Qualcomm receives U.S. permission to sell 4G chips to Huawei in exception to ban.

Qualcomm receives U.S. permission to sell 4G chips to Huawei in exception to ban. Qualcomm Inc on Friday received a license from the U.S. government to sell 4G mobile phone chips to China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, an exemption to U.S. trade restrictions imposed amid risi…

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Ghana’s former President Jerry Rawlings died at age 73.

Ghana’s former President Jerry Rawlings died at age 73. Ghana’s former leader Jerry Rawlings, who seized power twice in military coups but went on to bring democratic rule to the West African country, died on Thursday 12 November 2020  at the age of 73, the country’s preside…

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