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51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) concludes with grand closing ceremony.

51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) concludes with grand closing ceremony.
The closing ceremony of the 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India was held in the Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Stadium in Goa on Sunday 24 Jan 2021. Danish World War II drama “Into the Darkness” won the Golden Peacock award at the closing ceremony of the 51st e…
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Biden overturns Trump transgender military ban.

Biden overturns Trump transgender military ban.
President Joe Biden has repealed Donald Trump's ban on transgender Americans joining the military. The ban was announced by Mr Trump during his first year in office. "Transgender service members will no longer be subject to the possibility of discharge or separation …
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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has resigned.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has resigned.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has resigned - and it is not clear if he will be able to form and lead a new coalition government. Parties are divided over spending in the coronavirus crisis, in which more than 85,000 Italians have died. Mr. Conte met President Sergio M…
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Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano erupted.

Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano erupted.
Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, erupted Wednesday 27 January 2021, emitting a river of lava onto the mountain below and gas clouds into the sky. The eruption set off the volcano's longest lava flow since the danger level for Merapi was raised in Novemb…
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Janet Yellen to be first female US treasury secretary.

Janet Yellen to be first female US treasury secretary.
Janet Yellen has been confirmed as the first ever female US treasury secretary in a Senate vote. Ms Yellen, who headed the US central bank from 2014 to 2018, earlier won bipartisan support from members of the Senate Finance Committee. She will be responsible for guiding the B…
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Performance-based pay scheme for national athletes, coaches.

Performance-based pay scheme for national athletes, coaches.
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Namal Rajapaksa says national athletes and coaches will be signed and contracted on performance-based payment scheme. His remarks came during an event held the Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry on January 27. In a tweet, the Minister said …
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China overtakes Germany with largest current account surplus.

China overtakes Germany with largest current account surplus.
Germany’s current account surplus shrank for the fifth year in a row in 2020 as China overtook Europe’s biggest economy during the current global pandemic to run the world’s largest current account surplus, a survey by the Ifo institute showed on Friday 22 January 2021. The …
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India celebrates its 72nd Republic Day on 26 January 2021.

India celebrates its 72nd Republic Day on 26 January 2021.
The Indian Nation celebrated the 72nd Republic Day with a grand military parade and exhibition of its history, cultural diversity and strategic weaponry at the Rajpath, Delhi. This day is celebrated by all Indians and 26th of January has been declared as a national holiday …
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Rare UV-Bright Stars spotted in globular structure NGC 2808.

Rare UV-Bright Stars spotted in globular structure NGC 2808.
Recently, astronomers have spotted rare hot Ultra Violet (UV)-bright stars in the massive intriguing globular cluster in the Milky Way Galaxy called NGC 2808. India's first multi-wavelength space satellite AstroSat helped astronomers in this.  About 34 UV-bright stars wer…
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Mongolia’s Prime Minister offers shock resignation.

Mongolia’s Prime Minister offers shock resignation.
Mongolian Prime Minister Khurelsukh Ukhnaa and his cabinet have resigned, amid protests that were touched off by a particular patient’s case but quickly came to encompass Mongolia’s general response to the current pandemic. The 52-year-old served as the Prime Minister of Mon…
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Maya Weug becomes first female driver to earn a spot in the Ferrari Driver Academy.

Maya Weug becomes first female driver to earn a spot in the Ferrari Driver Academy.
Maya Weug has made history by becoming the first female driver to join the Ferrari Driver Academy. Weug, 16, was selected from the final stage of the Girls on Track - Rising Stars initiative, a program run jointly by Ferrari and motorsport governing body the FIA. The evaluati…
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International Customs Day - 26 January.

International Customs Day - 26 January.
Every year on January 26th, International Customs Day recognizes the role of custom officials and agencies in maintaining the flow of goods across the world’s borders. On this day, members of the World Customs Organization (WCO) also showcase their efforts and activities. Cu…
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Australia Day - 26 January.

Australia Day - 26 January.
Australia Day – Each year on January 26th, Australians celebrate the day their country was founded as a British colony in 1788. On this date, the first governor of New South Wales arrived at Sydney Cove and raised the first-ever Union Jack flag. During the 1800s, Australia D…
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England beat Sri Lanka to sweep Test series 2-0

England beat Sri Lanka to sweep Test series 2-0
Dom Sibley scored an unbeaten half century as England chased down a target of 164 to secure a sweep of the series on Monday, beating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the second Test on a day of drama at Galle International Stadium. England scored 164-4, with Sibley 56 not out and…
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WhatsApp loses millions of users after terms update.

WhatsApp loses millions of users after terms update.
A poorly explained update to its terms of service has pushed WhatsApp users to adopt alternative services such as Signal and Telegram in their millions. The exodus was so large that WhatsApp has been forced to delay the implementation of the new terms, which had been slated …
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SpaceX launches 143 satellites on one rocket in record-setting mission.

SpaceX launches 143 satellites on one rocket in record-setting mission.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried 143 satellites into orbit on a jam-packed rideshare mission, setting a new world record for the most satellites launched by a single rocket. The mission, dubbed Transporter-1, carried 10 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink internet network, …
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Treaty banning nuclear weapons takes effect.

 Treaty banning nuclear weapons takes effect.
The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) prohibits its signatories from producing, stockpiling, selling and using nuclear weapons. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017, has hailed it …
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Morgan Stanley’s CEO is the Best-Paid Big Bank CEO.

Morgan Stanley’s CEO is the Best-Paid Big Bank CEO.
Morgan Stanley Chief Executive Officer James Gorman leaped past JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Jamie Dimon as the best-paid CEO of a major U.S. bank.  Morgan Stanley boosted Gorman’s pay 22% to $33 million for 2020, when the Wall Street bank posted its third consecutive year of …
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All Share Price Index (ASPI) 8,600 point mark.

All Share Price Index (ASPI) 8,600 point mark.
The benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) crossed the 8,600 point mark today (25) to close at fresh all-time high of 8,694.35 points. This is a gain of 230.92 points ( or 2.73%) from the previous day of trading.  Meanwhile, the S&P SL20 index which features the largest …
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National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) based Inflation decreased in December 2020.

National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) based Inflation decreased in December 2020.
Headline inflation as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI, 2013=100) decreased to 4.6 per cent in December 2020 from 5.2 per cent in November 2020. This was due to the statistical effect of the high base prevailed in Decemb…
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No risk of oil leak from cargo ship distressed at Little Basses.

No risk of oil leak from cargo ship distressed at Little Basses.
Divers of the Sri Lanka Navy are currently monitoring the condition of the cargo ship that had run aground near the Little Basses Reef on the south-east coast of Sri Lanka. The monitoring process commenced this morning (January 24) and the investigations have revealed that t…
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Tesla moves to launching in India.

Tesla moves to launching in India.
Tesla has moved closer to its launch in India later this year by registering a company in the country. Tesla Motors India and Energy Private Limited was incorporated last week with registered offices in Bengaluru. Tesla chief executive Elon Musk tweeted in October about a for…
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International Day of Education - 24 January.

International Day of Education - 24 January.
Every year on January 24th, the International Day of Education celebrates the role of education in global peace and sustainable development. The third International Day of Education (January 24) will be marked on Monday 25 January 2021 under the theme ‘Recover and Revitalize…
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) urges licensed banks to cut back non-essential expenditure.

Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) urges licensed banks to cut back non-essential expenditure.
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has requested licensed banks in the country to cut back non-essential expenditure while exercising diligence and prudence when incurring capital expenditure. Having observed the varied views published recently on discretionary payments in…
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Veteran US talk show host Larry King dies aged 87.

Veteran US talk show host Larry King dies aged 87.
Larry King, giant of US broadcasting who achieved worldwide fame for interviewing political leaders and celebrities, has died at the age of 87. King conducted an estimated 50,000 interviews in his six-decade career, which included 25 years as host of the popular CNN talk sho…
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Biden issues executive order expanding LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections.

Biden issues executive order expanding LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections.
President Joe Biden issued an executive order Wednesday night that will extend existing federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people. Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign, the country’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group, called it “the most substantive,…
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Hall of Famer Hank Aaron dies at age 86.

Hall of Famer Hank Aaron dies at age 86.
Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, who battled racial prejudice and hatred on his way to breaking the major leagues' career home run record, has died at the age of 86, the Atlanta Braves announced. According to a person with knowledge, Aaron died Friday (22) morning afte…
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2021 Military Strength Ranking.

2021 Military Strength Ranking.
Global powers ranked by potential military strength. The finalized Global Firepower ranking below utilizes over 50 individual factors to determine a given nation's PowerIndex ('PwrIndx') score with categories ranging from military might and financials to logisti…
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Juventus wins Italian Super Cup.

Juventus wins Italian Super Cup.
On Wednesday 20 January 2021 night, the 33rd edition of the Italian Super Cup saw Juventus defeat Napoli 2-0 thanks to goals by Cristiano Ronaldo and Álvaro Morata. It is the first trophy for Andrea Pirlo at the helm of Juventus and the first time that an American soccer pla…
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Microsoft partnered with GM’s Cruise on self-driving cars.

Microsoft partnered with GM’s Cruise on self-driving cars.
Microsoft has entered into a long-term strategic relationship with General Motors and Cruise, the automaker’s majority-owned autonomous car unit, to accelerate the commercialization of self-driving vehicles. As part of the partnership, the tech giant will join GM, Honda Moto…
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