Global Climate Risk Index 2021.

The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 published by the Bonn-based environmental think tank Germanwatch. The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 analyses to what extent countries and regions have been affected by impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc…

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International Olympic Committee (IOC), Tokyo Olympics to unveil rule book.

This is the rule book that the IOC and Tokyo organizers are set to roll out next week to explain how 15,400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes and tens of thousands of others will try to safely enter Japan when the Olympics open in just under six months. Organizers and the Inte…

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Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa wins second term.

The incumbent President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has won a second five-year term after winning the 2021 Portuguese presidential election with a landslide victory. The 72-year-old former leader of the Social Democratic Party won 61 per cent of the total votes. He…

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China surpasses United States as largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

China was the largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2020, according to a report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). China overtook the United States to gain the top position in 2020. The country attracted $163 billi…

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Greece, France sign $2.8 billion fighter jet deal.

Greece signed a 2.3 billion-euro ($2.8 billion) deal with France to purchase 18 Rafale fighter jets, as tensions remain high with neighbor Turkey. Florence Parly, the French defense minister, signed the agreement in Athens to deliver 12 used and six new aircraft built by Das…

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Study suggests earth is losing ice faster than in Mid-1990s.

New research suggests Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the 1990s. An estimated 28 trillion metric tons of ice have melted away from the world’s sea ice, ice sheets and glaciers since the middle of the 1990s. The yearly melt rate is now about 57 percent faster than…

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Dead whale in the Mediterranean probably 'one of the largest' ever found.

The carcass of an enormous finback whale (Balaenoptera physalus) was discovered near the Italian port of Sorrento earlier this week, the Italian Coast Guard said in a Facebook post. Officials discovered the carcass on Sunday (Jan. 17), before towing it to the nearby port at …

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Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducts maiden test launch of Akash-NG Missile.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted successful maiden launch of Akash-NG (New Generation) Missile from Integrated Test Range off the coast of Odisha. Akash-NG is a new generation Surface-to-Air Missile for use by Indian Air Force (IAF) with an…

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Dixon Technologies inks deal with HMD India for manufacturing Nokia smartphones.

Dixon Technologies India Ltd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Padget Electronics, has entered into an agreement with HMD India for manufacturing of Nokia smartphones. The smartphones will be manufactured at Padget’s manufacturing facility situated at Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. I…

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International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.

International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust (International Holocaust Remembrance Day) is observed on 27 January every year since 2006 to commemorate the anniversary of the tragedy of the Holocaust that occurred during the Second World War. A…

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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.

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 - 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 – 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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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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