Thomas Bach has been re-elected as IOC President.

Olympic champion Thomas Bach has been re-elected for an additional four-year term as President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). At the 137th IOC Session held virtually on 10 March 2021, the 67-year-old German received 93 yes and 1 no votes from the 94 valid vot…

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Inventor of Audio cassette tape Lou Ottens dies.

Lou Ottens, the Dutch engineer credited with inventing the audio cassette tape, has died aged 94. An estimated 100 billion cassette tapes have been sold around the world since they were introduced in the 1960s. Ottens' invention transformed the way people listened to mus…

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World’s Most Powerful Supercomputer Fugaku.

The Japanese scientific research institute called RIKEN and Fujitsu started developing the “Fugaku” six years ago. It is the world’s most powerful supercomputers. Fugaku has been named after an alternative name for Mount Fuji. Now, this supercomputer is fully ready and deve…

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Planet Uranus Discovered - 13 March.

Uranus was discovered by the British astronomer, William Herschel on the 13th of March 1781, but initially reported it (on April 26, 1781) as a "comet". Uranus had been observed on many occasions before its recognition as a planet, but it was generally mistaken for…

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China supports to strengthen Sri Lanka’s reserves.

The People's Bank of China has approved a $1.5 billion SWAP facility to boost the Sri Lanka’s official foreign reserves. This was confirmed by the State Minister of Money & Capital Markets and State Enterprise Reforms, Ajith Nivard Cabraal in a Twitter message. At the…

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External Sector Performance – January 2021.

Sri Lanka’s external sector continued to recover in many aspects during January 2021, mainly supported by an improved trade deficit and a notable increase in workers’ remittances. The reduced deficit in the trade account in January 2021 compared to January 2020 was the resu…

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Foreign Ministry to open Regional Consular Office in Trincomalee

The Foreign Ministry will be opening a Regional Consular Office in Trincomalee in the Eastern Province on Saturday (March 13), a statement said. Foreign Minister, Dinesh Gunawardena with Foreign Secretary, Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage will lead the ceremonial launch of t…

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US defence secretary Lloyd Austin to visit India.

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will be in India next week on the first visit by a senior member of the Biden administration to the country seen as a key partner in the Indo-Pacific region. Austin’s visit to New Delhi on 19-20 March will take place exactly a week after the…

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Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko passes away.

Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko died of cancer in Germany on Wednesday 10th March 2021 at the age of 56. He was named as Prime Minister in July 2020 following the sudden death of his predecessor, Amadou Gon Coulibaly. He had a long media and political career in the…

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Ravichandran Ashwin and Tammy Beaumont voted ICC Player of the Month for February 2021.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today 09 March 2021 announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month Awards for February which recognise and celebrate the best performances from both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket each month…

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ICC World Test Championship final at Southampton.

. The final of the ICC World Test Championship between India and New Zealand will be staged in a bio-secure bubble at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton. The decision, taken by the ICC Board, follows discussions with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) where a range of o…

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Amitabh Bachchan to be felicitated with FIAF Award.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with an award by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF). The veteran actor will be the first Indian cinema personality to be bestowed with the FIAF Award for his dedication and contribution to the preservation of the w…

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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Develops Joint Earth Observation Satellite Mission Radar with NASA.

ISRO has completed development of a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capable of producing extremely high-resolution images for a joint earth observation satellite mission with the US space agency NASA. NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) is a joint collaboration for a dual-frequency L and S…

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Mauritius Independence Day - 12 March.

Mauritius officially the Republic of Mauritius, a small island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, first discovered by the Arabs. The known history of Mauritius begins with its discovery by Europeans and its appearance on maps in the early 16th century. Mauritius was successi…

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"Quad" Leaders to meet in first-ever summit.

The leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia will meet in a virtual summit Friday 12 March 2021, the US and Indian governments announced. It will be the first time talks have been held between the heads of state of the four-member group, informally known as t…

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Russia, China sign MOU to build lunar space station.

Russia and China signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday 09 March 2021 to set up an international lunar research station, Russia's Roscosmos space agency said. Moscow and Beijing will draw up a roadmap to establish the station and cooperate closely on planning, d…

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World Kidney Day - 11 March. (Second Thursday in March)

World Kidney Day on the second Thursday in March sets out each year to create increased awareness about kidney care. Our kidneys are vital to our everyday health, and many health issues contribute to Chronic Kidney Disease. Preventative measures help to reduce our risks and …

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US death penalty must be abolished, rights experts urge President Biden.

President Biden should do everything in his power to end death row executions in the United States, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Thursday 11 March 2021. The call comes after a resumption of federal executions in the US in the last year of Donald Trump’s Pr…

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Economic Freedom Index 2021.

In 2021, the principles of economic freedom that have fueled this monumental progress are once again measured in the Index of Economic Freedom, an annual guide published by The Heritage Foundation, Washington's No. 1 think tank. For twenty-seven years the Index has deliv…

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French nuclear tests contaminated 110,000 in Pacific.

France concealed the true impact of its nuclear tests in the Pacific from the 1960s to the 1990s, a study has said. Researchers used declassified French military documents, calculations and testimonies to reconstruct the impact of a number of the tests. They estimated that ar…

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US Senate confirms Merrick Garland as Biden's attorney general.

The Senate voted Wednesday 10 March 2021 to confirm Merrick Garland as attorney general, handing the reins of the Justice Department to a longtime federal judge who has pledged to depoliticize the agency. He was confirmed by a vote of 70-30. Among the Republicans who voted i…

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Bangladesh to commemorate 50th anniversary of 1971 Liberation war.

In the 50th year of Indian victory over Pakistan in the 1971 Liberation war, Indian Naval Ships arrived in port town of Mongla on Monday 08 March 2021 for a three-day visit to Bangladesh. The basic aim of this visit is to pay homage to the Bangladeshi and Indian combatants a…

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Niger’s president wins African Leadership award.

Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou on Monday 08 March 2021 won the "2020 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership", world's largest leadership prize. Issoufou is the sixth recipient of the Ibrahim Prize, which is awarded on criteria of good governa…

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Ten Million additional girls at risk of child marriage due to the current pandemic.

Ten million additional child marriages may occur before the end of the decade, threatening years of progress in reducing the practice, according to a new analysis released The current pandemic is a threat to progress against child marriage – released on International Women’s…

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The world's most expensive drug: Zolgensma.

Zolgensma which has a reported list price of £1.79 million per dose is labelled the most expensive drug in the world. Zolgensma was approved by the National Health Service (NHS) England on Monday to treat babies with a rare fatal genetic disorder. Zolgensma, a life-saving dr…

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Google launched "Women Will" Web Platform.

Google has launched a new web platform ‘Women Will’ on March 8, 2021, on the occasion of “International Women’s Day”. This platform will provide its support to 1 million rural women in India in order for them to become entrepreneurs with the help of accelerator programmes, …

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India qualify for ICC World Test Championship Final.

Indian Cricket Team have qualified for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship final after beating England in an innings and 25 runs in the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad on 6th March. New Zealand had already qualified for the WTC final with 420 points from 11 Tests w…

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Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan's (Frontier Gandhi's) autobiography released in English.

The autobiography of freedom fighter Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, fondly known as Bacha Khan or Badshah Khan, is now out in English, announced publishing house Roli Books. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan who was also known as Bacha Khan, Badshah Khan and Fakr-e-Afghan was born in Utmanz…

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United States offers temporary legal residency to Venezuelans.

The United States has announced to offer temporary legal residency to several hundred thousand Venezuelans who fled their country due to economic collapse. The White House  announced that the US will also review US sanctions intended to isolate the South American nation.   B…

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International Day of Awesomeness - 10 March.

10th March is the International Day of Awesomeness! This day gives us the opportunity to celebrate every person, place, thing, or idea in the world that is awesome. As the official tag line points out, 'No one’s perfect, but everyone can be awesome.' A man named Kevi…

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Brazil ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva cleared of corruption.

A Supreme Court judge in Brazil has annulled ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's corruption convictions, opening a path to a possible run for the presidency in 2022. He was convicted following an investigation into a huge bribery scandal, dubbed Operation Car Wash,. …

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Joan Laporta wins Barcelona presidential election.

Joan Laporta elected Barcelona president for second time; 58-year-old wins with more than 54 per cent of vote; Laporta to hold role until 2026; Victor Font recorded just short of 30 per cent of vote while Toni Freixa earned just over eight per cent. With more than 54 per cen…

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Malala Yousafzai signs production deal with Apple TV+

Activist Malala Yousafzai has signed a multi-year deal with Apple TV+, to produce programming including documentaries, dramas, comedies and films. The Nobel Prize laureate said she wanted to inspire women and girls to "make the change that they want to see happen". …

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New US guidance says fully vaccinated people can meet without masks.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that fully vaccinated Americans can return to some sense of normalcy. Those who have received the required jabs can visit with other vaccinated people and some unvaccinated people, according to the new gui…

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Venezuela to introduce 1-million-bolivar bill

The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) announced Friday the introduction of three new banknotes: 200,000, 500,000 and one million bolivars. But with inflation skyrocketing, the highest denominated bill has a value of just $0.52 cents (€0.44 cents), according to the official rat…

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Ultra-Millionaire Tax has unveiled in the US.

United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07), a member of the House Budget Committee, and Representative Brendan Boyle (D-PA-02), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee had unvei…

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Amerigo Vespucci Birth Anniversary - 09 March.

Many people have had a great influence upon our world. Some have changed it in a generally good way, such as Abraham Lincoln. Others have affected the world negatively, such as Adolph Hitler. Still others have changed the world thoroughly, their changes resounding through t…

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BCCI announces schedule for VIVO IPL 2021.

The IPL Governing Council on Sunday announced the schedule for VIVO Indian Premier League 2021 to be held in India. After nearly two years, the IPL extravaganza will return home with Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai & Kolkata hosting the marquee event. The se…

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CSE Gives a Positive Hearing to Broker Concern

The Colombo Stock Exchange had been in discussions with the Stock brokering community with regards to the concerns they expressed pertaining to practical challenges in complying with Regulatory Measures on Monitoring Credit Exposure Undertaken by Stockbrokers/Dealers. Follow…

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The United Arab Emirates hosted to warfare exercise "Desert Flag"

For the first time, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted an annual multi-national combat exercise called "Desert Flag". The exercise is scheduled from March 3 to March 27 at Al-Dhafra airbase. Indian Air Force (IAF) will be part of the annual multi-national combat…

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Kyoto Crime Congress opens in Kyoto City, Japan.

The 14th UN Congress on criminal justice opened on Sunday 07 March 2021, in Kyoto with calls for renewing global cooperation against crime to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and recover from the pandemic. Highlighting the importance of the 14th UN Congress o…

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Perseverance is officially Roving Mars After a Successful Test Drive.

The Mars rover Perseverance has successfully conducted its first test drive on the Red Planet, the US space agency NASA said Friday 05 March 2021. The six-wheeled rover traveled about 6.5 meters (21.3 feet) in 33 minutes on Thursday 04 March 2021, NASA said. It drove four met…

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International Women’s Day - 08 March.

International Women’s Day on March 08th each year celebrates the social, economic, and political achievements of women around the world.  International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women's Day, is marked on March 08 every year. The day al…

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