China launches a robot to collect space debris and mine asteroids

A Chinese startup company called Origin Space has launched a prototype robot designed to collect space debris and eventually mine asteroids while in low-Earth orbit. The Neo-01 robot was launched on the Chinese state-backed rocket Long March recently, and weighs about 30 kg.…

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The World Book Capital for 2021: Tbilisi, Georgia.

In the Republic of Georgia, a small but spirited weekend opens the 2021 UNESCO World Book Capital program. As is its custom, UNESCO’s World Book Capital program used World Book Day (Friday, April 23) to make its transfer from the 2020 city to the new 2021 designee. Less than …

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Russian firm launches production of world's 1st combined HIV, Hepatitis, Syphilis test.

On Tuesday  27 April 2021 in St. Petersburg, Russian biotechnological company BioPalette launched the mass production of "MultiSCREEN," the world's first test system designed to simultaneously screen for the presence of such diseases as HIV, hepatitis B and C,…

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Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies at age 90.

Michael Collins - one of the three crew members of the first manned mission to land on the Moon, Apollo 11 in 1969 - has died aged 90, his family say. He died on Wednesday 28 April 2021 after a valiant battle with cancer.  Collins stayed in lunar orbit as his colleagues Neil …

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Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI) 2021.

About the Index: The Chandler Good Government Index is an annual Index, built by government practitioners, for government practitioners, measuring the capabilities and effectiveness of 104 governments around the world. The Chandler Institute of Governance (CIG) is an internat…

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China adopts new anti-espionage regulation.

China rolled out a new anti-espionage regulation, which allows the national security authority to draw up lists of companies and organizations that are susceptible to foreign infiltration and require listed institutes to adopt security measures to prevent foreign infiltrati…

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India third highest military spender in 2020.

India has retained its position as the third biggest military spender in the world in 2020, according to new data titled ‘SIPRI Military Expenditure Database’ published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on April 26, 2021. Top 5 nations are; As pe…

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Saudi Arabia joins US in creating Net-Zero Producers Forum.

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy announced that the Kingdom will join Canada, Norway, Qatar and the United States to form a forum to develop strategies including methane abatement, circular carbon systems, carbon capture and storage and economic diversification. The five co…

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International Jazz Day - 30 April.

International Jazz Day is observed every year on 30 April. In November 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially designated April 30 as International Jazz Day in order to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting p…

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The 93rd Academy Awards - 2021.

The 93rd Academy Awards was chock full of historic firsts for women and people of color tonight. "Minari" star Yuh-jung Youn became first Korean actress to win for best supporting role while Chloé Zhao took home best director for her critically-acclaimed "Noma…

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Cabinet approves to ban burqa & Niqab.

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposed ban on all face coverings, including the Burqa and the Niqab, Co-Cabinet Spokesman Mass Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said. Speaking at the media conference held on 26 April 2021 at the Government Information Department to…

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International Dance Day - 29 April.

International Dance Day on April 29th is an annual celebration of how dancing positively impacts our lives. The human body’s ability to move, groove, pop, and lock has captivated the way we interact with music and express ourselves artistically. This day was created to allow…

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WHO unveils global immunization strategy.

A UN-led global immunization strategy was unveiled to reach more than 50 million children who have missed lifesaving jabs against measles and other diseases because of current global pandemic disruption. The new global strategy has the potential to save 50 million lives with…

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NASA's Mars helicopter makes it's third successful flight.

The US space agency's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has now made its third successful flight on the Red Planet. On Sunday (25), the little chopper rose to a height of 5m before speeding off laterally for 50m - half the length of a football field. Ingenuity then came back to i…

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Sri Lanka, World Bank Sign Project to Improve Management of Watersheds and Water Resources.

The Government of Sri Lanka and the World Bank signed a $69.53 million credit agreement to improve dams and irrigation schemes covering 165,000 hectares of agricultural land and improve the management of watersheds and water resources, benefitting 356,000 farming families. M…

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Sri Lankan Cricketer Nuwan Zoysa banned for six years under ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

Sri Lanka's Nuwan Zoysa has been handed a six-year ban from all cricket after he was found guilty of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. Former Sri Lanka player and coach Nuwan Zoysa has been banned from all cricket for six years after an ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal…

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Chinese Defence Minister holds bilateral talks with Prime Minister Rajapaksa.

Chinese State Councillor and Defence Minister, General Wei Fenghe who is on a two-day official visit in Sri Lanka called on Prime Minister  Mahinda Rajapaksa has held bilateral discussions, says the Premier’s Media Division. During the meeting, PM Rajapaksa has appreciated C…

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Chinese Defence Minister and President Rajapaksa hold talks.

Chinese State Councillor and Defence Minister, General Wei Fenghe who is on a two-day official visit called on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for a bilateral discussion at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo today (28) morning. The Chinese Defence Minister was r…

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Internet security saviour Daniel Kaminsky dies at 42.

Daniel Kaminsky, a security researcher known for his discovery of a fundamental flaw in the fabric of the internet, died Friday at his home in San Francisco. He was 42. In 2008, Kaminsky was widely hailed as a latter-day, digital Paul Revere after he found a serious flaw in …

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J.K. Rowling children's story 'The Christmas Pig' to be released on October 12.

One of the world's most successful authors is coming back with a new book just in time for the holiday season. Author J.K. Rowling announced Tuesday on her website that her latest children's book is titled "The Christmas Pig." Rowling said the story is about…

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