Thisara Perera retires from international cricket.

Sri Lanka all-rounder Thisara Perera today, 03 May 2021 announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket. The 32-year-old said he has tendered his resignation to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), retiring from all forms of international cricket.  A former Sri Lanka cap…

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Mathilda Karlsson becomes first Sri Lankan to qualify for Tokyo Olympics.

Showjumping rider Mathilda Karlsson has become the first Sri Lankan to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics 2020, representing the Equestrian event. Born in Sri Lanka and adopted by Swedish parents and living in Germany, the showjumping rider had decided to compete for her birth c…

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CCPI based Inflation decreased to 3.9 per cent in April 2021.

Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2013=100) decreased to 3.9 per cent in April 2021 from 4.1 per cent in March 2021. This was driven by monthly decreases of prices of items in the Food category. Mea…

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World Press Freedom Day - 03 May.

Every year, May 3 is when the world celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom. It’s a day to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exerc…

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Zulu Queen Mantfombi Dlamini dies.

The Zulu royal family in South Africa has announced the death of its monarch Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu just a month after she became regent. Queen Mantfombi, 65, became interim leader of the country's largest ethnic group last month after the death of her husb…

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US actress Olympia Dukakis dies at age 89.

US actress Olympia Dukakis, who won an Oscar for her role in the 1987 romantic comedy Moonstruck, has died aged 89, her family have announced. Her brother wrote she was "at peace" after suffering ill health. Dukakis had a long and distinguished career in theatre, b…

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World Laughter Day - 02 May (First Sunday in May).

Every year on the first Sunday in May, World Laughter Day raises awareness of laughter and the many healing benefits it provides. Another goal of the day is to manifest World Peace and build a global consciousness through laughter. You have probably heard the saying, “laught…

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World’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge opens.

The world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge has been completed in northern Portugal, where residents of the nearby town hope the tourist attraction will help revive a region. Hidden between rock-strewn mountains covered with lush greenery and yellow flowers inside the U…

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Pentagon to cancel Trump border wall projects using military funds.

The Pentagon on Friday 30 April 2021 said it was canceling the construction of parts of former President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico that were being built using military funds, with the unused money being returned to military. Trump declared a national emergency i…

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US and NATO start to formally withdraw troops from Afghanistan.

The US has started formally withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, beginning the end of what President Joe Biden called "the forever war". The US and Nato have had a presence in Afghanistan for almost 20 years. But the withdrawal, which runs until 11 September, comes …

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World Tuna Day - 02 May.

World Tuna Day is an annual celebration on May 2. The day highlights the importance of managing fish stocks to maintain sustainability. With proper management, it’s hoped to ensure the world has systems in place to prevent tuna stocks from crashing. More than 96 countries ar…

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Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Releases its Annual Report for the Year 2020.

In terms of Section 35 of the Monetary Law Act No. 58 of 1949, the seventy first Annual Report of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka was presented to Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance, by Deshamanya Professor W.D  Lakshm…

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NASA extends Mars helicopter Ingenuity's high-flying mission on Red Planet.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity will keep flying for an additional 30 days (at least), on an extended mission that will test the chopper's ability to be a "scout," the agency announced on 30th April.  Ingenuity was originally slated to operate for  30 days…

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NATO Military Exercises Launched in Albania.

NATO has launched joint military exercises in Albania with thousands of military forces from the United States and other countries in the first such large-scale drills since World War II in the Western Balkans. Albania is playing a critical part in the DEFENDER-Europe 21 exe…

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International Workers' Day - 01 May.

International Workers' Day is a celebration of the international labour movement that occurs on May Day, May 1, a traditional Spring holiday in much of Europe. May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries, and celebrated unofficially in many other countries. In…

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Polish govt, unions initial plan to phase out coal by 2049.

The government of Poland, a country heavily reliant on coal, initialed an agreement with the coal mining industry Wednesday to phase out coal production by 2049. The deal, which has been under negotiation for months, marks the first time that the powerful coal mining sector …

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TIME Chose the 100 Most Influential Companies of 2021.

Which companies are shaping our future? That’s the question at the heart of our first ever TIME100 Most Influential Companies, a new list and an expansion of our iconic TIME100 franchise that highlights businesses making an extraordinary impact around the world.  To assemble…

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Chad’s new military rulers named, Albert Pahimi Padacke as the new prime minister.

Chad’s new military rulers named a civilian politician, Albert Pahimi Padacke, as prime minister of a transitional government on Monday a week after President Idriss Deby’s battlefield death, but opposition leaders quickly dismissed the appointment. Padacke served as prime m…

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UK government approves 'self-driving' cars on motorways.

The UK government became the first country to announce it will regulate the use of self-driving vehicles at slow speeds on motorways, with the first such cars possibly appearing on public roads as soon as this year. Britain's transport ministry said it was working on spe…

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World’s most powerful supercomputer to be built in UK.

Microsoft and UK's Met Office have teamed up to build the world’s most powerful supercomputer to forecast weather and climate-change. Likely to be operational in 2022, the supercomputer will provide accurate warnings on severe weather and help protect from impact of incr…

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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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