International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers - 29 May.

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, May 29, is “a day to pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in United Nations peacekeeping operations and to honor the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace Th…

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President Biden's First Budget: sets out $. 6tn spending plan.

US President Joe Biden has released his first annual budget - a $6tn (£4.2tn) spending plan that includes steep tax increases for wealthier Americans. The bumper proposal would include huge new social programmes and investment in the fight against climate change. But it needs…

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Massive bitcoin mine discovered in UK.

An illegal bitcoin mine has been found by police in the U.K. who were looking for a cannabis farm. The mine — located in an industrial unit on the outskirts of the English city of Birmingham — was stealing thousands of pounds worth of electricity from the mains supply, West …

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NASA’s Mars helicopter goes on malfunction.

A navigation timing error sent NASA’s Mars helicopter on a lurching ride, its first major problem since it took to the Martian skies last month. The experimental helicopter, named Ingenuity, managed to land safely after the problem occurred, officials at the Jet Propulsion L…

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Amnesty International Day - 28 May.

Amnesty International was founded in London in 1961, following the publication of the article "The Forgotten Prisoners" in The Observer 28th of May 1961, by the lawyer Peter Benenson. Amnesty International is a non-governmental organisation focused on human rights …

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International Day of Action for Women’s Health - 28 May.

The International Day of Action for Women’s Health (International Women’s Health Day) is observed every year on May 28 since 1987 to raise awareness on the issues related to women’s health and well being. Latin American and Caribbean Women’s Health Network (LACWHN) and Wome…

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Syria’s Bashar al-Assad re-elected for the fourth term.

Syria’s Bashar al-Assad re-elected as the President of Syria for the fourth term with 95% of vote.  Bashar Al-Assad will continue to serve as the President of Syria after winning the election for the fourth time. Bashar Al-Assad, 55, has been president since 2000. He succeede…

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World Hunger Day observed - 28 May.

World Hunger Day is observed globally on 28 May every year. The objective of this day is to raise awareness about more than 820 million people living in chronic hunger worldwide. It is observed since 2011 to not only spread awareness about the malaise of chronic hunger but …

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International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories: 25-31 May.

The United Nations is observing the International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories from May 25 to 31, 2021. On December 06, 1999, the UN General Assembly called for the annual observance of the Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-…

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Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen conferred with Spain’s top award.

Indian economist and Nobel Laureate, Amartya Kumar Sen has been conferred with the ‘ 2021 Princess of Asturias Award’ by Spain in the social sciences category. Princess of Asturias Awards is annual prizes awarded by the Princess of Asturias Foundation in Spain to individual…

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Bidya Devi Bhandari issues ordinance to amend Nepali Citizenship Act.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has issued an ordinance to amend the Nepali Citizenship Act. She had issued the Nepali Citizenship (first amendment) ordinance pursuant to Article 114 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal. After the issuance of the ordinance, citizenship by descent w…

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WHO and Switzerland launch global BioHub.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Swiss Confederation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to launch the first WHO BioHub Facility as part of the WHO BioHub System, which was announced in November 2020.  This facility will enhance the rapid sharing of viruses a…

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Villarreal defeats Manchester United to win Europa League.

Villarreal won its first major European trophy after defeating Manchester United in a marathon penalty shootout in the UEFA Europa League final. With the game poised at 1-1 after extra-time, United goalkeeper David de Gea missed the decisive penalty after all previous 21 pen…

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NASA joins hands with ISRO to develop Earth Observatory.

A new system going to be developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) aided by radar systems from the Indian Space & Research Organisation (ISRO)  That will provide key information to guide efforts related to climate change and disaster mitigatio…

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Jawaharlal Nehru Death Anniversary - 27 May.

As India pays homage to the country’s first and longest serving Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, on his 57th death anniversary by remembering his ‘contribution to the nation’. Nehru was born on November 14, 1889, in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj and breathed his last on …

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Leonardo and Microsoft team up to help digitalize public systems.

Italian defence group Leonardo (LDOF.MI) and U.S. tech giant Microsoft (MSFT.O) have teamed up to boost the digital transformation of Italy's public administration and critical national infrastructures. The project will focus on data protection and the use of advanced cl…

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Climate change destroying world's oldest animal painting.

Indonesian rock art is decaying at an alarming rate due to the effects of climate change, researchers said. This includes a picture of a wild pig drawn 45,500 years ago on the island of Sulawesi - said to be the world's oldest animal cave painting. Other cave motifs in th…

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Scientists have grown a beating mini heart organoid in the lab.

Researchers from Vienna’s Austrian Academy of Sciences have grown tiny 3D heart-like organs in a petri-dish. Made from human stem cells, these sesame-seed-sized cardiac models even beat like the real thing. Significantly, unlike previous versions of these tiny heart organs (…

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Privacy campaigner and ex-motorsport boss Max Mosley dies at 81.

Former motorsport boss Max Mosley, who later became a privacy campaigner, has died aged 81. Mr Mosley, who had been suffering from cancer, led motorsport's governing body the FIA from 1993 to 2009. Mr Mosley is the son of 1930s British fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley. Mo…

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Andy Jassy will become Amazon’s CEO on July 5th 2021.

Andy Jassy will officially become the CEO of Amazon on July 5th, the company announced at a shareholder meeting. Amazon announced that Jassy, who is the current CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS), would replace Jeff Bezos as CEO of the entire company in February. Bezos will be…

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David Barnea Appointed as Israel's Next Mossad Chief.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed David Barnea as the new head of the country's spy agency, the Mossad. Barnea, a former longtime Mossad operative, will succeed Yossi Cohen as head of Israel's intelligence agency on June 1. Cohen has served as Isra…

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Record-setting U.S. Olympic sprinter Lee Evans passes away.

Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics then went onto a life of humanitarian work in support of social justice.  Evans became the first man to crack 44 seconds in the 400 meters, winning the gold medal at the M…

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Guillermo Lasso in Ecuador's sworn in as the first right-wing leader in 14 years.

Conservative Guillermo Lasso assumed the presidency of Ecuador on Monday 24 May 2021, becoming the country's first right-wing leader in 14 years. The 65-year-old former banker beat left-wing economist Andres Arauz in a second-round run-off last month and succeeds the hug…

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Menstrual Hygiene Day - 28 May.

May 28 is observed as Menstrual Hygiene Day across the world. Though it is as normal as any other biological function of a human body, where the lining of the uterus breaks down and leaves the body through the vagina, it is still brushed under the carpet and not discussed o…

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Iran bans bitcoin mining after blackouts and power shortages.

Iran’s government announced a ban on the mining of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani, announced Wednesday 26 May 2021, as officials blame the energy-intensive process for blackouts in a number of Iranian cities. The ban is effective …

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English Footballer Kane wins Premier League Golden Boot for a third time.

Harry Kane has won the Premier League Golden Boot for the third time, with the Tottenham striker notching 23 goals for the season. Kane has passed the 20-goal mark in the Premier League for the fifth time in the last seven years, though the first time since the 2017-18 campa…

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First Lunar Eclipse of 2021 was visible to Sri Lanka on 26 May.

The first total lunar eclipse of the year 2021 was visible to Sri Lanka on May 26. The Penumbral Lunar Eclipse was visible in the sky over Sri Lanka, when the moon is in the less dark shadow of the Earth (penumbra), as a penumbral lunar eclipse with a little dimming of the M…

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Roadmap to create a green socio-economy in Sri Lanka.

Ministers presented a roadmap prepared with the aim of transforming Sri Lanka’s economy into a green socio-economy with sustainable solutions to Climate Change, to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The plans were presented at a meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat on May…

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Colombo elevated highway project handed over to the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC).

The Cabinet approval was granted to award the contract for the construction of the elevated highway to Kelaniya New Bridge (NKB) via Rajagiriya connecting Outer Circular Highway at Athurugiriya to the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), co-cabinet spokesman, Energy Mi…

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Cabinet nod to build new oil refinery in Sapugaskanda in Sri Lanka.

The cabinet has given the green light to Energy Minister of Sri Lanka Udaya Gammanpila to construct a new Oil refinery with the capacity of 100,000 BPD (Barrels Per Day) at Sapugaskanda and also to renovate the existing refinery to raise its daily capacity to 45,000 BPD fro…

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