James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther on 'Friends,' has died.

James Michael Tyler, best known as the coffee shop manager Gunther on the hit show "Friends," died peacefully at his home, according to his representative Toni Benson. He was 59. Tyler passed away at his Los Angeles home after a battle with prostate cancer, which w…

Share:

Read More

Bangladesh to share ‘climate prosperity plan’ at COP26.

Bangladesh plans to present its “climate prosperity plan” aimed at mitigating the effects of global warming on economic development at the forthcoming UN climate talks in Glasgow, a Bangladeshi climate official says. The plan envisions boosting renewable energy, making agric…

Share:

Read More

Alec Baldwin fatally shoots woman with prop gun.

A woman has died and a man has been injured after actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop firearm on the set of new Western movie Rust. The woman has been named as Halyna Hutchins, a 42-year-old director of photography, and the injured man is Joel Souza, the film's director…

Share:

Read More

Sri Lankan Rugby legend Chandrishan Perera passes away.

Sri Lankan Rugby legend Chandrishan Perera, who had provided an invaluable service to uplift the sport in the country, has passed away on 24 October 2021. He had reportedly passed away after being admitted to a hospital in Negombo.  A former star rugby player who had also cap…

Share:

Read More

The World Health Organization (WHO) is tracking 20 sublineages of the Delta variant

The World Health Organization (WHO) is tracking 20 sublineages of the Delta variant which is still dominant in global circulation, a leading epidemiologist said.   WHO Technical Lead on Covid-19 Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove said there are four variants being tracked the Delta vari…

Share:

Read More

Sri Lanka's First airport hotel coming up at Katunayake Airport.

Sri Lanka’s first-ever Airport hotel is to be constructed within the Airport and Aviation Services premises at Katunayake. The Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka has entered into an agreement with the Colombo International Airport Hotels Pvt. Ltd (CIAH) for this purpose. …

Share:

Read More

Gayanthika Abeyrathna sets two new Sri Lanka records.

Sri Lanka Navy's Gayanthika Abeyrathna has set two new Sri Lanka records in women's 1500m and 5000m at the 99th National Athletics Championships held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. The Asian Gold Medalist set these two new records in respective events held today …

Share:

Read More

G20 Leaders' Summit 2021.

On October 30th and 31st 2021 Rome hosted the G20 Heads of State and Government Summit, with the participation of the G20 Heads of State and Government, of their counterparts from invited countries, and of the representatives of some of the main international and regional o…

Share:

Read More

Ethiopia declares nationwide state of emergency.

Ethiopia’s cabinet has declared a nationwide state of emergency effective immediately and authorities in Addis Ababa told citizens to prepare to defend the capital, as fighters from the northern region of Tigray threatened to march towards the city. The six-month state of em…

Share:

Read More

Amazon founder JeffBezos pledges $2bn for restoring nature.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said his Bezos Earth Fund will spend $2bn (£1.5bn) restoring landscapes and transforming food systems. He told the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow that he had grasped nature's fragility when he travelled into space. Entrepreneurs includin…

Share:

Read More

COP26 Climate Change Summit begins in Glasgow in Scotland.

The COP26 United Nations Conference on Climate Change, which commenced on October 31, will be held till November 12 in Glasgow, Scotland. The Conference of Parties (COP) is an annual summit under the Nnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The UNFCCC i…

Share:

Read More

Indira Gandhi death anniversary - 31 October.

October 31 marks former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's death anniversary. The late Congress politician was assassinated by two of her own bodyguards on October 31, 1984, after she ordered military action in the Golden Temple in Operation Blue Star. Her tragic demise led…

Share:

Read More

Former PM of Afghanistan Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai passes away.

Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai, the former Prime Minister (PM) of Afghanistan and a renowned jihadi leader passed away at the age of 77 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai has served as the acting PM of Afghanistan under President Burhanuddin Rabbani during 1995-1996 prior to t…

Share:

Read More

G20 Summit ended with the adoption of Rome Declaration.

The 2021 G20 (Group of Twenty) Summit was held in Rome, Italy on October 30 and 31, 2021. It was the 16th meeting of the G20 group. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. The summit concluded with the adoption of the Rome Declara…

Share:

Read More

Netherland’s Ryan ten Doeschate retired from International Cricket.

Ryan ten Doeschate, the 41-year-old Cricket all-rounder from the Netherlands, announced retirement from International Cricket after Netherland failed to qualify for the Super 12 stage of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup. During the qualifiers, Netherlan…

Share:

Read More

Vax declared Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year.

"Vax" has been chosen as the word of the year by lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Words related to vaccines have spiked in frequency in 2021 due to Covid, with double-vaxxed, unvaxxed and anti-vaxxer all seeing a surge in use. OED senior editor…

Share:

Read More

World's first postage stamp the Penny Black expected to sell for millions.

One of the first postage stamps ever printed is going on sale with potential buyers expected to spend up to $11 million. The Penny Black was the world's first stamp and one from the first sheet printed will be auctioned by Sotheby's in London on December 7. The adhesi…

Share:

Read More

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists - 02 November.

Every year, November 2nd marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. The day draws attention to the low conviction rate for crimes committed against journalists on a global scale. Some journalists stop at nothing to report the truth. Unfortuna…

Share:

Read More

NASA targets February launch for Artemis 1 mission.

NASA is now targeting early next year for the maiden launch of its next megarocket: the Space Launch System.  The behemoth moon rocket, the first since the Apollo program, is months behind schedule (it was initially slated to launch in November) but could now potentially fly…

Share:

Read More

Day of the Dead - 01 November.

Every year on November 1st, people in the country of Mexico observe Día de Los Muertos, which is translated as the Day of the Dead. This is a day for Mexicans to welcome the souls of their deceased relatives back for a brief reunion. The day is not one of mourning, but inst…

Share:

Read More

All Saints Day - 01 November.

Every year on November 01, many Roman Catholics and other Christians around the world observe All Saints Day, which honors all saints of the church deemed to have attained heaven. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, All Saints Day is observed on the first Sunday after Pentecost.…

Share:

Read More

Campaigning Hiroshima survivor Sunao Tsuboi dies.

A leading Japanese campaigner against nuclear weapons who survived the world's first atomic bomb attack has died at the age of 96. Sunao Tsuboi was on his way to college when he was caught in the blast at Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, suffering burns all over his body. Some…

Share:

Read More

World Cities Day - 31st October.

The United Nations General Assembly has designated the 31st of October as World Cities Day. The Day is celebrated to promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, push forward cooperation among countries in meeting opportunities and addressing chall…

Share:

Read More

World Savings Day/World Thrift Day - 31 October.

World Savings Day/World Thrift Day is celebrated across the world every year on October 31. However, it is celebrated annually in India on October 30. World Savings Day was established on October 31, 1924, during the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of …

Share:

Read More

World Audio Drama Day - 30 October.

On October 30th, World Audio Drama Day celebrates telling stories through sound. The day also recognizes how audio drama has evolved through the years. Throughout the late 1920s and early 1930s, the radio became a popular medium for audio drama. One of the most famous audio …

Share:

Read More

A rival ‘meme token’ to Dogecoin, just hit a record high and is close to overtaking it.

Shiba inu, a dogecoin spinoff, is close to surpassing Elon Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency. The digital token has surged 30% in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinGecko, hitting a record high above $0.00006. It has more than doubled in price in the last week. With a…

Share:

Read More

Mark Zuckerberg changes Facebook’s name to Meta.

Facebook is now called Meta, in a rebrand that focuses on building the “metaverse,” a shared virtual environment that it bets will be the successor to the mobile internet. The name change, the plan for which was first reported by the Verge, is a significant rebrand for Face…

Share:

Read More

World Psoriasis Day - 29 October.

World Psoriasis Day on October 29th every year recognizes those who suffer from psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis. The day aims to increase awareness and improve access to treatment. Throughout the world, 125 million people have psoriasis. In the United States, more than …

Share:

Read More

Microsoft Overtakes Apple as World's Most Valuable Company.

Microsoft has overtaken Apple as the world's most valuable company, making the Cupertino tech giant the second most valuable in the world, followed by Saudi oil giant Aramco. Microsoft now sits at a market value of $2.46 trillion, while Apple stands at $2.43 trillion. Ap…

Share:

Read More

World Vegan Day - 01 November. https://nationaldaycalendar.com

World Vegan Day kicks off World Vegan Month on November 1st with education and awareness about vegan diets.  Vegans abstain from eating animal products of any kind. This includes meat, eggs, dairy products, and honey. There are many reasons people choose to become vegans. So…

Share:

Read More