Guts of the universe's 1st stars found in distant gas clouds.

Astronomers have found the chemical remains left behind by the universe's first stars after they died in massive cosmic explosions called supernovas.  The stellar remains were discovered for the first time in distant gas clouds by astronomers using the Very Large Telesco…

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SpaceX launches 56 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea.

SpaceX launched another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites and landed the returning rocket at sea early Thursday morning (May 4). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 56 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Thursday at 3:31 a.…

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Scientists catch real-life Death Star devouring a planet in 1st-of-its-kind discovery.

Astronomers may have for the first time witnessed a sun-like star devouring a planet, shedding light on the fate that will befall Earth in about four billion years when our dying sun swells to engulf our world, a new study finds. By analyzing countless stars during various s…

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South Africa fast bowler Shabnim Ismail announces retirement from international cricket.

South Africa fast bowler Shabnim Ismail has announced her retirement from international cricket at the age of 34. Ismail, who has taken 317 wickets in 241 games across all three formats of the game, said she had made the "difficult decision" to "move on to the…

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King Charles III coronation on May, 6, 2023.

King Charles III, who has been waiting for over 70 years to become the monarch, will have a grand coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey on the first weekend of May. King Charles III coronation as the next Monarch of the United Kingdom will take place on Saturday, May, 6,…

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Blue verified checkmarks are coming to Gmail.

Google is going to start displaying a blue checkmark next to select senders’ names on Gmail to verify their identity, the company announced on Wednesday. The new blue checkmarks will automatically appear next to companies that have adopted Gmail’s existing Brand Indicators …

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AI 'godfather' Geoffrey Hinton warns of dangers as he quits Google.

A man widely seen as the godfather of artificial intelligence (AI) has quit his job, warning about the growing dangers from developments in the field. Geoffrey Hinton, 75, announced his resignation from Google in a statement to the New York Times, saying he now regretted his…

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Tennis legend Serena Williams reveals second pregnancy at Met Gala.

Tennis legend Serena Williams confirmed she is pregnant  with her second child at the Met Gala on Monday. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion told reporters at the New York fashion show there were "three of us" on the red carpet when she arrived with her husband…

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Arun Gandhi, social activist, writer and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi dies.

Arun Manilal Gandhi, an Indian American social activist, journalist, writer and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, died on Tuesday (02) morning at the age of 89 at Hanbwarwadi village in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra following a brief illness. Arun Gandhi spent his last days at …

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Business Sentiment – Index Spikes to a 12 Month High.

Biz confidence shores up in the aftermath of the IMF’s facility being approved. The IMF’s US$ 3 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF), which was approved on 20 March, has surely been instrumental in bolstering business confidence. And efforts to restructure Sri Lanka’s mounta…

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World Snooker Championship 2023 Final: Luca Brecel beats Mark Selby for first world title.

Belgium's Luca Brecel became the first player from mainland Europe to claim snooker's World Championship with an 18-15 win over Mark Selby in Sheffield. Brecel, 28, is just the fourth non-British winner at the Crucible and the first overseas player to triumph since N…

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World Press Freedom Day - 03 May.

Celebrated every 03rd of May, this year’s theme for the Day will be “Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights” (working title), signifying the enabling element of freedom of expression to enjoy and protect all other human righ…

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Imprisoned Iranian women journalists receive UNESCO press freedom prize.

Three imprisoned Iranian women journalists - whose reporting helped spark the nationwide protests surrounding the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody - are the recipients of an award that celebrates press freedom, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization …

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World Press Freedom Index - 2023.

2023 World Press Freedom Index – journalism threatened by fake content industry. The 21st edition of the World Press Freedom Index, compiled annually by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), sheds light on major and often radical changes linked to political, social and technologi…

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Grama Niladhari Service completes 60 years since inauguration.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe extended his congradulations all Grama Niladhari Officers who have served in the past and present, towards improving the lives of the people, in view of the Grama Niladhari Service completing 60 years since its inauguration, the President’s Me…

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Twitter down for thousands of users.

Twitter Inc’s services were down for thousands of users on Monday, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector.com. There were more than 3,600 incidents of people reporting issues with the social media platform led by Elon Musk, according to Downdetector, which tracks …

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Petition filed by Vedda chief fixed for hearing.

A writ petition filed by the chief of the Vedda community, Uruwarige Wannila Aththo has been fixed for hearing for hearing on September 08, 2023 by the Court of Appeal. The petition has been filed against the Mahaweli Authority’s decision to deforest their traditional homela…

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World Tuna Day - 02 May.

World Tuna Day 2023: World Tuna Day is observed on May 2nd every year to raise awareness about the importance of tuna fish and promote sustainable fishing practices. Tuna is a popular fish species that is widely consumed around the world, and it plays a crucial role in the …

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New members appointed to National Procurement Committee.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (May 03) appointed new members to the National Procurement Commission. The appointments were made based on the recommendations of the Constitutional Council, according to the President’s Media Division (PMD). Thereby, the commission will b…

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World Asthma Day - 02 May.

World Asthma Day is held on the first Tuesday in May. Each year GINA chooses a theme and coordinates preparation and distribution of World Asthma Day materials and resources. GINA also maintains the World Asthma Day Internet Headquarters, where materials and resources are p…

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King Charles confers Britain's honorary MBE on UK-based Sanskrit Scholar.

Dr M.N. Nandakumara, a renowned Sanskrit scholar and Executive Director of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan centre in London, has been awarded an honorary MBE by King Charles III for his contributions to Indian classical arts in Britain. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Developme…

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Twitter’s former CEO has a new app that looks a lot like Twitter.

The buzzy new social media app of the moment looks so much like Twitter it’s almost hard to distinguish the two. The profiles, timelines and colors are nearly identical. Even the creator is the same. But under the hood, Bluesky, developed by Twitter co-founder and former CEO…

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Iceberg shaped like a penis sends social media into a frenzy.

A peculiar looking iceberg has caught the attention of cheeky social media users. A man named Ken Pretty, a Canadian drone photographer from the town of Dildo, took a picture of a giant iceberg shaped like a penis off the coast of Newfoundland. The iceberg is now known as the…

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Duty-free allowance for expatriate workers increased from today.

The increase of duty-free allowance given to expatriate workers at the airport will be in effect from today (May 01), the Ministry of Labour & Foreign Employment says. Earlier, a memorandum presented by Minister of Labour & Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara to t…

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Indian Air Force chief arrives in Sri Lanka on 4-day official visit.

Chief of the Air Staff of Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari has arrived in the island today (May 01) on a 4-day official visit on the invitation of the Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force, the SLAF Media Unit said. Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, PVSM, AVSM, …

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Paraguay ruling party's Santiago Peña wins presidential election.

Santiago Peña of Paraguay's ruling conservative Colorado Party has won the presidential election, beating a centre-left challenger. With almost all ballots counted, Mr Peña, an economist, got more than 42%, electoral officials say. Efraín Alegre, candidate of the Concerta…

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SpaceX launches 6th-ever Falcon Heavy mission.

SpaceX launched its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket for the sixth time ever on Sunday (April 30), sending three satellites to distant geostationary orbit. The Falcon Heavy lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Sunday at 8:26 p.m. EDT (0026 GMT on Monday, Ma…

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Labour Day - 01 May.

Labour Day 2023: May 1st is a globally recognized holiday that acknowledges the accomplishments of the labour movement. It is commonly referred to as International Worker’s Day or May Day, and is commemorated with a public holiday across more than 80 countries. The celebrat…

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Sergio Pérez wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2023

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the fourth round of the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship, in Baku. Sergio Pérez took advantage of a fortunately timed safety car to beat his teammate Max Verstappen to the victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Verstapp…

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Ding Liren becomes China's first male world chess champion.

Ding Liren has become China's first men's world chess champion, after defeating Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi. Ding, 30, won a rapid-play tiebreaker after 14 first-stage games at the World Chess Championship in Kazakhstan. He succeeds Norway's Magnus Carlsen, th…

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