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Primary classes begin second term today

Primary classes begin second term today

The Primary section of government schools will begin today for the second term as scheduled. The commencement of the Primary section was postponed by a week due to security reasons following the Easter Sunday terror attack. Accordingly Grade 1 to 5 classes in all schools will commence today, the Education Ministry said.

Security measures have already been taken to ensure the safety of students…

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Desist from sharing harmful information on social media

Desist from sharing harmful information on social media

Defence Secretary, General (Rtd) Shantha Kottegoda urged the public to approach the security authorities immediately on any information related to a security threat without sharing it on social media. “Whether the information is false or correct we will investigate them. But if the public share such information on social media or by any other means it would only cause panic and unrest” Kottegoda…

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Acting Defence Minister appointed State Minister of Defence, Ruwan Wijewardene was appointed as the acting Defence Minister until President Maithripala Sirisena returns from China, the Director General of Government Information Department Nalaka Kaluwewa announced short while ago. News.lk

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What Are Centrifugal & Centripetal Forces?

What Are Centrifugal & Centripetal Forces?

By Jim Lucas, Live Science Contributor 

Centrifugal force is ubiquitous in our daily lives, but is it what we think it is?

We experience it when we round a corner in a car or when an airplane banks into a turn. We see it in the spin cycle of a washing machine or when children ride on a merry-go-round. One day it may even provide artificial gravity for space ships and space stations.

But…

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Is It Safe to Drink Moonshine?

Is It Safe to Drink Moonshine?

By Mindy Weisberger, Senior Writer 

A glass of clear moonshine may look identical to water, but this illicit alcoholic beverage is infamous for its potency — and for the peril associated with drinking it.

What is moonshine? Broadly, moonshine is any type of distilled liquor that’s manufactured without government oversight, though some argue that moonshine can be labeled as such only when…

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Son donates part of his liver to his mom, jokes he's off the hook for Mother's Day gifts

Son donates part of his liver to his mom, jokes he’s off the hook for Mother’s Day gifts

By David Williams, CNN

Brandon Finlayson donated part of his liver to his mom, Gwen, in February.

(CNN)A Utah woman is hepatitis free after getting a piece of her son’s liver in a lifesaving transplant.”I feel like we are gaining ground every day. Starting to hope and dream and thinking about the future,” Gwen Finlayson told CNN affiliate KTVX.The 63-year-old mother of four was diagnosed in…

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He pioneered technology that fueled the Human Genome Project. Now his greatest challenge is curing his own son

He pioneered technology that fueled the Human Genome Project. Now his greatest challenge is curing his own son

By Ryan Prior, CNN Photographs by Rachel Bujalski for CNN

(CNN)Multiple times a day, every day, Ron Davis sits with his head bowed, waiting outside his son’s bedroom for a subtle signal that it’s all right to come in.He opens the door to the space where Whitney has spent most of the last decade.Whitney lies motionless on a simple bed, his head shaved and his frame emaciated. He’s fed by a tube…

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Constance Wu clarifies her tweets after her show's renewal

Constance Wu clarifies her tweets after her show’s renewal

By Christina Maxouris, CNN

NN)Constance Wu has an explanation for her Twitter outburst following the news that her show, “Fresh Off the Boat,” will be back for another season.”I love FOTB. I was temporarily upset yesterday not because I hate the show but bc its renewal meant I had to give up another project that I was really passionate about. So my dismayed social media replies were more about…

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Never underestimate a wasp -- new study shows they're smarter than we thought

Never underestimate a wasp — new study shows they’re smarter than we thought

By Jack Guy, CNN

Polistes dominula or european paper wasp; considered an invaise species in USA and Canada. Take sits name from the material used for its nests. (Photo by: Javier Torrent /VW PICS/UIG via Getty Images)

(CNN)Summer is approaching in the northern hemisphere, heralding the return of that great scourge of al fresco diners everywhere: the wasp.Now, a new study out of the…

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Thailand bay made popular by 'The Beach' to remain closed for two more years

Thailand bay made popular by ‘The Beach’ to remain closed for two more years

Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — 

A victim of its own success, the most famous beach in Thailand is set to be tourist-free for at least another two years.Maya Bay, the stunning cove made famous by “The Beach,” the 2000 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has already been shuttered for almost a year, and will likely remain closed for two more years to allow for its natural resources to regenerate,…

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Ghana's 100-year-old imam who went to church

Ghana’s 100-year-old imam who went to church

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By Favour Nunoo BBC Pidgin, Accra

Ghana’s chief imam is a man of few words, but the 100-year-old Muslim cleric certainly knows how to make waves – by attending a Catholic Church service as part of his birthday celebrations.

Pictures of Sheikh Osman Sharubutu, sitting attentively in the pews of Accra’s Christ the King Catholic Church for an Easter service, went viral on social…

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Europe 'takes too much of Earth resources'

Europe ‘takes too much of Earth resources’

By Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst

People in Europe are snatching more than their fair share of the world’s resources, a report says today.

It says Europeans emit too much carbon, eat too much food, use large amounts of timber and occupy too much built space.

The report for the green group WWF and the Global Footprint Network says Europeans contribute disproportionately to…

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How do you learn to drive on Mars?

How do you learn to drive on Mars?

Engineers test the rover design’s ability to cope with large obstacles in its path

By Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent

Time is of the essence. It’s now little more than a year until the Rosalind Franklin rover is sent to Mars.

Engineers across Europe and Russia are busy assembling this scientific vehicle, and the hardware that will both carry it to the Red Planet and put it down…

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Iran facing 'unprecedented' pressure from international sanctions, Rouhani says

Iran facing ‘unprecedented’ pressure from international sanctions, Rouhani says

EPA There are regular protests against the US – and President Trump – in Iran

Iran is facing “unprecedented” pressure from international sanctions, President Hassan Rouhani has said.

Renewed US sanctions had led to worse economic conditions than during the country’s 1980-88 war with neighbouring Iraq, Mr Rouhani said.

His comments came amid rising tensions with the US, which last week…

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We should be committed to destroy terrorism – President

We should be committed to destroy terrorism – President

President Maithripala Sirisena emphasized that when it is being spreading racism, politically criticizing each other and separated from communalism, it is definitely strengthened the terrorists in country. That the meeting was held at the President’s House in Kandy today (10th) afternoon with the politicians of the Central Province, government officials and the security forces.

The extremist…

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Birds of Sri lank

Birds of Sri lank

By Jagath Gunawardana

English Name : Pheasent-tailed Jacana

Scientific name: Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Sinhala Name : Balal seruwa

This photograph shows a nest of this bird which has tree eggs,together with the male which was incubating the eggs. The breeding period is now quite long and extended and is quite longer in duration than has been given in literature.According to the…

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PM plans to develop surrounding Sri Pada as tourist attractions

PM plans to develop surrounding Sri Pada as tourist attractions

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that the Sri Pada Nallathanniya town will be developed as a sacred city as well as a tourist location. Meeting with the business community of Maskeliya and Nallathanniya in Nallathanniya this morning, the Premier said that one part of Nallathanniya town will be developed as a sacred city and another area will be developed as a new city.

The Prime…