How the snow globe became a million dollar idea
Snow globes have become a favourite Christmas ornament. But the man who invented them didn't set out to make anything merry-looking. Instead
ACCOUNTING REVOLUTION
Back in 2006, a quiet revolution in accounting software was underway in New Zealand. And it turned into a disruption of SME accounting
Google goes offline after fibre cables cut
The issue, which lasted for about two hours, was caused by multiple fibre cables being physically cut at the same time, a highly unusual thing to happen
Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Has Officially Moved (Toward Russia)
Earth’s magnetic north pole has been moving East at an unusually fast pace, heading from the Canadian Arctic toward Russia.
US House votes to impeach President Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump was impeached in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (Dec 18), setting up a Senate trial on removing
Nationwide Rallies Mark Support For Trump’s Impeachment And Removal From Office
Americans turned out across the country Tuesday night to march in support of President Trump’s impeachment, which the full House of Representatives is
Europe’s Cheops telescope will profile distant planets
Called Cheops, it's a different kind of mission to previous efforts in that it won't be trying to find new planets.
WORLD VISION
Fifteen vendors and hundreds of generous members of public have made the World Vision Lanka’s Christmas Market a resounding success on Saturday
BILATERAL RELATIONS
Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka Ravinatha Aryasinha has called for regaining the island’s economic prominence in Egypt
Pervez Musharraf: Pakistan ex-leader sentenced to death for treason
The three-member court sentenced him over a high treason charge that has been pending since 2013
SELF-MOTIVATION
As life limps back to normalcy in the aftermath of the festivities, will you and I feel like we have lived the past year to its fullest potential? Or are
HIGH PERFORMERS
Is your business structured to create relevance for high performers and are you motivating them to learn faster even if their capacity to learn
Twenty tech trends for 2020
This is an easy prediction to make, because even Tesla isn’t claiming that its eye-catching angular steel beast will be available for sale in 2020. The company’s own pitch
The prize app designed to help deaf children in school
Schoolchildren have won a competition by designing an app which transcribes school lessons for people who are deaf or who have hearing loss
UN climate talks in Madrid ended without resolving their toughest issue
An exhausting international negotiation session on climate change concluded Sunday with an agreement among countries to take on more
10 Most In-Demand Travel Destinations In 2020 Worth Visiting
‘Tis the season, folks – it’s summer, the sun is shining, the smoke is choking, and we know you’re itching for the year to end. Mainly so you can kiss goodbye
What happens now that Boris Johnson has won the UK general election?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a huge majority in Thursday's UK general election after voters backed his pledge to "get Brexit done" and take
Sri Lankan contestant wins World’s Best National Costume at NagaWorld
The winner of the National Costume Competition, the highly-anticipated subsidiary event of the Miss Tourism Metropolitan International (MTMI) 2019
Emotion-detecting tech should be restricted by law – AI Now
The AI Now Institute says the field is "built on markedly shaky foundations"
Election results 2019: Conservatives win overall majority
The BBC forecasts that Boris Johnson will return to Downing Street with a majority of 74
