President to propose special package to attract foreign investments
Transport, Highways and Mass Media Minister and Cabinet Spokesman, Dr. Bandula Gunawardena said President Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed to introduce a special package that includes the necessary public finance and other provisions to attract foreign investments. The Minister said that the privilege package including the necessary government finance and provisions for foreign investment will be presented soon. The minister said this at the press conference to announce Cabinet decisions held yesterday (3) at the Government Information Department. The minister further said:“India, Oman, Vietnam and China are receiving huge foreign investments every year. The reasons for discouraging foreign investment are the lack of tax and other incentives provided by other countries to attract foreign investment, and the lack of necessary legal infrastructure, cultural reasons and especially political instability.”
Source:Sunday Observer
May 04, 2023 03:53 UTC
Minecraft just fixed a bug from 11 years ago
A new Minecraft snapshot, which tweaks smithing, brings a new advancement, and makes changes to events in the Mojang and Microsoft building game, has also removed a Minecraft bug from all the way back in 2012. Arriving ahead of the Minecraft 1.20 update release date, we’re almost sorry to see the back of this bug. As of today’s Minecraft snapshot update, that is no longer the case – “walking on a block will now always cause a step sound,” Mojang dispassionately reports, as it stamps on a bug that’s been around longer than Grand Theft Auto 5. Check out the best Minecraft seeds for 2023, or the best Minecraft mods, constantly updated and refreshed to give you the best building game addons. You can also find all the best and latest locations for Minecraft diamonds, to keep your weapons and gear super high class.
Source:The Nation
May 03, 2023 20:16 UTC
In coronation, King Charles carries on a medieval tradition
LONDON – Great Britain’s royal family turns the page on a new chapter Saturday with the coronation of King Charles III. Here are some things to know about the coronation:WHY HAVE THE CORONATION IF CHARLES IS ALREADY KING? The coronation ceremony dates back to the medieval period, and much of it remains unchanged. The U.S. will keep alive its streak of a president never attending a British royal coronation, although first lady Jill Biden is set to attend. His younger brother, Prince Harry, the disgruntled Duke of Sussex, is not expected to take part in the service.
Source:The Nation
May 03, 2023 20:00 UTC
Best gaming monitor 2023
Here are our picks for the best gaming monitor:– best monitor for gaming– a great value screen for gamers on a budget– the ultimate display for esports– 4K resolution gaming at its finest– best screen for high frames at 1440p– the undisputed 1080p champion– ultrawide 21:9 gaming at its best– best HDR experience1. Best gaming monitorThe best gaming monitor is the MSI Optix MAG274QRF-QD. MSI may not be the first company that comes to mind when it comes to discussing the best gaming monitor, but displays like the Optix MAG274QRF-QD prove that they should. Best cheap gaming monitorThe best cheap gaming monitor is the AOC 24G2SP. Best high refresh rate monitorThe best high refresh rate monitor is the Asus ROG Swift 360Hz PG259QNR.
Source:The Nation
May 03, 2023 10:10 UTC
Litro to further reduce gas prices today
Litro Gas Lanka Ltd will reduce the prices of domestic Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gas cylinders again by today (May 3). Litro Gas Lanka Ltd Chairman Muditha Peiris said it is expected to reduce the prices again parallel to the gas price reduction in the international market. Accordingly, he added that the price of 12.5 kg domestic gas cylinder is expected to be reduced by around Rs.100, while the prices of other cylinders will also be reduced proportionately. Peiris said the gas price reduction is expected to be effective from midnight today (May 3). However the exact amount by which the prices of respective gas cylinders to be reduced will be officially announced today.
Source:Sunday Observer
May 03, 2023 05:53 UTC
300 arrested in global crackdown on dark web drug market
LEuropean Union law enforcement agency Europol says police around the world have seized an online marketplace and arrested nearly 300 people allegedly involved in buying and selling drugs on the dark web. The operation, coordinated by Europol and targeting the “Monopoly Market,” is the latest major takedown of sales platforms for drugs and other illicit goods on the dark web. One defendant in California led an organization that bought fentanyl in bulk, pressed it into pills with methamphetamine and sold millions of pills to thousands of people on the dark web, he said. “A number of investigations to identify additional individuals behind dark web accounts are still ongoing,” Europol said. Leading up to the operation announced Tuesday, German and U.S. authorities took down the “ Hydra ” dark web market in April last year.
Source:The Nation
May 03, 2023 02:20 UTC
Tony nominations: It's reckoning time for a crowded Broadway
On Tuesday, all those places and more will be hoping to attract many more visitors with a coveted Tony Award nomination. “Funny Girl” star Lea Michele and last year’s Tony-winner Myles Frost from “MJ” will announce the list. This was a Broadway season that had two well-received Stephen Sondheim revivals — “Sweeney Todd” with Annaleigh Ashford and Josh Groban and a star-studded “Into the Woods,” which are both up for musical revivals. Ariana DeBose will host the June 11 awards celebration from New York City's United Palace theater live on CBS and on Paramount+. CBS and the streaming service Pluto TV will partner to present “The Tony Awards: Act One,” a 90-minute pre-show of live content, including the first round of awards.
Source:The Nation
May 02, 2023 05:07 UTC
Name etched in gold, King Charles' school remembers him
Pupils from Hill House School in London, play on the grass in front of the now Saatchi Gallery, where Britain's King Charles III played sport as a pupil, Thursday, April 20, 2023. King Charles III hasnt even been crowned yet, but his name is already etched on the walls of Hill House School in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)LONDON – King Charles III hasn’t even been crowned yet, but his name is already etched on the walls of Hill House School in London. To say Hill House is proud of its royal connection as Charles prepares for the coronation ceremony on May 6 would be an understatement. “It’s a really important symbol of our country.’’___Follow AP’s coverage of King Charles III at https://apnews.com/hub/king-charles-iiiCopyright 2023 The Associated Press.
Source:The Nation
May 01, 2023 08:07 UTC
Tim Scott sets May 22 announcement for 2024 presidential bid
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., leaves the stage after speaking at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition Spring Kick-Off Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Clive, Iowa. All rights reserved)CHARLESTON, S.C. – Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is nearly ready to reveal his decision on entering the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, saying Sunday that he would make an announcement on May 22. In his time on the trail, Scott has tried to present a more positive vision for the future than many of his potential rivals for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Scott told The Associated Press in Iowa that voters he has spoken with respond favorably to his optimistic outlook for the country and his conservative ideals. “I think my candidacy is really designed around what the American people want to talk about, what their priorities are and what their issues are,” Scott told AP.
Source:The Nation
April 30, 2023 22:04 UTC
11 dead, 4 hospitalized in gas leak in northern India
In this photo provided by India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) shows NDRF personnel engaged in evacuating people following a gas leak in Giaspura, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Sunday, April 30, 2023. (National Disaster Response Force via AP)NEW DELHI – Eleven people died and four more were hospitalized after a gas leak Sunday in northern India's Punjab state, local media reported. The incident occurred at an industrial area in Ludhiana city, but the source of the gas leak is still unclear, police told the Press Trust of India news agency. India's National Disaster Response Force sealed off the densely populated area and evacuated residents. Authorities were trying to ascertain the type of gas in the leak, PTI quoted disaster response officials as saying.
Source:The Nation
April 30, 2023 13:00 UTC
Masked Neo-Nazis Crash World’s Largest Satanic Event
ReutersFreddie vs. Jason. We can now add fascists vs. Satanists to this list of iconic crossovers, after the white nationalist group Patriot Front showed up in Boston on Saturday to protest “SatanCon 2023.”For the last few days, self-described devil-worshippers from across the country have been converging on the city for what has been advertised as the “largest Satanic gathering in history.”Yet the Beelzebub blowout also attracted 100 or so Christian protesters, who were joined by the designated hate group on Saturday afternoon. Read more at The Daily Beast. Source: www.thedailybeast.com
Source:The Nation
April 29, 2023 23:21 UTC
Ukraine welcomes EU deal on continued farm exports
U.S. and European officials have toured Ukraine's southern port of Izmail, a facility that is important in bringing Ukrainian grain exports to the world. It could become critical if a deal with Russia to allow grain exports from Ukrainian Black Sea ports expires without being renewed. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko)BRUSSELS – Ukraine on Saturday welcomed the European Union’s hard-fought deal to keep farm exports flowing into and through the bloc to world markets, saying that the Middle East and Africa would specifically stand to benefit from it. Late Friday, the 27-nation EU ended a damaging internal standoff over a destabilizing glut of Ukraine farm imports by granting five eastern member countries the right to temporarily ban the most problematic produce while allowing all farm products to transit onward. On Friday, EU nations also tentatively agreed to lift tariffs on Ukraine's grains for another year.
Source:The Nation
April 29, 2023 16:08 UTC
New viruses related to both giant viruses and herpesviruses
Source: phys.orgMetagenomic data from Tara Oceans on marine plankton has enabled the discovery of a major group of DNA viruses found abundantly from the equator to the poles: mirusviruses. These viruses play a role in regulating plankton by infecting a considerable number of single-cell organisms at any given time.
Source:The Nation
April 29, 2023 12:27 UTC
Summer Movies: Indy, Barbie, 'Fast X' zooming to theaters
The stakes are always high in the summer movie season. On that fateful Friday, cinephiles will be faced with a difficult choice: Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” or Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie”? The summer movie season always begins before actual summer. “But I’ve never had a movie release like that. Big budget spectacles like “Fast X,” the penultimate movie in the $6 billion franchise led by Vin Diesel, are more typical summer fare.
Source:The Nation
April 28, 2023 07:14 UTC
Russia fires cruise missiles at Kyiv, other parts of Ukraine
KYIV – Russia fired more than a dozen cruise missiles at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine early Friday, killing at least two people in an eastern city and striking a residential building in central Ukraine, officials said. Air raid sirens sounded around the capital in the first attack against the city in nearly two months and Ukraine's air force intercepted 11 cruise missiles and two unmanned aerial vehicles over Kyiv, according to the Kyiv City Administration. Two cruise missiles also hit a residential building and storage facilities in Uman, around 215 kilometers (134 miles) south of Kyiv, said Ihor Taburets, the regional governor of Cherkasy, the region where the city is located. In Kyiv, the anti-aircraft system was activated, according to the Kyiv City Administration. The missiles were fired from “strategic aviation,” according to the Kyiv City Administration, which didn't provide further details.
Source:The Nation
April 28, 2023 07:14 UTC