London music festival is dubbed 'Britain's Fyre festival'
By Bhvishya Patel For MailonlinePublished: 13:02 EDT, 9 August 2021 | Updated: 22:53 EDT, 9 August 2021A London music festival has been slammed for being 'Britain's Fyre Festival' after half of the headline acts failed to show up and thousands of ticket-holders were left queuing in the rain for hours. The music festival, in Trent Park, north London, was advertised as 'showcasing some of the scene's most iconic figures' and fans were told it was the capital's 'first ever festival dedicated to R&B and Hip Hop culture'. In addition, headline acts Mya, Eve, Blackstreet and Tony Touch failed to turn up to the outdoor festival - leaving fans calling for refunds. And American rapper Fatman Scoop, who was set to MC the London festival, allegedly arrived onstage after 7pm. Elsewhere, music fans took to social media to share their disappointment, with one reveller calling the scenes 'a joke'.
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August 09, 2021 18:00 UTC
Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming is finally native on PCs
TL;DR Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available through the native Windows Xbox app. They must also have an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. Microsoft has launched its first native PC support for Xbox Cloud Gaming by way of an updated Xbox app for Windows. Microsoft is often considered to be at the forefront of cloud gaming because of its pricing model and library. Anything on Game Pass can be bought and kept separately, though Xbox Cloud Gaming is currently limited to console titles, excluding things in the Game Pass for PC library.
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August 09, 2021 17:15 UTC
‘Even Ranil got vaccine from Army’
BY Pamodi WaravitaResponding to criticism of United National Party (UNP) Leader and parliamentarian Ranil Wickremesinghe, National Operation Centre for Prevention of Covid-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) Head and Army Commander Gen. Shavendra Silva said that even Wickremesinghe received his vaccination from the Narahenpita Army Hospital. The public must know that he also got his vaccination from the Army Hospital in Narahenpita. If he got his vaccine from the Army Hospital but is telling that it is wrong for the public to get their vaccination from Army-run centres, then the public must make a decision about that,” Gen. Silva said. “The responsibility for the control of the Covid-19 pandemic now lies with the NOCPCO, which has no capacity to deal with it. Therefore, it is not possible to give such powers to a body like the NOCPCO,” Wickremesinghe said.
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August 09, 2021 16:41 UTC
No Police to enforce vaccines, please
The fact is that there isn’t any conclusive proof that those who get vaccinated don’t end up in hospital. Creating such polarisations in society over vaccines that are not quite resistant to new variants is ludicrous. It is also not wise to argue that though vaccines don’t prevent infection that they would decrease the risk of being killed by Covid. The Delta variant morbidity rates are so low that it’s impossible to tell whether vaccine immunity prevents death or not. Even the suspicion that these types of vaccines may indeed create new variants is found to be rather ridiculous.
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August 09, 2021 16:07 UTC
Belarus dictator Alexander Lukashenko brands UK 'America's lapdog'
Belarus dictator Alexander Lukashenko lashed out at the UK today, branding Britain 'America's lapdog' as Westminster joined Washington in imposing fresh sanctions on his regime. Asked what he thought of the new sanctions imposed by the UK and US today, he responded: 'You can choke on your sanctions in Britain! Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: 'The Lukashenko regime continues to crush democracy and violate human rights in Belarus. In power since 1994, Lukashenko has been cracking down on opponents since unprecedented protests erupted after last year's elections. In an interview with AFP on the first anniversary of a disputed presidential election in Belarus, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya said that Belarus was 'no longer a safe country for its own citizens'.
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August 09, 2021 15:33 UTC
Britain's daily increase in Covid cases is SPEEDING UP
Britain's Covid outbreak may be speeding up once more, according to official data that suggests the worst of the third wave may not be over. Daily cases had fallen consistently towards the end of July, sparking hopes that the UK's summer resurgence was already fizzling out. It comes as a top scientist today claimed Britain needs to stop counting daily Covid infections as the country's pandemic phase slowly fizzles out. NHS England statistics show there were 747 admissions on Wednesday, August 4, the most recent day figures are available for. Two doses of AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine - the jab most commonly used in the UK - slash the risk of death from the disease by 94 per cent among the over-65s, real world data shows.
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August 09, 2021 15:33 UTC
Sri Lanka s daily fatalities count moves past 100
August 9, 2021 07:40 pmThe Director General of Health Services today confirmed another 111 Covid-19 related deaths for August 08. Sri Lanka’s death toll due to the coronavirus has climbed to 5,222 with this. According to the data released by the Department of Government Information, the latest victims confirmed today include 56 males and 55 females. None among the victims are aged below 30 years while 21 victims aged between 30-59 years and 90 others aged 60 and above.
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August 09, 2021 14:37 UTC
Palestine eyes bilateral cooperation with SL in development projects
These views were expressed when the Representative of Sri Lanka to the State of Palestine Nawalage Bennet Cooray presented Letters of Credence to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine recently. Representative Cooray conveying greetings and best wishes from Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena to Minister Al-Malki, expressed the commitment of Sri Lanka to further advance and strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries. Minister Al-Malki expressed his gratitude for the support extended and the stance of the Sri Lankan Government on the Palestinian cause and Palestinian people in all international fora. Representative Cooray stressed the solidarity that Sri Lanka shares with Palestine and its people and their right to establish an independent state. He expressed his willingness to strengthen the special relations nurtured between Sri Lanka and Palestine covering a multitude of areas.
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August 09, 2021 14:15 UTC
Samsung Launches #BingeMonster Galaxy M32 with Segment-Best Display in Sri Lanka
Galaxy M32 is optimized for binging on movies, games and social media. This makes Galaxy M32 the brightest and most powerful display ever on an M Series smartphone and the perfect device for entertainment and binge-watching. Today we are extending this ‘Monster’ legacy to our newest #BingeMonster, the Galaxy M32. Galaxy M32 also sports versatile 64 MP quad rear camera for capturing stunning photos and videos. Powerful and Intuitive SoftwareGalaxy M32 comes with Samsung Knox 3.7 that ensures greater privacy and enhanced security.
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August 09, 2021 14:15 UTC
BBC website coverage of Tokyo Olympics is accessed a record 104 million times
By Adam Shergold for MailOnlinePublished: 09:30 EDT, 9 August 2021 | Updated: 09:32 EDT, 9 August 2021The BBC's coverage of the Tokyo Olympics was accessed over 100 million times online despite fewer streams being available than during previous Games. But just 36.4m tuned in to watch the BBC's television coverage of Tokyo 2020, less than during the Beijing, London and Rio Olympics. BBC One nonetheless had more hours of coverage than ever before with a red button stream offering an alternative event. The BBC recorded an audience of 45.24m for the 2016 Rio Games, a record for an overseas Olympics. It is the second-highest return for Britain in a post-war Olympics with the final tally only two behind the haul from Rio 2016.
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August 09, 2021 14:03 UTC
Sri Lanka reports 1,928 new cases of Covid-19
August 9, 2021 06:32 pmThe Ministry of Health reports that another 1,928 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. This increases the total number of Covid-19 cases confirmed in the country thus far to 331,922. Sri Lanka’s tally of Covid-19 recoveries has risen to 295,518 while the death toll from the virus has reached 5,111.
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August 09, 2021 14:03 UTC
Samsung Galaxy A12 Nacho arrives with Exynos 850
While everyone is waiting for the new foldables to be announced on Wednesday Samsung unveiled a rather unexpected entry level phone. The Samsung Galaxy A12 has arrived in Russia with an Exynos 850 instead of the Helio P35 and with a new name - Galaxy A12 Nacho - yes, like the Mexican snack. Currently, Samsung is offering the Galaxy A12 on its website, but if online purchases are nacho way (last one, we promise) of purchasing smartphones, the new variant is sold by third-party partners such as Beeline, MTS, and Megafon. The Galaxy A12 Nacho prices are RUB11,990 ($160) for the 3/32GB variant, RUB13,990 ($175) for the 4/64 GB, and RUB16,990 ($190) for 4GB RAM and 128 gigs of storage. The prices of the regular Galaxy A12 are essentially the same, but Samsung is currently offering a discount of RUB1,000 for the 3/32 GB and 4/64 GB versions.
Source:The Nation
August 09, 2021 11:15 UTC
Are YOU smarter than a 9-year-old?
By Stephanie Linning For MailonlinePublished: 02:58 EDT, 9 August 2021 | Updated: 06:58 EDT, 9 August 2021Think you’re smarter than the average nine-year-old? This tricky 15-question quiz was created by teachers Ben Knight and Jo Smith, of All Saints' First School in Leek, Staffordshire, to test their Year 4 pupils, who are aged eight to nine. The challenge, created using free online platform SchoolQuizzing, covers topics including geography, history and art. Take the test below and scroll down to the bottom to find out the answers. Read the following sentence and identify the connectives and conjunctions:'You should wait for the glue to dry.
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August 09, 2021 10:52 UTC
Top 7 Best Forex Mentors •Online 2021•Dumblittleman
The forex trading coach is value and quality content driven, regarded as one of the most highly rated Mentorships available. All these bits and pieces are what he put together and then evolved into his online traders Forex Mentor Pro program. Clay’s Ronin Forex Group Program is set up to provide support for people new to forex and established forex traders who intend to learn all about technical and fundamental evaluation. The program is everything a forex trader needs to learn and master the forex market. Dan’s forex trading mentorship through “The Vault” takes Mentorship from the basic concepts such as; What is forex?
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August 09, 2021 10:52 UTC
ComBank named Sri Lanka’s Domestic Trade Finance Bank of the Year
The Bank’s accomplishments in trade finance are underscored by its performance related to key indicators including (trade) market share, turnover, revenue, credit facilities granted for trade, and trade loans obtained. Commercial Bank’s product innovations contributing to the award include the launch of a new Trade Finance product with the discounting of Usance (or differed) Domestic Letters of Credit and being instrumental in designing a digitalised-screening IT platform. All these factors contributed towards winning the ‘Domestic Trade Finance Bank of the Year’ award. Only products and services launched within the past year could be entered.The Asian Banking and Finance Wholesale Banking Awards programme was launched in 2012. Sri Lanka’s first fully carbon neutral bank, the first Sri Lankan bank to be listed among the Top 1000 Banks of the World and the only Sri Lankan bank to be so listed for 11 years consecutively, Commercial Bank operates a network of 268 branches and 931 automated machines in Sri Lanka.
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August 09, 2021 10:18 UTC