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Every February 14th, millions around the world celebrate Valentine’s Day with flowers, chocolates, and heartfelt messages. But beyond the modern-day rituals lies a rich tapestry of history, mythology, and tradition. So, what is the real story behind Valentine’s Day?OriginsValentine’s Day traces its origins back to ancient Rome, where it was initially observed as Lupercalia, a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, and Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. During this festival, young men would draw names of women from a jar to be paired with them for the duration of the festival or even…

US President Joe Biden, who is preparing to run for this year’s US presidential election, has joined forces with the TikTok social network, expanding his campaign activities.Biden also joined the social media platform TikTok by uploading a 26-second video to campaign for the presidency.The American presidential election will be held on November 5. Biden represents the Democratic Party. Donald Trump is ready to challenge Biden from the Republican Party.Visit our Buzzer World News Section for more international news.

The pilot project to introduce courses on artificial intelligence to the education system has been approved by the cabinet to be implemented with the support of Microsoft.Regarding introducing courses on AI in the education system, it was decided that it is appropriate to introduce the proposed courses following the recommendations made by the task force appointed to prepare a national strategy and plan related to artificial intelligence. So that you know – it is stated in the relevant cabinet decision.Accordingly, a pilot project has been planned to introduce AI courses concerning general education as one of the components of the…

The Finnish presidential election was held yesterday (11). Former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, who led the ‘National Conservative’ party alliance, won. That, with a 51% vote share.Alexander Stubb is a politician with a good knowledge of European affairs who represented the European Parliament. Alexander Stubb was the Prime Minister of Finland from 2014 to 2015. From 2015 to 2016, he held the position of Minister of Finance.Visit our Buzzer World News Section for more international news.

The Sri Lanka Association of Animal Production (SLAAP) says that the price of a local egg in the market has risen again. Ajith Gunasekara, president of the association said that due to the increase in VAT, an additional value of 09 rupees will be added to the price of an egg.The association further mentions that despite requests to the government to appoint a price regulation committee to prevent the rise in the price of eggs, no action has been taken by the government so far.Stay tuned to buzzer.lk for daily similar local information and news.

According to the Chinese lunar calendar, Chinese people celebrated New Year’s Eve yesterday (10). Yesterday marked the beginning of the Chinese Lunar Year of the Dragon.Welcoming the New Year, colourful festivals were held across China. The day before Yesterday (9) cultural performances were held grandly to mark New Year’s Eve.Those cultural performances have also become the most-watched live television programs around the world. China has extended greetings to all the people of the world for the New Year of the Dragon.Visit our Buzzer World News Section for more international news.

Today (11) the Sri Lankan team won the second one-day match of the one-day series between the visiting Afghanistan team and the Sri Lankan team by 155 runs.The Sri Lankan team won the toss and decided to bat first and they managed to score 308 runs by losing 6 wickets in their 50 overs. Captain Kusal Mendis scored 61 runs for the Sri Lankan team, Sadheera Samarawickrama scored 52 runs, Janith Liyanage scored 50 runs, and Charith Saad, who batted brilliantly without losing, scored 97 runs. In bowling, Azmatullah Omarzai took 3 wickets, and Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad, and Qais…

Janashakthi Insurance PLC, a member of the Janashakthi Group, announces the appointment of Dr Gehan Gunatilleke as an Independent, Non-Executive Director to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective from 24th January 2024.Dr. Gehan Gunatilleke is an attorney-at-law and a founding partner of LexAG, a law firm based in Colombo. He has previously served as an advisor to Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he provided counsel on international treaty compliance and facilitated access to the European Union’s GSP+ trade concession scheme. Additionally, he has contributed to several legislative drafting committees in Sri Lanka. Currently, Dr. Gunatilleke holds positions as…

Member of Parliament Dr Harsha de Silva has been appointed as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance.Earlier he also served as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance.Find out more political news and information by engaging Buzzer.lk and Buzzer Politics.

An extraordinary gazette announcement has been issued bringing the Online Safety Act brought by the government to regulate social media under the Ministry of Public Security.It further states that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued the relevant gazette notification.Find out more political news and information by engaging Buzzer.lk and Buzzer Politics.