Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui passes away.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist, Danish Siddiqui, has passed away, after he was killed in a clash while reporting a fight between Afghan troops and the Taliban in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province in Afghanistan on July 13, 2021.  He was employed with t…

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US Senate passes bill to ban Xinjiang imports.

The US Senate has passed a bill to ban imports from China's Xinjiang region, in response to alleged abuses of the mostly Muslim Uyghur minority group. The legislation would create an assumption that goods manufactured in Xinjiang are made with forced labour, unless prov…

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UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore resigns ‘with a heavy heart’.

The head of the UN Children’s Fund, Henrietta Fore, announced her resignation on Tuesday 13 July 2021, in order to devote herself fulltime to caring for her husband, who is suffering from what she described as a serious health issue. Ms. Fore said it had been “a difficult de…

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Jeff Bezos donates $200 million to Smithsonian.

The Smithsonian said that Jeff Bezos will donate $200 million to the museum, the largest gift the institution has received since its founding in 1846. A $70 million portion will go to renovating the National Air and Space Museum and $130 million will be used to launch a new …

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Nelson Mandela International Day - 18 July.

Every year on July 18th, Nelson Mandela International Day pays tribute to this anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and activist. The day also encourages people to do their part to make the world a better place. Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s first black hea…

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The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 (SOFI).

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 (SOFI 2021) report presents the first evidence-based global assessment of chronic food insecurity in the year the COVID-19 pandemic emerged and spread across the globe. The SOFI 2021 report will also focus on complem…

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Supreme head of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of India passes away.

Baselios Marthoma Paulose II, the supreme head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of India, who had stood for the cause of the poor and destitute and was instrumental in initiating several path- breaking changes in the church,passed away in the early hours of Monday 12…

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'Pose' star Mj Rodriguez becomes 1st trans woman up for lead acting Emmy.

Mj Rodriguez has become the first transgender performer to pick up an Emmy nomination in a major acting category. Rodriguez is nominated in the lead drama actress category for her fierce and formidable portrayal of house mother and nurse Blanca Rodriguez on FX's ballroom…

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Fourteen living descendants of Leonardo da Vinci are identified.

Fourteen people alive today in Italy can claim that they are descendants of Leonardo da Vinci, according to a study of the Renaissance genius' family tree. Researchers traced da Vinci's genealogy over nearly 700 years and 21 generations, from 1331 to the present day,…

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With a staggering depth of 196 feet, the world's deepest pool is opening in Dubai.

Dubai, home of the tallest skyscraper, now hosts the world's deepest swimming pool, too. Deep Dive Dubai plunges over 196 feet, a depth that has already set the Guinness world record for the "world's deepest swimming pool for diving". The facility beat out …

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The 130-Degree Fahrenheit Reading in Death Valley Ties for the Hottest Temperature Ever Reliably Recorded.

There’s one thing that many Americans can affirm right now: It’s freaking hot. In case you still had any doubts, Death Valley, California—the hottest, driest, and lowest place in the country—experienced a temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4 degrees Celsius) on Frida…

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Louisiana's Zalia Avant-garde becomes first African American to win Scripps National Spelling Bee.

14-year old Zalia Avant-garde became the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The New Orleans native correctly spelled murraya, which is a type of tree, to win the 93rd installments of the iconic competition. Avant-garde also correctly spelled wor…

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The report ‘The Hunger Virus Multiplies’.

11 people are likely dying every minute from hunger, now outpacing COVID-19 fatalities, warns Oxfam. A new Oxfam report issued on 09 July 2021 says that as many as 11 people are likely dying of hunger and malnutrition each minute. This is more than the current global death r…

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World's tallest sandcastle unveiled in Denmark.

At a height of 21.16 metres, and standing 3.5m higher than the previous record holder, the world's tallest sandcastle was unveiled in Denmark last week. The sandcastle built in Blokhus in northwest Denmark broke the Guinness World record previously held by a sandcastle c…

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U.S. issues moratorium on death penalty at federal level.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a moratorium on federal executions while it reviews policies and procedures, the Department said in a statement. U.S. President Joe Biden had said on his campaign website that he would legislate the end of capital punishment a…

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Sri Lanka receives Future Policy Award 2021 on protection from hazardous chemicals.

Sri Lanka’s Control of Pesticides Act No. 33 of 1980 and the National Policy and Action Plan on Prevention of Suicide of 1997 are among the five inspiring and impactful laws and policies that won the Future Policy Award 2021. The Award, often referred to as the ‘Oscar on Bes…

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No survivors from plane crash in Russia.

There are no survivors after a plane carrying 28 people crashed in the far east of Russia on Tuesday 06 July 2021, Russian news agencies cited rescue officials as saying. The Antonov An-26 twin-engined turboprop was en route from the regional capital Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky…

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Legendary Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar passes away.

Legendary Bollywood actor Mohammed Yusuf Khan, known professionally as Dilip Kumar passed away at the age 98. He was popularly known as the "tragedy king of Bollywood".  He was the first actor to win the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in 1954 and won it a total of 8…

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Tropical Storm Elsa poised to make landfall in Florida.

Tropical Storm Elsa, which has weakened from the first hurricane of the season, is poised to make landfall on the west coast of Florida on Wednesday, 07 July 2021. A warning is in force for a 200-mile (300km) stretch of the Gulf Coast north of Tampa Bay. The storm battered Cu…

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Pakistan rejects its 'baseless inclusion' in US child soldier recruiter list.

Reacting strongly to Pakistan’s inclusion in the Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA) list by the United States, the Foreign Office said the move depicted “a factual error and lack of understanding”, and urged Washington to review the “baseless assertions” made against the …

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