Cuba becomes first country in world to begin vaccinating toddlers.

Cuba became the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age of two against COVID-19, using home-grown jabs not recognised by the World Health Organisation. The communist island of 11.2 million people aims to inoculate all its children before reopening scho…

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China building 30 airports in Tibet & Xinjiang.

About 30 airports have been either built or under construction in Tibet and Xinjiang provinces which will boost China's civil and military infrastructure in the remote regions bordering India, the country's official media reported. China has been ramping up infrastru…

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Italy set to legalise small-scale cultivation of cannabis.

Italy is set to legalise small-scale cultivation of cannabis. A reform to that effect was passed by justice committee of the lower house of the Italian parliament on Wednesday 08 September 2021. The reform seeks to decriminalise growth of up to four female cannabis plants at…

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Measurement of magnetic field offers rare peek into inner workings of the Sun.

Indian scientists, along with international collaborators, have measured the magnetic field of an eruption from the Sun’s atmosphere offering a rare peek to the interior of the Sun.  Observing the weak thermal radio emission associated with the erupted plasma for the first t…

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China launches new Earth Observation Satellite.

China launched the Gaofen 5 (02) hyperspectral Earth observation satellite on Tuesday (07th) as the country races towards carrying out 40 missions in 2021. A Long March 4C rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:01 p.m. EDT Sept. 6 (0301 GMT or 11:01 a.m…

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IOC suspends North Korea until end of 2022.

North Korea has been suspended from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) until the end of 2022 after failing to send a team to the Tokyo Games. The suspension means the country will miss out on the Beijing Winter Games. North Korea did not send a delegation to the Tokyo …

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Afghan Women will be banned from playing sports.

The newly installed Taliban regime will forbid Afghan women from playing cricket and other sports where their bodies might be seen, a senior official told Australian public broadcaster SBS. "I don't think women will be allowed to play cricket because it is not neces…

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Gigantic 'shark-toothed' dinosaur discovered in Uzbekistan.

About 90 million years ago, a gigantic apex predator — a meat-eating dinosaur with serrated shark-like teeth — prowled what is now Uzbekistan, according to a new study of the behemoth's jawbone. The 26-foot-long (8 meters) beast weighed 2,200 pounds (1,000 kilograms), ma…

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NASA will finally launch the James Webb Space Telescope on December 18th.

NASA's long-delayed James Webb Space Telescope is close to entering service. The agency now plans to launch the telescope on December 18th, 2021, just a few months after testing completed in late August. The hardware will reach orbit aboard an ESA-supplied Ariane 5 rock…

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See the moon form a triangle with Venus and Spica tonight (Sept. 09).

Thursday evening (Sept. 9) will bring a lovely celestial display involving the two brightest objects in the nighttime sky.  The planet Venus, which has been languishing low in the dusk all summer, at last manages to stay above the west-southwest horizon as late as the end of…

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World’s Largest Carbon Capture Plant switched on in Iceland.

A machine capable of removing 4,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the air each year has just been switched on in Iceland. The plant – named Orca, after the Icelandic word for "energy" – is the largest carbon removal facility in the world, converting emissions into m…

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World Suicide Prevention Day - 10 September.

Observed on September 10th each year, World Suicide Prevention Day aims to promote ways to prevent suicide. The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) organizes the observance. The numbers on suicide are grim. Each year, about 47,000 people die by suicide in…

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International Day to Protect Education from Attack - 09 September.

International Day to Protect Education from Attack is observed globally on 9th September. In proclaiming the International Day to Protect Education from Attack to be celebrated for the first time in 2020. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness regarding the importance…

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Yoshihide Suga to step down as Japan’s prime minister.

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks to media after he annouced to pull out of a party leadership race at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, September 3, 2021. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga would step down, setting the stage for a new premier after …

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Guinness World Records recognise Ronaldo for most goals scored.

Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo has broken the world record for most goals scored in men's international football. Ronaldo surpassed Iranian striker Ali Daei's long-held record of 109 international goals by scoring a brace against Ireland in a World Cup Qualifi…

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International Sudoku Day - 09 September.

On September 9th, International Sudoku Day celebrates the logic-based number-placement puzzle called Sudoku. It’s also a day to learn to play this fun number game. Sudoku is comprised of a grid of little boxes called cells, stacked nine high and nine wide, totaling 81 cells.…

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El Salvador becomes first country to adopt bitcoin as National Currency.

El Salvador has become the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. Lawmakers in the Central American country’s Congress voted by a “supermajority” in favor of the Bitcoin Law, receiving 62 out of 84 of the legislature’s vote. The price of bitcoin was up 5% to $34,239.…

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Sri Lankan Prime Minister to address Int’l Symposium at University of Bologna.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris will shortly make a visit to Bologna, Italy, to participate in an international event. The event is to be graced by the Prime Minister of Italy and other dignitaries from Italy and other European countr…

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Jean-Pierre Adams, former France defender, dies 39 years after falling into coma.

Former France footballer Jean-Pierre Adams, who had been in a coma for 39 years, has passed away.  In 1982, Adams slipped into a coma following a medical error, during his routine knee surgery.  He made a total of 22 appearances for the France National Football Team from 1972…

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France’ Lhyfe Labs produces green hydrogen directly from wind power.

In a first, Lhyfe Labs SAS of France has produced green hydrogen directly from wind power. Acme Solar’s plans to produce green hydrogen in India and Europe with Lhyfe Labs. Acme Solar and Oman’s Tatweer also plan to invest $3.5 billion for green ammonia and green hydrogen pr…

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