Supreme Court clears path for decriminalisation of homosexuality.

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has given the green light to a bill seeking to decriminalise homosexuality, the Speaker of Parliament said on Tuesday, in a move hailed as a “historic development” by campaigners. LGBTQ+ rights activists in Sri Lanka have been campaigning for years …

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Powerful sun storm could supercharge auroras this week.

A solar outburst over the weekend could lead to some stellar skywatching in the coming days. On Sunday (May 7) at 6:54 p.m. EDT (2254 GMT), the sun emitted a long-duration M1.5-class solar flare — a medium-intensity event — directly at Earth. The high levels of radiation ass…

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Pulitzer Prizes: 2023.

The 2023 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced, with four of the 16 awards for journalism across 15 categories going to local outlets reporting on corruption among local officials. The Pulitzers are regarded as the highest honor that a U.S.-based journalist or organization …

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Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti 2023.

Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti 2023 is a significant occasion that is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. He was a legendary poet, writer, philosopher, and social reformer who played a vital role in shaping the cultural and literary heritage…

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International Thalassaemia Day - 08 May.

Celebrated on the 8th of May, the International Thalassaemia Day is devoted to raising awareness amongst the general public and decision-makers about thalassaemia, promoting and strengthening the lifelong and difficult struggle of patients against this severe blood disease,…

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Mystery Chinese spacecraft returns to Earth after 276 days.

An experimental Chinese spacecraft returned to Earth on Monday after staying in orbit for 276 days, China's state media reported, completing a landmark mission to test the country's reusable space technologies. The uncrewed spacecraft returned to the Jiuquan launch c…

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Rocket Lab launches 2 NASA satellites to study tropical storms and hurricanes like never before.

The first two satellites in NASA's new hurricane-hunting constellation have taken to the skies. The two cubesats, the founding members of the agency's TROPICS network, launched today (May 7) atop a Rocket Lab Electron rocket, which lifted off from the company's N…

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Massive ‘rare earth’ deposit found in Williston Basin.

The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), in conjunction with State Geologist Ed Murphy, has announced that ND’s Geological Survey has discovered a nearly thirty-foot-thick interval of rocks containing untapped critical minerals. Critical minerals are defined b…

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Madraid Open 2023.

Carlos Alcaraz has successfully defended his Madrid Open tennis trophy by beating a very good Jann-Lennard Struff in three sets 6-4 3-6 6-3. The victory in just over an hour took the 19-year-old’s winning streak to 10 matches and gave him a second consecutive title after vi…

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World Athletics Day - 07 May.

World Athletics Day, established by the International Amateur Athletic Federation, is celebrated on May 7th each year. The aim of this day is to promote sports and exercise as a means of preventing diseases and maintaining good health. The focus is on encouraging people to …

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Cricket broadcaster and ex-Hampshire captain Mark Nicholas set become MCC president.

Broadcaster Mark Nicholas is to succeed Stephen Fry as the next president of the Marylebone Cricket Club. Ex-Hampshire captain Nicholas, 65, will take over from actor Fry, who nominated him for the role, on 1 October. Nicholas has presented cricket coverage for Sky Sports, Ch…

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Coronation of Charles III and Camilla.

The coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, took place on 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey. Charles acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022, upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. The c…

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Covid global health emergency is over, WHO says.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 no longer represents a "global health emergency". The statement represents a major step towards ending the pandemic and comes three years after it first declared its highest level of alert over the viru…

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For the 1st time, scientists confirm the moon has a solid iron 'heart' just like Earth.

After more than 50 years, scientists have finally uncovered the moon's interior structure, showing that our closest celestial companion has a fluid outer core and a solid inner core, similar to Earth's. A team of researchers from the Côte d'Azur University and t…

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A newly developed Hydrogel can wipe out brain cancer in Mice.

Glioblastoma is one of the most common and aggressive forms of brain cancer, and it's one of the hardest to treat. There may be good news on the horizon, however. A newly developed hydrogel, tested on mice, cleaned up traces of glioblastoma tumors and stopped them from r…

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The World’s 10 Highest-Paid Athletes - 2023.

International soccer stars Cristiano Ronaldo ($136 million), Lionel Messi ($130 million) and Kylian Mbappe ($120 million) are the top three highest-paid athletes. Ronaldo leads the way with an estimated haul of $136 million, including $46 million from his playing salary and…

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Michael Douglas to receive honorary Palme at Cannes.

Film star Michael Douglas will receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival later this month, the organizers announced on May 3. The award recognizes the 78-year-old's "brilliant career and engagement with cinema" and there will be a homage to…

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US drug regulator approves world's first RSV vaccine.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) - an illness that kills thousands of Americans each year. The vaccine still needs approval from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before it can be rolled out …

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Pakistan police kill most-wanted terrorist involved in SL cricket team attack.

Terrorist Iqbal alias Bali Khayara, who was a member of Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Khayara group, was killed in a police encounter near Fateh Moor in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistani police officials confirmed. Iqbal was one of the most wanted terrorists, and t…

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Napoli win Italian football league title for first time in 33 years.

Napoli won their first Serie A title for 33 years as they drew with Udinese at Dacia Arena to spark jubilant celebrations back in Naples. They last won the league in 1990 with a Diego Maradona-inspired side adding to their first title three years earlier. Victor Osimhen smash…

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