Miami Grand Prix 2023.

World champion Max Verstappen powered from ninth on the grid to beat Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez and win the Miami Grand Prix 2023. The victory extends Verstappen’s lead at the top of the standings and follows his triumph in the inaugural Miami race last year. Aston Mart…

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Messi and Fraser-Pryce win top Laureus awards

Argentina's World Cup winning captain Lionel Messi was named the Laureus Sportsman of the Year, while sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce bagged the top women's honour at the awards ceremony on Monday. Messi also received an award on behalf of the Argentina men&#…

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Fakhar and Chaiwai crowned ICC Players of the Month for April.

Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan wins the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award, and Thailand skipper Naruemol Chaiwai secures the ICC Women’s Player of the Month after both produced dominant match-winning performances for their countries in the One-Day International (ODI) format. Bot…

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International Day of Argania - 10 May.

The United Nations will celebrate on 10 May 2023, the third International Day of Argania, since its proclamation by General Assembly Resolution A/RES/75/262 in 2021. Theme: Socio-economic development & sustainability of the Argan ecosystem. Description The theme of this y…

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Jury finds Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse.

A New York jury found former President Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s but not liable for her alleged rape.  The jury awarded her $5 million in damages for her battery and defamation claims. …

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Israeli experts create AI to translate ancient cuneiform text.

Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Ariel University have developed an artificial intelligence model that can automatically translate Akkadian text written in cuneiform into English. Experts in Assyriology – who specialize in the archaeological, historical, cultural…

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Vietnam to crack down on anonymous social media accounts.

Social media users in Vietnam must soon verify their identities, in what the government says is a bid to crack down on online scams. The move is aimed at stopping people from using anonymous accounts to break the law. Unverified accounts on both local and foreign social media…

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7,000-Year-Old Submerged Road discovered under the Mediterranean Sea.

The remains of a Stone Age road have been discovered at the submerged Neolithic site of Soline, which sits off the coast of a Croatian island called Korčula.  According to researchers, the ancient passageway once linked the island to a settlement that sat on an artificial la…

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Petersberg Climate Dialogue 2023: Highlights the Need for Urgent Climate Action:

The Petersberg Climate Dialogue, a forum for high-level international climate talks held annually before the United Nations Climate Change Conferences (COP), took place in Berlin, Germany from May 2-3, 2023. This year’s conference was hosted by Germany and the United Arab E…

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