UN Global Road Safety Week 2023

UN Global Road Safety Week is an annual event held in May to raise awareness about road safety and the importance of taking steps to prevent accidents. The week is organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN regional commissions, and it is supported by a wid…

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International Day of Families - 15 May.

International Day of Families is celebrated on May 15 to raise awareness of the importance of families and their role in society. The day focuses on the important role that families play in our society while also highlighting the issues faced by them. The International Day …

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Monkeypox: WHO declares global emergency over.

Monkeypox is no longer a global public health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, almost a year after the threat was raised. The virus is still around and further waves and outbreaks could continue, but the highest level of alert is over, the WHO added. T…

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Cyclone Mocha

Cyclone Mocha was a very severe cyclonic storm that formed in the Bay of Bengal on May 10, 2023. The storm intensified rapidly, reaching peak winds of 160 kilometers per hour (100 miles per hour) before making landfall in Bangladesh on May 14. The storm caused widespread da…

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SpaceX launches 56 new Starlink satellites into orbit and lands rocket at sea.

SpaceX launched  new batch of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit early Sunday morning (May 14) and landed a rocket at sea in the company's latest successful mission. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 56 Starlink spacecraft lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Sta…

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Cyclone Mocha: Deadly storm hits Bangladesh and Myanmar coast.

A powerful cyclone has hit the coastlines of Bangladesh and Myanmar after intensifying into the equivalent of a category-five storm. Cyclone Mocha brought with it heavy rain and strong winds, leaving residents in low-lying coastal areas fearful they may lose their homes. More…

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Turkey votes in elections, Erdogan risks defeat

Turks voted on Sunday in one of the most consequential elections in the country’s 100-year history, a contest that could end President Tayyip Erdogan’s imperious 20-year rule and reverberate well beyond Turkey’s borders. The presidential vote will decide not only who leads T…

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IBM and NASA Collaborate to Convert Satellite Data into High-Resolution Maps Using AI.

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have introduced a new geospatial foundation model that can transform satellite data into detailed maps of floods, fires, and other landscape transformations. These map…

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Elon Musk says he has found new CEO for Twitter.

Elon Musk said on Thursday he has found a new chief executive for Twitter, but did not name the person, while the Wall Street Journal reported that Comcast NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino was in talks for the job. Musk said in a tweet: “Excited to announce that I’ve h…

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Sri Lankan baker wins best baguette in Paris.

A Paris baker of Sri Lankan origin said he “cried” when he heard he had won best baguette in the French capital this week and would be delivering the bread to the presidential palace. Fifteen baguette connoisseurs on Wednesday selected Selvarajah’s version of the iconic Fren…

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Advisory issued for rough seas, gusty winds as “Mocha” further intensifies.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an alert for naval and fishing communities about strong winds and rou gh seas, as the very severe cyclonic storm “Mocha” has now intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm. In an advisory, the department said it is dangerous t…

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World Migratory Bird Day - 13 May.

World Migratory Bird Day is a global event held twice a year on the second Saturday of May and October. It brings together bird enthusiasts to promote the conservation of migratory birds and raise awareness about their significance. In 2023, the focus is on water and its im…

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International Nurses Day - 12 May.

International Nurses' Day (IND) is celebrated around the world every May 12, to commemorate the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, who was born on May 12, 1820. International Council of Nurses (ICN) commemorates this important day each year wi…

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Curiosity rover finds water-carved 'book' rock on Mars.

On Mars, you can't judge a book-shaped rock by its cover. NASA's Curiosity rover ran across the hardcover-shaped feature on April 15, which happened to be the 3,800th Martian day (or sol) of the long-running mission. Much like librarians, geologists need to carefully …

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Hubble Telescope gazes into the heart of a monstrous galaxy cluster.

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope gazes into the lair of a cosmic leviathan, a monstrous cluster of galaxies located nine billion light-years away in the constellation Draco. Like a sea monster in ancient myth submerged and waiting to snatch unfortunate sailors to …

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SpaceX launches 51 Starlink satellites.

SpaceX launched another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites toward orbit and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea today (May 10). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 51 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on schedule toda…

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Russia stages the 78th Victory Day parade at Red Square, Moscow.

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday pledged Russia’s military would be victorious in Ukraine and blamed Western countries for the conflict, comparing the fighting to World War II. During his brief address at a Victory Day military parade on Red Square, Putin also told the co…

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Mexico football legend Antonio Carbajal dies.

Mexican football legend Antonio Carbajal, who was the first footballer to play at five World Cups, has passed away at the age of 93, the Mexican Football Federation said on Wednesday. Nicknamed 'La Tota', Carbajal was also known as El Cinco Copas (five cups), after t…

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Mastercard replaces BharatPe as global sponsor of ICC.

The American multinational financial services corporation, Mastercard has reportedly replaced BharatPe as the global sponsor of the International Cricket Council (ICC). For the past year, Mastercard has been aiming to bag some lucrative sponsorship deals as it also secured t…

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‘Red’ alert issued for deep depression over Bay of Bengal.

The Department of Meteorology has issued a ‘Red’ warning for deep depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal effective until 12.00 noon tomorrow (May 11). The depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression and laid centred near 8.8°N and …

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