Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla wins $1 million Genesis Prize for COVID-19 vaccine.

The global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.’s Chairman and Chief Executive, Albert Bourla, has been awarded with the prestigious Genesis Prize 2022 on January 19, 2022. He has been awarded for his efforts in leading the development of a COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer–BioNTech COV…

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Teen pilot Zara Rutherford becomes youngest woman to fly the world solo.

Teenage aviator Zara Rutherford has become the youngest woman to fly around the world solo. The 19-year-old, who has dual British-Belgian nationality, landed at Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport in western Belgium on Thursday, completing an epic 41-country journey spanning over 52,0…

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West Indies Cricket Legend Clive Lloyd received knighthood.

West Indies Cricket Legend Clive Lloyd received his knighthood on 12 January 2021 from the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William. Sir Lloyd was due to receive the honour in 2020 but the ceremony was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He received his Commander of the Order of…

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Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley gets re-elected.

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Thursday 20th January 2021 celebrated a landslide victory in the Caribbean nation's first general election since it became a republic last year by removing Britain's queen as sovereign head of state. Mottley called the snap elec…

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World's oldest man, Saturnino de la Fuente García, dies aged 112.

Guinness World Records are saddened to hear that Saturnino de la Fuente García (Spain) has passed away at his house at the age of 112 years and 341 days.  The news has been confirmed by Senior Gerontology Consultant Robert Young, who also helped confirm Saturnino’s record as…

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Indonesia names new capital Nusantara, replacing sinking Jakarta.

Indonesia plans to name its new capital Nusantara, which translates as “archipelago”, when government offices are relocated to the province of East Kalimantan from Jakarta, on the island of Java. President Joko Widodo first announced the plan to move Indonesia’s capital in 2…

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Louie Anderson, comedian and Baskets actor dies.

Louie Anderson, whose more than four-decade career as a comedian and actor included his unlikely, Emmy-winning performance as mom to twin adult sons in the TV series Baskets, died on Friday. He was 68. Anderson died at a hospital in Las Vegas of complications from cancer, sa…

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Global unemployment to reach 207 million in 2022.

Global unemployment is expected to remain above pre-COVID-19 levels until at least 2023 and is estimated at 207 million this year, almost 21 million more than in 2019, according to a report from the International Labour Organisation that gives assessments on how labour mark…

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Israel successfully tests Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system.

Israel conducted a successful test of its Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system on Tuesday 18 January 2022 morning outside the Earth’s atmosphere, the Defense Ministry said. The trial tested a number of “breakthrough” capabilities for the missile defense system, which can be…

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Former Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita passes away.

The former President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was ousted in a military coup, has passed away. Mr Keita had ruled Mali for seven years, since September 2013, till he was overthrown in a military coup in August 2020.  He had also served as prime minister of the cou…

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Amazing Native Medicines - Flowering Papaya.

For medicine, a man looking for a flowering papaya root in the west said that poisoning was linked to the sun, and that the poisons were reduced according to the direction of the rising and setting of the sun, and that doctors were continuing with traditional knowledge. It i…

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Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai Volcano Erupts.

A powerful volcanic eruption has obliterated a small, uninhabited South Pacific island known as Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai. Damage assessments are still ongoing, but preliminary reports indicate that some communities in the island nation of Tonga have been severely damaged b…

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Dr. Prasantha Jayamanna appointed as new SLPA chairman.

Veteran entrepreneur Dr. Prasantha Jayamanna has been appointed as the new Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA). The appointment was made by Ports and Shipping Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena, the lawmaker’s media secretary stated. Dr. Jayamanna has also served as th…

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Poet Maya Angelou becomes the first black woman to appear on US coin.

The US Treasury has minted coins featuring poet Maya Angelou – the first black woman ever featured on the US 25-cent coin known as a quarter. Angelou, a poet and activist, was the first black woman to write and perform a poem at a presidential inauguration. In 2010, she was…

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Former PM of Japan Toshiki Kaifu passes away.

The former Prime Minister of Japan, Toshiki Kaifu has passed away at the age of 91 years in Japan. He served as the PM from 1989 to 1991. He is known for sending the Maritime Self-Defense Force to the Persian Gulf in 1991. After the Gulf War, the Japanese Self-Defense Force…

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South Africa Launches 1st ‘made In Africa’ Satellites.

South Africa has launched its first satellite constellation developed entirely in the continent of Africa. Three locally produced nano satellites, which made up the country’s first Maritime Domain Awareness Satellite (MDASat) constellation, were launched from Cape Canaveral…

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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021 announced.

The Be st FIFA Football Awards 2021 ceremony was held virtually in Zurich, Switzerland to crown outstanding players for excellent achievement in football. Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas and Poland/Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski were awarded the Best FIFA Players …

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Dubai opens its Infinity Bridge for traffic for the first time.

Iconic ‘Infinity Bridge’ in Dubai, United Arab Emirates has been formally opened to traffic for the first time on 16th January 2022. Its design resembles a mathematical sign for infinity (∞). It represents the limitless, infinite goals of Dubai. It consists of six lanes in …

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World Logic Day - 14 January.

Every year on January 14th, World Logic Day brings the intellectual history and practical implications of logic to interdisciplinary science communities’ attention. The day also celebrates the idea that logic, as reasoning, is a central feature of human beings. Logic is defi…

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Roberta Metsola takes over EU parliament presidency.

Roberta Metsola, a Christian Democrat from Malta, was elected president of the European Union’s parliament. Her election comes a week after the shock death of outgoing parliament president David Sassoli, who was due to step down as part of a power-sharing pact.  She is only …

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Tennis star Novak Djokovic deported after losing Australia visa battle.

Novak Djokovic has been deported from Australia after losing a last-ditch court bid to stay in the country. Judges rejected a challenge by the unvaccinated tennis star after the government cancelled his visa on "health and good order" grounds. Djokovic said he was &…

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison.

A court in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison after finding her guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions, a legal official said. Suu Kyi was convicted last month on two other…

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Comedian and “Full House” star Bob Saget dies.

Bob Saget, the comedian and actor arguably known best by audiences as wholesome patriarch Danny Tanner on the sitcom "Full House," has died, his family confirmed in a statement to CNN. He was 65. Saget was found dead in a hotel room on Sunday at the Ritz-Carlton Or…

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Olympic medal-winning Athlete Deon Lendore passes away.

Olympic athlete Deon Lendore, who participated in the 400 meters race at the 2020 Olympics, passed away at the age of 29 years due to a fatal car accident in Texas, United States (US).  He was born on 28 October 1992 in Trinidad and Tobago (the Caribbean Islands, South Ameri…

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UK’s Prince Andrew stripped of royal and military links.

UK’s Prince Andrew stripped of royal and military links amid sex abuse scandal. Queen Elizabeth’s second son, Prince Andrew, was on Thursday effectively stripped of his position in royal life, in a dramatic move as he faces a US civil case for sexual assault. British media qu…

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US and Japan warn on tsunami.

The US and Japan have advised people on their Pacific coastlines to get away from the shore as a precaution against tsunami waves caused by a volcano eruption in the South Pacific. Japan has warned of waves as high as three metres, and waves of 1.2 metres hit the south of th…

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Turkmenistan plans to close its 'Gateway to Hell'.

Turkmenistan's president has ordered the extinguishing of the country's "Gateway to Hell", a fire that has been burning for decades in a huge desert gas crater. Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov wants it put out for environmental and health reasons, as well as par…

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Prime Minister Imran Khan launches public version of first-ever National Security Policy.

Prime Minister Imran Khan unveiled on Friday a public version of the country's first-ever National Security Policy (NSP) on 14 January 2022, saying the country was in dire need of a multi-pronged strategy for the future to ensure the protection of its citizens and guard…

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World Hindi Day - 10 January.

World Hindi Day is observed on January 10 to honour the language. The theme of this day is to make Hindi a part of public opinion, although it doesn’t necessarily mean that one has to leave their mother tongue. The first World Hindi Day conference was organised on January 10…

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China's Chang'e 5 lunar lander is first to find water on the moon.

China's Chang'e 5 lunar lander just marked a historic first: The spacecraft became the first to detect water on the moon at its landing site in real time. Chang'e 5 found water at its landing site near Oceanus Procellarum on the moon's near side, using an ins…

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