Top 10 Largest Countries in the World 2023.

Russia is considered to be largest country in the world with a total area of 17,098,242 sq. km and a land of 16,376,870 sq. km which is equivalent to 11% of the total world’s landmass of 148,940,000 sq. km. Russia is the largest country in the world, with a land area that i…

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International Cat Day - 08 August.

International Cat Day is observed annually on August 8.  This is a day to celebrate one of the world’s favorite pets. Cats provide companionship and comfort to many.  Studies show having a cat can help to lower stress, anxiety and even depression.  Having a cat in your home …

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Top 10 Smallest Countries in the World 2023.

Smallest countries or ‘microstate’ or ‘ministate’ are the countries with very least population or land area. As of July 2023, the top five smallest countries include Vatican City, Monaco, Nauru, Tuvalu and San Marino, among which Vatican City is on the top of the list of th…

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UT researchers develop way for VR headset to measure brain activity.

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a way for a virtual reality, or VR, headset to monitor brain activity. The research team modified a VR headset by creating a noninvasive electroencephalogram (EEG) sensor that they installed in a Meta VR headset…

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India's Chandrayaan-3 moon rover enters lunar orbit.

India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander has returned its first images from the moon after entering orbit around our nearest neighbor. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released the images on Sunday (Aug. 6), showing that the spacecraft had reached its destination …

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International Infinity Day - 08 August

International Infinity Day, also referred to as Infinity Day, Global Infinity Day or Universal Infinity Day, is celebrated annually on August 8 (the eighth day of the eighth month). Such a date was chosen because the infinity symbol resembles a horizontal figure eight. Infin…

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Cricket legend Sachin in Sri Lanka.

Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar visited Sri Lanka today as a UNICEF ambassador for global humanitarian efforts.  He took steps towards improving the lives of children. During his visit, the cricket legend collaborated with Governor Navin Dissanayaka and UNICEF representa…

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The 82nd death anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore - 07 August.

August 7 marks the death anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. He was a Bengali poet, novelist, musician, painter, and playwright who significantly transformed Bengali literature and music. Suffering from acute uraemia and a blockage in his urinary bladder, he …

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500 million-year-old worm with 'shuriken' spikes named after gigantic 'Dune' sandworms.

A newfound, 500-million-year-old fossilized sea worm has been unearthed in northern Utah. This ancient worm would have glided through the ocean during the Cambrian period (541 million to 485.4 million years ago), which was marked by a surge of new life on Earth sometimes du…

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SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea.

SpaceX launched 22 more of its Starlink internet satellites tonight (Aug. 6) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with the Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station tonight at 10:41 p.m. EDT (02…

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Iraq blocks Telegram app, cites personal data violations.

Iraq's telecoms ministry said it has blocked the Telegram messaging app over national security concerns and in order to preserve the integrity of users' personal data, which it said the app had mishandled. The app is widely used in Iraq for messaging but also as a so…

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15 MW of wind power added to national grid in Mannar.

Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera stated that 15 Mega Watts of wind power was added to the national grid this morning (Aug 06) in Mannar.  The wind power plant by WindForce and Hiruras Power with 06 wind turbines was constructed with local engineers and commis…

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Hiroshima Day - 06 August.

On 6th August 1945, the world witnessed the most devastating events in human history when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This act resulted in the loss of thousands of innocent lives and forever altered the course of humanity. Sin…

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Nigerian stowaways survive 14-day trip across Atlantic on ship's rudder.

A group of Nigerian stowaways managed to survive a perilous 14-day journey across the Atlantic on a cargo ship’s rudder by drinking the ocean water crashing below them, a new report says.  The four men, who ultimately ended up in Brazil, had run out of food and drink on the …

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International Traffic Light Day - 05 August.

Every year on August 5th, International Traffic Light Day highlights the importance of the traffic light. It’s also a day that commemorates the installation of the first traffic signal system. The world’s first electric traffic signal was installed on August 5th, 1914 in Cle…

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Distant NASA spacecraft captures breathtaking views of volcano world.

Hundreds of millions of miles beyond Earth lies a world teeming with lava. It's Jupiter's moon Io, and NASA just swooped phenomenally close to the Jovian satellite. The space agency's Juno spacecraft, which has orbited the gas giant Jupiter for nine years, recent…

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Indian lunar landing mission enters Moon's orbit.

India's latest space mission has entered the Moon's orbit ahead of the country's second attempted lunar landing, as its cut-price space programme seeks to reach new heights. The world's most populous nation has a comparatively low-budget aerospace programme t…

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International Clouded Leopard Day - 04 August.

International Clouded Leopard Day is an annual observance aimed at raising awareness about clouded leopards and the conservation issues they face.  Celebrated on August 4, the day encourages global recognition of these unique and elusive cats, along with coordinated efforts …

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Sri Lanka records first win in Netball World Cup 2023.

Sri Lanka were still in search of their first victory of the Netball World Cup 2023 when they took on Barbados in the final match on Wednesday. History was not on their side with Barbados having claimed both of their previous head-to-heads at the Netball World Cup – their la…

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