World Calligraphy Day - 09 August.

The second Wednesday of August is the day where art meets handwriting. Poets believe there is beauty within the flow of words. Similarly, calligrapher’s find beauty assembling those words on paper in an artistic and beautiful fashion.  Furthermore, calligraphers design words…

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World Nagasaki Day - 09 August.

Introduction Nagasaki Day, observed annually on August 9th, holds a somber significance in global history. It marks the day when the Japanese city of Nagasaki was devastated by an atomic bomb during World War II. This day serves as a reminder of the immense destructive power…

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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan barred from politics for 5 years.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been barred from politics for five years. Khan, who was sentenced in a corruption case over the weekend, was disqualified in line with his conviction, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said in an order on Tuesday. “Imran …

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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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