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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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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