International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking - 26 June.

Every year on June 26th, the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking raises awareness about drug abuse and the negative repercussions of illicit trafficking. According to the most recent World Drug Report, 35 million people worldwide suffer from drug abu…

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The Day of the Seafarer - 25 June.

Background The Day of the Seafarer (25 June) was established in a resolution adopted by the 2010 Diplomatic Conference in Manila to adopt the revised STCW Convention. Its stated purpose is to recognize the unique contribution made by seafarers from all over the world to inte…

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International Day of Women in Diplomacy - 24 June.

The International Day of Women in Diplomacy (IDWID) is observed annually on June 24 to honor and recognize remarkable women in the fields of diplomacy and decision-making across the globe. Diana Abgar, an Armenian ambassador, is credited as the first female diplomat of the …

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The Global Liveability Index 2023.

Economist Intelligence Unit’s index quantifies the challenges presented to an individual’s lifestyle in 173 cities worldwide. This year’s average score has risen to a 15-year high, with a return to order after the covid-19 pandemic and better healthcare and education in dev…

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FIFA appoints Indonesia as U-17 World Cup host.

Indonesia has been selected by FIFA Council as host of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) Chairperson Erick Thohir stated. A FIFA Council meeting on Friday in Zurich, Switzerland, determined that Indonesia will host the U-17 World Cup that is e…

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NASA Welcomes India as 27th Artemis Accords Signatory.

During a ceremony at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington on Wednesday, June 21, India became the 27th country to sign the Artemis Accords. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in the signing ceremony for the agency and Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India’s amba…

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World Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) Day - 24 June and 02 July.

World UFO Day commemorates two separate dates. The first, on June 24th, recognizes the first widely reported UFO sighting on this same day in 1947 by aviator Kenneth Arnold. On July 2nd, the date commemorates the incident that took place in Roswell, New Mexico, in the same …

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A star cluster in the Milky Way appears to be as old as the universe.

One of the oldest known objects in the universe is wandering around the Milky Way. Star cluster M92, a densely packed ball of stars roughly 27,000 light-years from Earth, is about 13.8 billion years old, researchers report in a paper submitted June 3 to arXiv.org. The newly …

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Lost Maya City with pyramids discovered hidden deep in the jungle.

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Maya city hidden in the jungles of southern Mexico. The site is located in the Balamkú ecological reserve in the central part of Campeche state, the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said in a statement. Th…

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Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to hold cage fight.

Two of the world's most high-profile technology billionaires - Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg - have agreed to fight each other in a cage match. Mr Musk posted a message on his social media platform Twitter that he was "up for a cage fight" with Mr Zuckerberg. Mr…

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Oldest known Neanderthal engravings were sealed in a cave for 57,000 years.

More than 57,000 years have passed since Paleolithic humans stood before the cave wall, with its soft, chalky rock beckoning like a blank canvas. Their thoughts and intentions are forever unknowable. But by dragging their fingers across the rock and pushing them into the ca…

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United Nations Public Service Day - 23 June.

Every year on June 23rd, the United Nations Public Service Day celebrates the value and virtue of public service to the community. Also, on this day, the prestigious UN Public Service Awards are given. Public service is defined as a service intended for all members of the co…

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International Widows’ Day - 23 June.

Every year on June 23rd, International Widows’ Day gives special recognition to the situation of widows of all ages across the globe. The situation for widows is especially dire in developing countries. Some of the problems widows face in these countries include poverty, vio…

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International Women in Engineering Day - 23 June.

On June 23rd each year, International Women in Engineering Day highlights a profession that keeps on building. And when it comes to engineering, the profession fills roles across many sectors. Numerous fields require engineering specialties. Careers abound in architectural, …

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Alibaba named Eddie Wu as new CEO.

Alibaba Group said in a surprise announcement Tuesday Eddie Wu will succeed Daniel Zhang as its chief executive, a move that will free Zhang to focus on the company’s cloud intelligence business. This succession plan comes after China’s largest e-commerce company said in Mar…

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UK net debt passes 100% of GDP for first time since 1961.

Britain's public sector net debt surpassed 100% of gross domestic product in May as borrowing came in higher than expected, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday. Public sector net debt, excluding that of state-controlled banks, hit 2.567 trillion pounds (…

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Guinness World Record set in Surat as 1.53 lakh people participate in celebration.

Representatives of the Guinness World Records have confirmed that 1.53 lakh people participated in the Yoga session in Surat, they said. The Yoga Day event organised in Surat city of Gujarat on Wednesday has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest gathering for a yog…

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Titanic director James Cameron accuses OceanGate of cutting corners.

Hollywood film director James Cameron, who directed the 1997 movie Titanic, has told the BBC the team who built the submersible which imploded with the loss of five lives had "cut corners". OceanGate, the parent company of the Titan sub, "didn't get certif…

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Massive asteroid to pass by Earth this weekend.

An asteroid between 13 and 29 feet in diameter - roughly the size of a three-story building - is expected to pass Earth this weekend from 134,000 miles away, which is a little more than half the distance to the moon.  The asteroid, called 2023 MU2, will make its closest appr…

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The International Olympic Day - 23 June.

Background It was in 1947 during the 41st Session of the International Olympic Committee in Stockholm, that Doctor Gruss, IOC member in Czechoslovakia, presented a report on a World Olympic Day celebration which would primarily be a day of promoting the Olympic idea. The pro…

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Titanic sub destroyed in ‘catastrophic implosion’.

Introduction A deep-sea submersible named Titan, operated by OceanGate Expeditions, met a devastating end during its mission to explore the century-old wreck of the Titanic. The United States Coast Guard announced that the submersible was discovered in pieces, resulting from…

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Elon Musk says Tesla to come to India 'as soon as possible'.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said the electric carmaker will be in India "as soon as humanly possible". His comments followed a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a state visit to the US. The Indian government said it had invited Mr Musk to explo…

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World Rainforest Day - 22 June.

June 22 is World Rainforest Day. The day has been set aside to help protect rainforests by raising awareness and encouraging action to protect them. Organizers of this annual day say 20% of the oxygen we breathe and the freshwater we drink is attributed to rainforests of the…

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World Music Day - 21 June.

World Music Day is celebrated every year on June 21. The day gives respect to the art form of music that binds people across culture, region, language and religion. Music also gives a channel to various emotions like love, grief, loss, and is cathartic in nature. On this da…

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International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice - 21 June.

Each year on June 21, the International Day of Celebration for the Solstice is observed. This holiday was established by the United Nations in order to raise awareness about various solstice celebrations across religions and cultures. Many cultures and religions have their …

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Arundhati Roy wins 45th European Essay Prize for ‘Azadi’.

Writer and activist Arundhati Roy has been awarded the 45th European Essay Prize for lifetime achievement on the occasion of the French translation of her latest essay, ‘Azadi’. The French translation ‘Liberte, fascisme, fiction’ appeared in Gallimard, a leading French publ…

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Missing Titan submersible built with NASA help.

The submersible that went missing with five people on board during a dive to the wreck of the Titanic on Sunday (June 18) was built with NASA's help. Washington-based company OceanGate consulted engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama during the d…

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World Giraffe Day - 21 June.

World Giraffe Day is an annual event initiated by Giraffe Conservation Federation to celebrate the longest-necked animal on the longest day of the year. World Giraffe Day is an exciting annual event initiated by Giraffe Conservation Federation (GCF) to celebrate the tallest …

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International Day of Yoga - 21 June.

Every year on June 21st, the International Day of Yoga raises awareness about the benefits of this mind and body practice. It’s also a day to encourage people around the world to engage in Yoga. The word yoga means to unite or to join. This symbolizes the union of body and c…

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World Humanist Day – June 21

World Humanist Day is celebrated every year on June 21. It’s a way to spread information, and combat misinformation about humanism as a philosophical life stance and means to affect change in the world. The Encyclopedia Britannica says humanism originally was called “humanit…

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