Zhang Hong-the 46-year old Chinese has become the first blind man in Asia and the Read More …
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Zhang Hong- first blind man in Asia to climb Mount Everest
Christine Elizabeth Wormuth- first female secretary of the US Army
Christine Elizabeth Wormuth was confirmed by the Senate on May 27 to be the first female Read More …
UAE grants Golden Visa to Sanjay Dutt
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was granted golden visa by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government. Read More …
Tsang Yin-Hung becomes fastest woman to conquer Mount Everest
Hong Kong’s Tsang Yin-Hung, 45, scaled the world’s highest peak Mount Everest in less than Read More …
NATO’S Steadfast Defender 2021 Exercise
NATO’s Exercise “Steadfast Defender 2021” kicks off in May 2021, bringing together more than 20 Read More …
MV X-Press Pearl fire incident
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships ‘Vaibhav’ and ‘Vajra’ are involved in the firefighting efforts to Read More …
Bashar al-Assad re-elected for a fourth term
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad will serve a fourth term in office after winning country’s presidential election. Read More …
Germany officially recognises genocide committed in colonial-era Namibia
Germany has officially acknowledged on May 28, 2021 that it committed genocide during its colonial-era Read More …
Amnesty International Day 2021
The Amnesty International Day is celebrated on 28th May. Amnesty International was founded in London Read More …
World Health Assembly recognizes 30 January as World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day
The 74th World Health Assembly on May 27, 2021 endorsed a decision recognizing 30 January Read More …
WHO launches BioHub Facility
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Swiss Confederation on May 24, 2021 signed a Read More …
U.S. still committed to a two-state solution
The United State’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on May 25 that his country will reopen Read More …
India to open a new Consulate General in Addu City
The Union Cabinet on May 25, 2021 approved the opening of a new Consulate General of Read More …
India and Israel sign a three-year work program for cooperation in Agriculture
Israel and India have agreed to enhance their cooperation in agriculture and signed a three-year Read More …
United Kingdom’s ‘digital border’ plan
United Kingdom is planning for a “fully digital border”, including the introduction of U.S.-style electronic Read More …
Nepal President dissolves Parliament
Nepal President Bhandari has dissolved the 275-member house and announced mid-term polls on 12th and Read More …
Mount Nyiragongo volcano erupted in DR Congo
The government in the Democratic Republic of Congo has launched an evacuation plan for the Read More …
Martha Koome-Kenya’s first female chief justice
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Martha Koome as country’s first female chief justice and Read More …
China-backed Colombo Port City Project
The Sri Lankan Parliament on May 20, 2021 passed a Bill on laws governing the Read More …
Air India data breach
India’s national carrier Air India has notified its passengers of a data breach that occurred in February Read More …
Tianwan and Xudabao nuclear power plants
Russia and China on May 19, 2021 launched via videoconference work on Russian-built nuclear power Read More …
Iran unveils Simorgh supercomputer
Iran on May 16, 2021 unveiled the Simorgh supercomputer, which will deliver 1 petaflops of Read More …
Plate tectonics are 3.6 billion years old, says new study
A new study has revealed that Earth’s tectonic plates were formed 3.6 billion years ago Read More …
Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease-WHO
Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in Read More …
U.S. Congress passes Bill to fight anti-Asian hate crimes
The U.S. House on may 18, 2021 passed a bill with a 364 to 62 Read More …