After two years of online celebration due to the pandemic, ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) held a physical celebration at its headquarter in Jakarta to mark ASEAN’s 55th anniversary. Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi of Indonesia graced the event along with the Secretary-General (SG) of ASEAN Dato Lim Jock Hoi and the diplomatic community in the Indonesian capital. The […]
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Gustavo Petro has sworn in as the first leftist President of Colombia. He is a former member of Colombia’s M-19 guerrilla group, who won the presidential election in June 2022 by beating conservative party candidate. He also promised to implement outstanding provisions of the 2016 peace agreement that saw the rebel FARC movement lay down arms after nearly six decades of
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The government of Bangladesh has signed an agreement with the World Bank for USD 300 million financing. Aim: To strengthen its local urban institutions to respond and recover from the Covid 19 pandemic and improve preparedness for future shock. It will also help cities and towns of Bangladesh to build back better as they recover from the pandemic and
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A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket has been successfully launched from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It was carrying the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit-6 (SBIRS GEO 6) mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command. SBIRS is an early missile warning system that will replace the Defense Support Program (launched in
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With 95 senators voting in favour of the measure, the US Senate decisively approved the NATO membership of Sweden and Finland. Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri cast the lone dissenting vote, contending that the threat posed by China should receive considerably more attention than European security. Finland and Sweden’s membership in NATO has the strong support of US President Joe Biden, who in July forwarded the issue
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Zimbabwe has launched gold coins named “Mosi-oa-Tunya’ to control an inflation spike that has eroded the country’s unstable currency. The move was announced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (central bank), which has disbursed 2,000 coins to commercial banks. Coins have been given the status of liquid asset, which can be easily converted into cash. Coins can be used by Individuals or companies.
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A rare pure pink diamond, believed to be the largest found in 300 years, has been unearthed in Angola, a country in Central Africa. The Lulo Rose is a type 2a diamond, meaning it has few or no impurities. It is the fifth largest diamond recovered from the Lulo mine – a joint venture between Australia’s Lucapa Diamond Company and the Angolan government. Dimensions of Lulo
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International Tiger Day 2022: International Tiger Day is observed every year all over the world on July 29. The objective of the day is to raise awareness among individuals, organisations, and governments about the importance of the conservation of tigers. As per World Wildlife Fund, approximately 95 percent of the population of tigers has declined
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Moscow’s space agency Roscosmos’ chief, Yury Borisov has announced that Russia will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024. Russia and the United States have worked side by side on the space station which has been in orbit since 1998. ISS is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. Five participating space
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Mastercard would replace Paytm as the title sponsor for all international and domestic cricket matches, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The board has accepted the plea of Paytm for the reassignment of its title rights. Since 2015, Paytm has been the title sponsor of BCCI and renewed the contract in August 2019. The
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