Indonesia lifted the Thomas Cup trophy for the first time since 2002 after sweeping past defending champions China 3-0 in the final on October 17, 2021. Indonesia is the most successful nation in the history of the team championship of men’s badminton with 14 titles but had endured a nineteen-year winless drought before Sunday’s victory. […]
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A Russian film crew is back on Earth after wrapping up scenes for the first movie shot in space. Klim Shipenko and actor Yulia Peresild left the International Space Station and landed in Kazakhstan – to be met by a crew filming touchdown scenes. The Russian film director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild spent 12 days
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump will launch his own social media app, TRUTH Social, that he said would “stand up to Big Tech” companies such as Twitter and Facebook that have barred him from their platforms. The long-awaited platform will be owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which also intends to launch a subscription video-on-demand service that
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Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been awarded the European Union’s highest award for human rights-Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. It European Union’s top human rights prize. In awarding the Sakharov Prize to Mr. Navalny, the European Parliament praised his “immense personal bravery.” The 45-year-old activist was poisoned with a nerve agent last year and promptly arrested
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Ecuador, the South American country, has declared a state of emergency over the crime wave. Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso announced a 60-day state of emergency amidst a rise in violent drug crimes. President Lasso has pointed to drug trafficking and consumption as the main drivers behind an increase in murders, home burglary, thefts of vehicles
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International Chefs Day is celebrated every year on 20 October. The day aims to celebrate and honour the noble profession and educate people around the world about eating healthy. It’s also a day for chefs to pass on their knowledge and skills to the next generation of chefs. The theme of the International Chefs Day 2021 campaign
The 4th general assembly of The International Solar Alliance (ISA), is to be held virtually between October 18th and October 21st, 2021, and will be presided over by Shri R.K. Singh, Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, and the President of the ISA Assembly. The key initiatives that will be deliberated
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China has successfully launched its 1st solar exploration satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province. The satellite was launched aboard a Long March-2D rocket and entered its planned orbit successfully. The satellite was named ‘Xihe’ (Xihe is the goddess of the sun who created the calendar in ancient Chinese mythology), also known as the Chinese
Russia and China’s navies have kicked off joint naval maneuvers in the Sea of Japan, the Russian Defense Ministry said on October 14, 2021. The exercises will culminate on October 17, 2021. During the war game, the combined force would practice shooting at targets designed to imitate enemy surface ships and hold air-defense drills.
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World’s First Self-Driving Train: German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and German engineering company Siemens launched the world’s first automatic and driverless train on October 11, 2021, in the German city of Hamburg. This self-driving train was launched in the city of Hamburg. This project is being developed by ‘Siemens and Deutsche Bahn’. It is being dubbed as “world-first”.
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