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January 19, 2023 No Responses

New Zealand’s PM announced her resignation

Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, the youngest female head of government in the world, announced she will resign no later than 7 February. Ardern, the leader of the Labour Party, took office in October 2017 and has gained...

January 18, 2023 No Responses

Russian and Belarusian flags banned at Australian Open

The first major of the year, Australian Open is taking place at Melbourne Park, from 16–29 January 2023. Yesterday, Tennis Australia confirmed a policy change whereby Russian and Belarusian flags have been banned until the end of the Grand Slam...

January 17, 2023 No Responses

Temperatures in the coldest city in the world have exceeded -50

In Yakutsk, the capital of the Yakutia region of Russia, known as the coldest place on Earth, the temperature dropped below -50°C this week. The average temperature in January, the coldest month, is around -40°C (-40°F), with temperatures dropping as...

January 16, 2023 No Responses

Mexico bans smoking in public places

Mexico introduced a total ban on smoking in public spaces, including parks, beaches, hotels and restaurants. The ban is effective since Sunday 15 January and is one of the toughest anti-tobacco laws in the world. Advertising, promotion and sponsorship of...

January 15, 2023 No Responses

‘European gateway to space’ inaugurated in Sweden

An orbital launch complex for satellites opened on Friday, in Sweden located in the very north, above the Arctic Circle. Esrange Space Center became mainland Europe’s first satellite launch complex and is meant to supplement and strength current capabili...

January 14, 2023 No Responses

NASA says 2022 was one of the warmest years on record

According to data from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2022 was the fifth warmest year on record while in some parts of the world was the warmest ever. Overall, the...

January 13, 2023 No Responses

Critically endangered chimpanzee born at British Zoo

The Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus), a subspecies of the common chimpanzee, is considered to be critically endangered due to habitat loss and hunting, their population has declining by over 80% in the last 25 years. A “small but vital...

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