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Aug
14
Culture / Society

After more than a year of high-level investigation, the Vatican expels Luis Fernando Figari, the leader of the Peruvian society of apostolic life Sodalitium Chr

After more than a year of high-level investigation, the Vatican expels Luis Fernando Figari, the leader of the Peruvian society of apostolic life Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, for financial corruption and for downplaying allegations of sexual and psychological abuse. (AP)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 14, 2024
Aug
16
Culture / Society

The Wow!

The Wow! signal is found to have likely been caused by a rare astrophysical event, the sudden brightening of a cold molecular cloud triggered by a stellar emission. (University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 16, 2024
Aug
16
Culture / Society

Wow!

Wow! signal, Search for extraterrestrial intelligence The Wow! signal is found to have likely been caused by a rare astrophysical event, the sudden brightening of a cold molecular cloud triggered by a stellar emission. (University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 16, 2024
Nov
03
Culture / Society

Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse Hundreds of activists engage in demonstrations in Belgrade, Serbia, to protest state corruption and negligence by Serbi

Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse Hundreds of activists engage in demonstrations in Belgrade, Serbia, to protest state corruption and negligence by Serbian officials which lead to the deadly collapse of a canopy at the Novi Sad railway station on Friday. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Nov 3, 2024
Nov
11
Culture / Society

Māori protest movement Hundreds of Māori people begin a nine-day march from Cape Reinga to Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, to protest the proposed

Māori protest movement Hundreds of Māori people begin a nine-day march from Cape Reinga to Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, to protest the proposed Treaty Principles Bill which would redefine the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. (The Star) (The Guardian)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Nov 11, 2024
Nov
20
Culture / Society

Discoveries of exoplanets In a study published by the Nature journal, astronomers announce the discovery of IRAS 04125+2902 b, a newborn exoplanet.

Discoveries of exoplanets In a study published by the Nature journal, astronomers announce the discovery of IRAS 04125+2902 b, a newborn exoplanet. The discovery was made by Madyson Barber, a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Nature) (ABC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Nov 20, 2024
Nov
22
Culture / Society

2024 Kursk offensive Russian human rights commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova states that 46 of one thousand Russian civilians who claimed to have been forcibly rel

2024 Kursk offensive Russian human rights commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova states that 46 of one thousand Russian civilians who claimed to have been forcibly relocated by Ukraine into its territory have been returned, following extensive negotiations involving the Red Cross. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Nov 22, 2024
Nov
29
Culture / Society

Battle of Aleppo Anti-Assad forces led by Tahrir al-Sham enter the city of Aleppo, Syria, for the first time since 2016 with heavy urban fighting reportedly und

Battle of Aleppo Anti-Assad forces led by Tahrir al-Sham enter the city of Aleppo, Syria, for the first time since 2016 with heavy urban fighting reportedly underway in the western neighbourhoods of the city. A rebel coalition spokesman confirms that an operation to capture Aleppo has officially begun. (CNN) (The New Arab) Rebel forces reach the city centre of Aleppo after overrunning multiple neighbourhoods, including New Aleppo. (Anadolu Agency) (AP) Syrian state media reports that four people are killed when rebel forces shell the University of Aleppo. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Nov 29, 2024
Dec
20
Culture / Society

Siege of El Fasher The United Nations Human Rights Office reports that the Rapid Support Forces have killed over 782 civilians and wounded over 1,143 others in

Siege of El Fasher The United Nations Human Rights Office reports that the Rapid Support Forces have killed over 782 civilians and wounded over 1,143 others in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan, since May, and urges the RSF to halt their incursions into the city. (Al Jazeera) At least 50 people, mostly from the Zaghawa ethnic group, have been killed by the Rapid Support Forces in the past week in El Fasher, North Darfur State, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Dec 20, 2024
Dec
29
Culture / Society

Operation Dawn of Freedom, Yazidi genocide The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that a humanitarian crisis has developed in Manbij District, Aleppo G

Operation Dawn of Freedom, Yazidi genocide The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that a humanitarian crisis has developed in Manbij District, Aleppo Governorate, following its capture by Turkish-backed Syrian National Army forces and Turkish artillery fire, leading to continuous water scarcity, power outages, and basic needs shortages. (SOHR)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Dec 29, 2024
Dec
29
Culture / Society

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that a humanitarian crisis has developed in Manbij District, Aleppo Governorate, following its capture by Turkis

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that a humanitarian crisis has developed in Manbij District, Aleppo Governorate, following its capture by Turkish-backed Syrian National Army forces and Turkish artillery fire, leading to continuous water scarcity, power outages, and basic needs shortages. (SOHR)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Dec 29, 2024
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