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Do hosts win more medals? Are athletes getting older? 128 years of Olympic history in 5Â charts
The modern Olympic Games offer a window into almost 130 years of social and cultural change. They reflect the fall of nations, war, the shifting winds of culture and the…
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25 July: Remembering Yasmin Ahmad on the Death Anniversary
Yasmin Ahmad (7 January 1958 – 25 July 2009) was a Malaysian film director and screenwriter. She was known for her emotional and thought-provoking films, which often explored themes of…
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Today in History
The Life and Achievements of John B. Goodenough
John B. Goodenough (25 July 1922 – 25 June 2023) was an American materials scientist and a solid-state physicist. John B. Goodenough was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in…
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World Drowning Prevention Day: History, Theme, and Significance
World Drowning Prevention Day is observed each year on 25 July. It is aimed at raising awareness about death because of drowning. It serves as an opportunity to highlight the tragic and…
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Indian History
25 July in Indian and World History
25 July in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 25 July is the birth anniversary of Acharya Parshuram Chaturvedi, Somnath Chatterjee, and Harsimrat Kaur…
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Unmasking a Legend: The Story of David Trimble
David Trimble (15 October 1944 – 25 July 2022) was a Northern Irish politician. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Pavel Cherenkov: Illuminating the Path of Scientific Discovery with Radiant Insights
Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov (28 July 1904 – 6 January 1990) was a Soviet physicist who discovered Cherenkov radiation in 1934. In 1958, he shared the Nobel Prize with Soviet scientists…
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Marking 50 years of EPI’s life-saving impact
An event to mark the 50th anniversary of the Essential Programme on Immunization (EPI) was hosted by the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean on the evening of 17…
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Biden out, Harris in? Why this risky, unprecedented move could be the circuit breaker the Democrats needed
President Joe Biden’s decision to step aside as the Democratic nominee in this year’s presidential election certainly had a sense of inevitability about it.
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Vaping and mental health are closely linked. That can make quitting even harder
fizkes/Shutterstock Joshua Trigg, Flinders University; Anthony Venning, Flinders University, and Lavender Otieno, Flinders University Vaping is in your news feed for its regulation, impact on public health and effects on…
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Green Energy
Vestas secures 136 MW repowering order in the USA
Portland, 22 July 2024: VESTAS has received a 136 MW order to repower an undisclosed wind project in the USA. The order consists of 62 V120-2.2 MW™ wind turbines. The…
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World History
Exploring Arthur Boyd’s Artistic Odyssey
Arthur Boyd Chand Mathur (24 July 1920 – 24 April 1999) was a leading Australian painter of the middle to late 20th century. Boyd's work ranges from impressionist renderings of…
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Exploring the Life and Achievements of Fritz Albert Lipmann
Fritz Albert Lipmann (12 June 1899 – 24 July 1986) was a German American biochemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Early Life and Education Fritz…
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World History
Celebrating the Legacy of Alphonse Mucha
Alfonse Mucha (24 July 1860 – 14 July 1939) known internationally as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist, living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period,…
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