International
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Petrona Eyle: Argentine Feminist Pioneer and Advocate for Women’s Rights
Petrona Eyle (18 January 1866 – 12 April 1945) was an Argentine physician and feminist who campaigned for Latin American…
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Rubén DarÃo: Father of Modernismo and Iconic Nicaraguan Poet
Rubén DarÃo (18 January 1867 – 6 February 1916) was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-language literary movement known as modernismo (modernism) that…
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Dian Fossey: The Champion of Mountain Gorillas
Dian Fossey (16 January 1932 – 26 December 1985) was an American zoologist and conservationist who is best known for…
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Zhou Youguang: The Father of Pinyin and Linguistic Reformer
Zhou Youguang (13 January 1906 – 14 January 2017) was a Chinese linguist and sinologist who is known as the…
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Enedina Alves Marques: Breaking Barriers as Brazil’s First Black Female Engineer
Today's Google Doodle celebrates the 110th birthday of Brazilian engineer Enedina Alves Marques, the first Black woman to receive an…
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Justicia Espada Acuña: Chile’s Trailblazing Female Engineer and Pioneer in Science
Justicia Espada Acuña (14 January 1893 – July 1980) was a Chilean civil engineer. Justicia was the first woman to become…
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Botany’s Trailblazer: The Pioneering Contributions of Carrie Derick
Carrie Derick (14 January 1862 – 10 November 1941) was a Canadian botanist and geneticist, the first female professor in a…
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Flora Nwapa: Trailblazer of African Women’s Literature
Flora Nwapa (13 January 1931 – 16 October 1993) was an important figure in the world of literature, particularly in…
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1 January: Google Doodle celebrate New Year’s Day 2023
On 1 January 2023, Google Doodle celebrate New Year’s Day 2023. Happy New Year! 🥳 Here’s to an exciting year…
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Lili Elbe: Breaking Boundaries in Gender Identity
Lili Elbe (28 December 1882 – 13 September 1931) was a transgender woman who was one of the first known…
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Gonzalo Rojas: Poetry’s Fiery Voice from Latin America
Gonzalo Rojas Pizarro (December 20, 1916 – April 25, 2011) was a Chilean poet.His work is part of the continuing Latin American avant-garde literary tradition of…
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Indian Navy’s Mission responded swiftly to a maritime incident in the Arabian Sea
Indian Navy's Mission Deployed platforms responded swiftly to a maritime incident in the Arabian Sea involving the hijacking of the…
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WHO delivers health supplies to Al-Shifa Hospital, appeals for continued access to address urgent needs in north Gaza
WHO staff participated in a joint UN mission to Al-Shifa Hospital in north Gaza on 16 December to deliver health…
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PM meets Sultan of Oman
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today had a meeting with the Sultan of Oman Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik…
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WHO officially recognizes noma as a neglected tropical disease
In a pivotal move towards addressing one of the world’s most underrecognized health challenges, the World Health Organization (WHO) today…
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