ASTRONAUTS RETURN TO EARTH AFTER 5-MONTH PILOT RESCUE MISSION

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov splashed down off the coast of San Diego in their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Sun 10 August 2025: Four astronauts safely returned to Earth after a five-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS), where they assisted stranded Boeing Starliner test […]

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WHAT WAS THE FIRST COMPUTER?

 Clifford Berry stands by the Atanasoff-Berry Computer. Courtesy of Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives, CC BY-ND Sat 09 August 2025: The first modern electronic digital computer was called the Atanasoff–Berry computer, or ABC. It was built by physics Professor John Vincent Atanasoff and his graduate student, Clifford Berry, in 1942 at Iowa State College, […]

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TIPU SULTAN, RAZIYA SULTAN, NUR JAHAN REMOVED FROM NCERT SYLLABUS FOR CLASS 8 UNDER NEP REVISION

Sat 09 August 2025: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has dropped prominent historical figures like Tipu Sultan, Haider Ali, Raziya Sultan and Nur Jahan from the history syllabus of 8th class. This change has been done under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education […]

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NATIONAL DIALOGUE IN PERIL AS KEY FOUNDATIONS WITHDRAW SUPPORT

Sat 09 August 2025: Citing a rushed process and government overreach, several prominent legacy foundations have pulled out of the upcoming National Convention. A coalition of South Africa’s most respected legacy foundations has withdrawn from the inaugural National Convention, scheduled for 15 August. The pull-out casts a shadow over the credibility of the entire National […]

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US PAUSES MOST VISA APPLICATIONS FROM ZIMBABWE TO “PREVENT VISA OVERSTAY AND MISUSE”

Fri 08 August 2025: The United States has announced a pause on all routine visa applications for citizens of Zimbabwe. The announcement marks the latest restriction imposed by the Trump administration on travellers from Africa. The State Department said in a statement on Thursday that the US embassy in Zimbabwe would pause all routine visa […]

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DON’T CLICK WITHOUT THINKING – AND 4 OTHER WAYS TO KEEP YOURSELF SAFE FROM SCAMS

Fri 08 August 2025: Think about how many things you have done online today. Paid a bill? Logged into your bank account? Used social media or spent time answering emails? Maybe you have used your phone to pay at a supermarket or train station. We are all plugged in, and that’s not necessarily a bad […]

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ITALY GREENLIGHTS PLAN TO BUILD WORLD’S LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE

Fri 08 August 2025: Italy has approved a $15.5bn suspension bridge which will connect the mainland to the island of Sicily. Italy has given final approval to a long-delayed plan to construct the world’s longest suspension bridge, connecting the mainland to Sicily in a project worth €13.5bn ($15.5bn). Transport Minister Matteo Salvini hailed the Strait […]

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