Category: World

Indonesia Earthquake of 7.5-magnitude hits its remote area, tremors felt in Australia: According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), an earthquake of 7.5-magnitude struck in a remote area of Indonesia in the Banda Sea on Monday (Jun 24), but there were no initial tsunami warnings. The USGS further said that the quake hit at a…

According to state-run media, a governor and several others were killed when an unidentified group tried to seize power in Ethiopia, which said the coup attempt was successfully defeated. Internet services were shut down across the country. PM Abiy Ahmed said, “He and another officer died trying to prevent a coup attempt against the administration…

The US Geological Survey has said that a magnitude 5.5 earthquake has hit near the Pacific coast of Northern California. The agency says the earthquake struck at 8.53pm. The center was at a spot 17.3 miles (27.9 kilometers) southwest of Scotia, a town of 850 people. The earthquake had a depth of 5.6 miles (9…

A “population bomb” would lead to a worldwide collapse in humans in the coming decades and everybody would start to see the evident effects by 2050, suggests a grim forecast of humanity by Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s. Musk’s prediction came as a result of a tweet from a page called World of Engineering that said:…

Nine people were killed Friday night on June 21, when a twin-engine skydiving aircraft crashed on Oahu’s North Shore shortly after takeoff and then erupted in flames. There were no survivors as all 9 passengers on board have died. According to the Hawaii, Department of Transportation, the aircraft ― a Beechcraft 65 King Air operated by…

According to US media reports on Friday, President Trump approved military strikes against Iran in retaliation for downing an American surveillance drone but pulled back from launching them on Thursday night after a day of escalating tensions. Iran shoots down US military drone HIGHLIGHTS Officials said Trump had initially approved attacks on a handful of…

An adorable animation of the Earth complete with miniature palm tree and deckchair is today’s Google Doodle image. Google celebrated the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the day with the longest period of daylight in the year, with a doodle. The summer solstice is a major astronomical event which takes place every year. Today,…

As per to a recent United Nations report launched on Monday, India is going to overtake China to turn out to be the world’s most populated country in just eight years. In the meantime, the Chinese population will decrease by 31.4 million, or about 2.2 per cent, in the middle of 2019 and 2050. The…

Have you ever heard of the term Strawberry Moon? Here, you all can read the updates about the full moon of June and why it is so interesting. Also, you all should know that the “Strawberry Moon” is the name given to this full moon because it looks quite like Strawberry and it is very…

Reports are coming straight from America where the government is planning to take a serious step on illegal immigrants. Sources are saying that Trump tweeted various posts on Monday night about this whole issue and indicated his action. Trump said that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would next week “begin the process of removing the…

Guatemala’s presidential election is ongoing and so far the results are coming out positive for the Torres as she got to lead. She is leading no doubt but she needs a long short to complete the majority which is needed to avoid a second round against a conservative rival. Sources are saying that the whole…

Kenyan Government is on high alert as they have suspected a case of Ebola in Kericho. Sources are suggesting that on Sunday around evening they have found a patient with similar symptoms. The government doesn’t want to take any chance and they are planning to take early action to deal with this issue. The patient…