Impact
This Japanese Golfer Has Become The First Asian-Born Person To Win The Masters
Hideki Matsuyama, 29, has become the first Japanese person to win a men’s major golf championship and Asian-born person to win the Masters.
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Impact
The United Arab Emirates Has Chosen This Engineer As Its First Woman Astronaut
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has selected its next two astronauts for its future space missions, including its first Arab woman astronaut.
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A South Korean Couple Accidentally Defaced A $500,000 Painting Thinking It Was Participatory Art Project
A couple in South Korea accidentally defaced a painting worth about US$500,000 in an art gallery in Seoul after they mistook it for a participatory art project.
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Archaeologists Have Discovered A 3,400-Year-Old Ancient City In Egypt, The Largest Ever Found
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered an ancient city that was built more than 3,400 years ago during the reign of Amenhotep III, one of Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs.
Climate
Floods And Landslides In Indonesia Have Left At Least 140 People Dead and Dozens More Missing
At least 140 people across several islands in Indonesia have been killed by flash floods and landslides caused by Cyclone Seroja, with dozens more missing.
Activism
This Popular Myanmar Celebrity Model Has Been Arrested By The Military For Protesting The Coup
Paing Takhon, one of Myanmar’s most popular celebrities, has been detained by the military as part of a crackdown on celebrities who have spoken out against the coup.
Impact
Kosovo Has Appointed This Woman Anti-Corruption Activist And Lawyer As Its New President
Vjosa Osmani, a 38-year-old lawyer, has been elected as Kosovo’s president by the parliament, becoming the country’s second woman president.
Activism
Greenland’s Environmentalist Party That Campaigned Against A Mining Project Has Won The Election
Voters in Greenland have elected the main opposition left-wing environmentalist party in general elections on Tuesday Apr. 6.
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This Thai Monk Who Got Trapped In A Flooded Cave While Mediating Has Been Rescued After Four Days
Phra Ajarn Manas, a 46-year-old buddhist monk in Thailand, who became trapped in a cave for four days while meditating, has finally been rescued.
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Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s Husband Has Died At Age 99
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen’s husband, died peacefully at the age of 99 at Windsor Castle in England.
Cute
This 79-Year-Old Russian Grandma Loves To Ice Skate Across A Frozen Lake Every Day
Meet Lyubov Morekhodova, the 79-year-old Russian ice-skating granny.
Cute
A Dog Stole This Russian Weather Reporter’s Microphone And Ran Away With It During Her Broadcast
A live weather report in Moscow, Russia, was interrupted as a golden retriever snatched the microphone from a reporter with broadcaster MIR TV.