Page-8 of Current Affairs - May, 2024

Anasuya Sengupta Wins Best Actress at Cannes

May 25, 2024

The 77th Cannes Film Festival gave Best Actress to Anasuya Sengupta for her part in “The Shameless.” She is a very good actress from Kolkata. This win is important because it shows that Indian filmmaking is present and growing in ..

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Research Shows Sun’s Magnetic Field Originates Closer to Surface

May 25, 2024

Recent studies and observations have shown that solar activity, especially solar storms, can have huge effects on Earth. Earth was hit by strong solar storms earlier this month, which included coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and strong solar flares. These storms ..

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Myanmar Junta Revives $3.6 Billion Chinese-Backed Dam Project

May 25, 2024

With help from China, Myanmar’s junta is starting up again the $3.6 billion Myitsone dam project that was put on hold before. This move is a big change in policy from when it was first put on hold in 2011 ..

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Philippines to Attract More Indian Medical Students

May 25, 2024

The Philippines recently made major changes to its laws that allow foreign medical students, including those from India, to work as doctors in the Philippines after they graduate with a Doctor of Medicine degree. Because of this change, there will ..

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Spacex Mega-Rocket Starship’s Next Launch On June 5

May 25, 2024

SpaceX recently announced that the next test flight for Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket, will take place on June 5, 2024. If the government gives the go-ahead, this event will start at 7:00 a.m. local time at the Starbase ..

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COVID-19 Erases Decade of Life Expectancy Gains

May 25, 2024

According to a study from the World Health Organization (WHO), the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a big drop in life expectancy around the world. The results show that the average life expectancy is now 71.4 years, which is much lower ..

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Proposal to Treat Breastfeeding as Carbon Offset Emerges

May 25, 2024

New studies and suggestions show that breastfeeding should be seen as an environmentally friendly practice that helps the economy grow and is good for long-term development. As worries about the health effects and damage to the environment from commercial milk ..

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WHO Nears Deal on New Pandemic Response Rules

May 25, 2024

The 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) are about to finish two years of talks in Geneva on new rules for how to respond to a pandemic. The main goal of these talks is to strengthen global ..

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