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Claudia Sheinbaum Elected Mexico’s First Woman President

Claudia Sheinbaum Elected Mexico’s First Woman President: Claudia Sheinbaum has been named Mexico’s first female president. According to the National Electoral Institute, Sheinbaum won between 58 and 60% of the votes, which is more than 30 percentage points more than her closest rival, Xochitl Galvez. Claudia Sheinbaum made history as the first Jewish president of […]

Red List Of Mangrove Ecosystems

Red List Of Mangrove Ecosystems: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has issued a “Red List of Mangrove Ecosystems” cautioning that half of the world’s mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapsing. This marks the first comprehensive global assessment of mangroves by IUCN. The world’s mangrove ecosystems cover about 150 thousand km2 along […]

Malfunctioning Of The Sensor : India Meteorological Department

Malfunctioning Of The Sensor : India Meteorological Department Delhi’s Mungeshpur weather station recorded a maximum temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius on May 29, it was on account of “malfunctioning of the sensor,” the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. The maximum temperature of 52.9 degrees at Mungeshpur was an all-time high for any location in […]

2024 Shangri-La Dialogue

2024 Shangri-La Dialogue: The 2024 Shangri-La Dialogue took place in Singapore from 31 May to 2 June. Some of the highlights from the 2024 dialogue include: The Philippines made a statement regarding the South China Sea conflict, suggesting that China and the Philippines would be ‘crossing the Rubicon’ should a Filipino citizen be killed by […]

Techo Funan Canal

Techo Funan Canal: Cambodia will start constructing the Chinese-backed Techo Funan Canal. The 180-km canal aims to connect the Mekong River basin to the Cambodian coast. Despite tensions with Vietnam and concerns about potential military use by China, Cambodia asserts the canal will reduce reliance on Vietnamese ports, lower transportation costs, and benefit millions of […]

Stromatolites

Stromatolites: Discovered Researchers have discovered living stromatolites on Sheybarah Island in the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia. Stromatolites are layered rock formations created by microbial communities, representing some of the earliest evidence of life on Earth. These structures are formed as layers of sediment accumulated over time, trapping and binding microorganisms like cyanobacteria. As these microorganisms […]