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ON THIS DAY: Paris Agreement climate treaty signed (2016)

Global climate pact signed by 170+ nations On this day in 2016, more than 170 countries signed the historic Paris Agreement, a landmark global effort to...

ON THIS DAY: The Curies isolate radioactive radium (1902)

Curie couple isolate radium chloride On this day in 1902, Marie Curie and Pierre Curie successfully isolated radium chloride, marking a major milestone in the study of radioactivity. After years...

ON THIS DAY: First modern Olympics held in Athens (1986)

A revival born in Athens On April 15, 1896, the first modern Olympic Games came to a close at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, marking...

ON THIS DAY: The world’s first cloned camel was born (2009)

A milestone in animal cloning On this day in 2009, the world’s first cloned camel was born in Dubai, marking a major breakthrough in animal...

ON THIS DAY: The World Health Organisation was founded (1948)

On this day in 1948, the World Health Organisation (WHO) was officially founded by the United Nations, marking a major milestone in international efforts...

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Fuel crisis threatens summer travel in Europe

Airlines brace for turbulent season The fuel crisis is expected...

Epstein housed abuse victims in London flats, BBC reveals

Sex-criminal financier Jeffrey Epstein housed women who say he...

The myth of begining

Talking in universal terms is quite banal,...

ON THIS DAY: Klimt’s “Portrait of Fräulein Lieser” sells for €30 million (2024)

A long-lost masterpiece by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt, Portrait...
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