The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that it has started to work on a new mission named ‘ASTHROS’. It stands for Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Sub millimeter-wavelengths (ASTHROS). It is proposed to be launched in 2023 from Antarctica.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that it has started to work on a new mission named ‘ASTHROS’. It stands for Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Sub millimeter-wavelengths (ASTHROS). It is proposed to be launched in 2023 from Antarctica.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action known commonly as the Iran nuclear deal or Iran deal, is an agreement on the Iranian nuclear program reached in Vienna on July 14, 2015, between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council—China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States—plus Germany) together with the European Union.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson announced that the country is set to ban Chinese technology giant Huawei from the country’s 5G network.
This news has been announced amidst the rising tensions between the United States and China. The UK’s move is aligned towards supporting the US, in limiting the expansion of global telecom leader Huawei’s expansion in the west. The process will be completed by 2027
Malaysia`s Mahathir Mohamad, 95, said on Friday, August 7, 2020, he was setting up a new political party as he seeks to take on the government, months after he quit as premier and his administration collapsed.
Recently, the Oscar award for the best feature-length documentary was presented to ‘American Factory’. It was the first documentary released by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company named ‘Higher Ground’. The documentary film was released on Netflix, and it is about an Ohio auto glass factory that is run by a Chinese investor, who employs American and Chinese workers. Many global issues such as the rights of workers, globalization, and automation are focussed on in the film.
The Parliament of Turkey approved new legislation that gives its authorities more power to regulate social media content. As per the law, major social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter will have to keep representative offices and also would store user data in Turkey. The government said this law will combat cyber-crime and protect users and Authorities can remove cyberbullying posts.
The UAE and Israeli foreign ministers held their first publicly acknowledged call on August 16, 2020, after the Gulf state opened telephone lines to Israel as part of a normalization of ties. The two foreign ministers spoke by phone to inaugurate the newly-opened lines
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo on August 26, 2020 became the first bowler to pick up 500 wickets in T20 cricket.
Bravo achieved the feat of 500th wicket in his 459th match in the shortest format of cricket. He has taken the wickets at an average rate of 24.62 and an economy rate of 8.25.
Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga is the second-highest wicket-taker in T20 cricket with 389 wickets from 339 matches.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on August 21, 2020 said Turkey had made a historic discovery of gas in the Black Sea, but would still speed up contentious exploration in the Mediterranean that has pitted it against Greece and the EU.
The United States has successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile named Minuteman 3 from California. The missile was test flighted from the Vandenberg Air Force Base to a target in the Pacific Ocean. The unarmed missile and its three vehicles travelled over 6750 kilometers to the Marshall Islands as a part of the test.
A Greek and Turkish warship got engaged in a mini-collision on August 12, 2020 during a standoff in the eastern Mediterranean. This was shared by a Greek Defence source who described the incident as an accident.
International Organization for Migration (IOM) is an intergovernmental organization that provides services and advice regarding migration to governments and migrants. It is headquartered at Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland.
The United States President Donald Trump has issued an executive order authorizing sanctions against individuals involved in an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo can block assets in the U.S. of ICC employees involved in the probe and also block their entry into the U.S. The investigation was held to find whether the U.S. forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan. While Afghanistan is a member of ICC, the U.S. is not a member.
A pair of gold-plated glasses worn by Mahatma Gandhi has sold in Britain for 260,000 pounds ($340,000), the auction house said. We found them just four weeks ago in our letterbox, left there by a gentleman whose uncle had been given them by Gandhi himself,` East Bristol Auctions wrote on Instagram
The Chief of Staff of the President of Nigeria, Abba Kyari, recently passed away, after contracting the novel coronavirus. Abbu Kyari was considered one of the most powerful person in the country and he was also the top official advisor to the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. The spokesperson of the President confirmed his death.
