Non-cooperation movement (2024)
Following the non-cooperation movement against the government of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees the country...
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Hudson Meek
Hudson Meek, American actor (died 2024)
On August 5, 2013, NASA's Curiosity rover celebrated its first year on Mars by sending back a stunning panorama of the Martian...
"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to dance in the rain."
Vivian Greene
Australia
Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six...
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"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to dance in the rain."
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Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders (Croatia)
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