News Digest

Birthdays are an opportunity to express gratitude, acknowledge growth, and celebrate life. They are a time to surround ourselves with loved ones, build deeper connections, and experience the joy of human connection.

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“Everybody’s working for the weekend,” according to Canadian rock band Loverboy. But if someone is in a constant loop of dreading Monday through Friday and only looking forward to days off, it might not be the most fulfilling way to live. How can we change that?

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Blue Origin, a US space company says six women, including pop star Katy Perry, have made a short trip to space on board its spaceship. The spaceship flew beyond an altitude of 100 kilometers into space. The flight lasted around 10 minutes.

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Osaka Kansai Expo 2025 kicked off on April 12th with a spectacular opening ceremony. The expo will run for 184 days until October 13th.

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Universal basic income, also known as guaranteed income, a German experiment, is the idea of giving money to everyone regardless of how much they already earn – to give them the freedom to move between jobs, train for new positions, provide care, or engage in creative pursuits.

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Songkran is an important event on the Buddhist calendar. This water festival marks the beginning of the traditional Thai New Year. The water fights are not just for fun. They are also a symbol of purification and renewal. Traditional customs involve sprinkling water on Buddha images as a sign of respect and good fortune for the upcoming year.

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A Belgian nonprofit’s team of landmine-sniffing rats can search an area the size of a tennis court in 30 minutes – something that could take a metal detector up to four days. In particular, Ronin uncovered 109 landmines in Cambodia setting a Guinness World Record.

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America has implemented a universal tariff of 10% on every item that comes over its border. The announcement sparked an outcry from America’s trading partners along with American businesses, investors and consumers.

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Chinese electric vehicle champion BYD has reported a 60% surge in sales in the first quarter of the year as archrival Tesla stumbles. It sold just over one million new-energy vehicles in the first three months of 2025.

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In the Roman Catholic Church, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals for the election of a new pope. It typically begins 15 to 20 days after the death or resignation of the current pope, allowing time for all cardinals to arrive in Rome.

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