Following are some of the major events to have occurred on May 29: 1931 – Michele Schirru executed for plotting…
Kenyan girls’ school fire kills 16 students, injures 79
A fire tore through a dormitory at a girls’ secondary school in a town in Kenya’s Rift Valley overnight, killing…
Russia signs $16.5 billion deal to build first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan
Russia signed an agreement on Thursday with Kazakhstan to build the first nuclear power plant in Central Asia’s largest country…
On this day: Zoo gorilla Harambe is shot after grabbing a three-year-old boy in 2016
Following are some major events to have occurred on May 28: 1940 – Belgium’s King Leopold surrendered to the invading…
EU foreign ministers in Cyprus reject Russia’s right to choose Europe’s Ukraine negotiator
European foreign ministers gathered in Cyprus on Thursday rejected any suggestion that Russia could choose who speaks for Europe in…
Global temperatures forecast to near record levels
Average global temperatures are forecast to reach near-record levels in the next five years, with Arctic temperatures expected to warm…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard strikes US base as military escalation threatens Gulf ceasefire
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said on Thursday it had struck a US airbase after American forces carried out strikes targeting an…
On this day: San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge opens in 1937
Following are some major events to have occurred on May 27: 1937 – San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge opened and…
EU regulators recommend approval of oral Wegovy tablet for obesity treatment
Europe’s medicines regulator has recommended approving a daily oral tablet form of Wegovy for obesity treatment, a move that could…
Israel says it killed Hamas’ new armed wing chief in Gaza
Israel said on Wednesday it had killed Hamas’s newly appointed armed wing chief in Gaza, days after it killed his…