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International Firefighters Day is celebrated on May 4th to recognize and honor the dedication and bravery of firefighters worldwide. The day was established in 1999 after a tragic event in Australia where five firefighters lost their lives while battling a wildfire. (vallartainfo.com) The purpose of International Firefighters Day is to acknowledge and pay tribute to […]

World Press Freedom Day is observed every May 3 to honor the importance of press freedom for journalists around the world. Besides, the United Nations (UN) used the day as a catalyst to look into the press’s freedom to practice their profession. Here is the theme for this year and the history. The theme is

Alphabet Inc. recorded a sales increase of USD 58.07 billion or equivalent to IDR 861 trillion excluding partner payments in the first quarter of 2023.  This result is higher than the average analyst projection, which is USD 56.98 billion. This increase is also a positive growth, where for the first time the company’s cloud unit

Sberbank of Russia unveils Gigachat, the country’s largest lender, which has launched an AI tool to compete with Google’s Bard and Microsoft-backed ChatGPT. It is presently testing its multimodal neural network technology on an invite-only basis. The company claimed that the model could create texts and pictures based on descriptions inside a single context, hold

Schindler, Swiss elevator and escalator manufacturer, just reported a treatment of first-quarter earnings last Thursday, which was helped by strong demand in the residential segment, despite the challenging macroeconomic environment. The first quarter profit was 47%, with a net profit of 212 million Swiss francs (USD 236 million) for the quarter ended March 31. This

World Malaria Day is celebrated every April 25th. This annual event is a worldwide effort to raise Malaria awareness and funds for malaria treatment and prevention. Hundreds of thousands of people die from malaria every year. In 2017 alone, malaria deaths totaled 435,000.  Malaria is a disease transmitted through a mosquito bite when parasites from

No Makeup Day is observed every year on April 26 by women around the world. Women are encouraged to go bare-faced for one day to appreciate their natural beauty. Celebrities such as Cindy Crawford, Lady Gaga, and Alicia Keys have all supported the no-makeup trend, stating that she “doesn’t want to hide anymore” and has

World Parkinson’s Day is celebrated every year on 11 April to remind ourselves about this disease. Parkinson is a degenerative brain condition associated with motor symptoms (slow movement, tremors, stiffness) and various non-motor complications (cognitive impairment, mental health disorders, sleep disorders and other).  According to Parkinson Europe, World Parkinson’s Day was first organized by the

Two Sumatran tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae) cubs were shown for the first time by Chester Zoo, UK. The cubs were born back in January 2023. They were named Alif and Raya as they are twin female cubs. The name “Raya” is taken from the name of the Gunung Raya Wildlife Reserve area, Ogan Regency, South

Work From Home day or WFH is celebrated Internationally on April 10 each year. It turns out that WFH or remote work is nothing new, this was done long before the occurrence of Covid-19 and even existed long before the digital era. (https://flathatnews.com/) However, the industrial revolution saw that working collectively in offices, warehouses and