The world got its first preview last month of what summer will be like at 1.5 degrees of global warming, a threshold that scientists warn the planet should stay under, yet one that it has flown increasingly close to in recent years. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reported Tuesday that the average global temperature in July, the hottest month on record by far, was around 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than the pre-industrial era that ended in the mid-to-late 1800s.
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More than 100 dead, 150 injured in Iraq’s wedding event
A fire consumed a hall packed with guests in northern Iraq, killing at least 100 people and injuring 150 others. It seemingly caused by fireworks set off to celebrate a Christian wedding.
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Titanic passenger’s gold watch auctioned for record price
A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, sold for a record-breaking £1.175 million or $1.485 million at auction on Saturday, April 27th 2024. The timepiece sold for ten times its expected auction price of between £100,000 and £150,000.
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Messi won Best Fifa men’s player of the year award
Argentina and Paris St-Germain forward Lionel Messi has been named men’s player of the year at the 2022 Best Fifa Awards. The 35 year old beat French forwards Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema to the prize. Messi captained Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar, and scored 27 goals in 49 games for club and country in 2021 and 2022. Messi, who won the award for a second time, said that it’s been a tremendous year and an honour for him to win the award.
