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Today’s Holidays, Next 7 Days

Today’s holidays are United Nations Day, World Development Information Day. Here are international holidays for the next 7 days:

October 24: United Nations Day

The United Nations officially came into existence on 24 October 1945.

October 24: World Development Information Day

In 1972, the United Nations General Assembly decided to institute a World Development Information Day coinciding with United Nations Day on October 24. The General Assembly had the object of drawing the attention of world public opinion each year to development problems and the necessity of strengthening international co-operation to solve them.

October 26: Intersex Awareness Day

Intersex Awareness Day is an internationally observed awareness day designed to highlight human rights issues faced by intersex people.

October 27: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage takes place every 27 October. This commemorative day was chosen by UNESCO in 2005 to raise awareness of the significance and preservation risks of recorded sound and audiovisual documents. Events are held in many countries, organised by national and regional sound and film archives, broadcasters, museums and libraries, and major audiovisual associations including the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA), International Council on Archives (ICA), International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) and International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF)). and the International Federation of Television Archives FIAT/IFTA www.fiatifta.org

October 28: International Animation Day

October 28, the International Animation Day (IAD) was an international observance proclaimed in 2002 by the ASIFA as the main global event to celebrate the art of animation.

October 29: World Stroke Day

World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to underscore the serious nature and high rates of stroke, raise awareness of the prevention and treatment of the condition, and ensure better care and support for survivors. On this day, organizations around the world have facilitated events emphasizing education, testing, and initiatives to improve the damaging effects of stroke worldwide. The annual event was started in 2006 by the World Stroke Organization (WSO) and the WSO declared stroke a public health emergency in 2010. The WSO now has an ongoing campaign that serves as a year-round interface for advocacy, policy, and outreach to support strides and continue progress made on World Stroke Day.

October 29: National Cat Day (USA)

National Cat Day is an awareness day to raise public awareness of cat adoption, taking place on August 8 in Canada and October 29 in the United States. The National Cat Day website states that the holiday was first celebrated in 2005 "to help galvanize the public to recognize the number of cats that need to be rescued each year and also to encourage cat lovers to celebrate the cat(s) in their life for the unconditional love and companionship they bestow upon us." The day was founded by Colleen Paige, a pet and family lifestyle expert, who was supported by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which is a nonprofit pet adoption organization.

October 30: Mischief Night

Mischief Night is an informal holiday on which children and teenagers engage in pranks and vandalism. It is known by a variety of names including Devil's Night, Gate Night, Goosey Night, Moving Night, Cabbage Night and Mat Night.

October 31: Reformation Day

Reformation Day is a Protestant Christian religious holiday celebrated on 31 October, alongside All Hallows' Eve (Halloween) during the triduum of Allhallowtide, in remembrance of the onset of the Reformation.

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News Headlines

Today’s top international news headlines with links to related articles.

OSIRIS-REx

The OSIRIS-REx probe touches down and collects a sample from the asteroid Bennu.More

2020 Bolivian general election

Luis Arce is elected President of Bolivia in the general election.More

2020 Hyderabad floods

Floods in Hyderabad, India, kill at least 81 people.More

2020 New Zealand general election

The New Zealand Labour Party, led by incumbent Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, wins a majority of seats in the general election.More

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🕊️ Recent Deaths

In the past 3 days, these notable people have died: David Barnes (sailor), Joel Daly, Shukur Hamidov, Richard A. Lupoff, Giorgio Bernini, Marge Champion, Mohinder Pratap Chand, Paul Leduc (film director), Arolde de Oliveira, Naini Narshimha Reddy, Peter F. Secchia. See photos and obituaries below. Follow links for more info.

Oct 24: David Barnes (sailor)

David Barnes, 62, New Zealand sailor (KZ1), 470 world champion (1981, 1983, 1984).^More

Oct 22: Joel Daly

Joel Daly, 86, American news anchor (WLS-TV).^More

Oct 22: Shukur Hamidov

Shukur Hamidov, 45, Azerbaijani military officer, National Hero, shot.^More

Oct 22: Richard A. Lupoff

Richard A. Lupoff, 85, American author (Space War Blues, Master of Adventure, Lovecraft's Book).^More

Oct 21: Giorgio Bernini

Giorgio Bernini, 91, Italian politician, Deputy (1994–1996).^More

Oct 21: Marge Champion

Marge Champion, 101, American actress (Show Boat, Give a Girl a Break), choreographer and model (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), Emmy winner (1975).^More

Oct 21: Mohinder Pratap Chand

Mohinder Pratap Chand, 85, Indian writer and poet.^More

Oct 21: Paul Leduc (film director)

Paul Leduc, 78, Mexican film director (Frida Still Life, Reed: Insurgent Mexico).^More

Oct 21: Arolde de Oliveira

Arolde de Oliveira, 81, Brazilian politician, Deputy (1984–2019) and Senator (since 2019), COVID-19.^More

Oct 21: Naini Narshimha Reddy

Naini Narshimha Reddy, 86, Indian politician, Telangana MLA (since 2004), complications from COVID-19.^More

Oct 21: Peter F. Secchia

Peter F. Secchia, 83, American building material executive and diplomat, Ambassador to Italy and San Marino (1989–1993), CEO of Universal Forest Products, COVID-19.^More

Deaths in 2020

Word of the Day

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Etiolated adj
(chiefly botany, horticulture) Of a plant or part of a plant: pale and weak because of sunlight deprivation or excessive exposure to sunlight. [from mid 18th c.] (horticulture) Of a plant: intentionally grown in the dark. (by extension) Of an animal or person: having an ashen or pale appearance; also, haggard or thin; physically weak. (figurative) Lacking in vigour; anemic, feeble.

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Video of the Day

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A Terra X video about art in the Stone Age, for example the Venus of Hohle Fels.

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Article of the Day

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Cover of the June 1958 issue

Super-Science Fiction was an American digest science fiction magazine published from 1956 to 1959, edited by W. W. Scott and published by Feature Publications. Robert Silverberg and Harlan Ellison were already selling crime stories to Scott for his other magazines, Trapped and Guilty, and started bringing him scores of science fiction stories as well. Many of the magazine's stories were sent in by literary agents, and generally comprised material rejected by other magazines first, though Scott did obtain two stories from Isaac Asimov. After a couple of years Feature switched the focus to monster stories, hoping to cash in on the trend that was making Famous Monsters of Filmland a success at that time, and four more issues appeared before Super-Science Fiction was discontinued in 1959. The magazine is not highly regarded by critics, though Silverberg considers the material he wrote for Scott to have helped him learn his trade as a writer. (Full article...)

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Picture of the Day

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The Eldridge Street Synagogue, a National Historic Landmark in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York City, USA. It opened in 1887, one of the first American synagogues established by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, and underwent a 20-year restoration which finished in 2007.

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