GTECM’s Top 10 World Events of 2021
Here are the Top Ten World Events of 2021 selected by GTECM 1. COVID-19 continues to rage For a second year the COVID-19 pandemic has raged, with more severe waves of infection causing more losses following the emergence of new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus: Delta and Omicron. At the end of 2021, the world has...
Read MoreChina’s 1st Mars rover ‘Zhurong’ lands on the Red Planet
China just successfully landed its first rover on Mars, becoming only the second nation to do so. The Tianwen-1 mission, China’s first interplanetary endeavor, reached the surface of the Red Planet Friday (May 14) at approximately 7:11 p.m. EDT (2311 GMT), though Chinese space officials have not yet confirmed the exact time and location of...
Read MoreSuez Canal blocked by traffic jam after massive container ship runs aground
Eight tug boats are working to free a large container ship stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal, halting marine traffic through one of the busiest and most important waterways in the world. The rescue boats are working to float and release the Ever Given, a 59-meter-wide (193.5-feet) vessel that ran aground after 40-knot winds and a...
Read MoreRioters from a Trump rally stormed the U.S. Capitol as Congress was in session
A rally in support of President Donald Trump turned deadly when thousands of of attendees stormed the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday. The unprecedented chaos in the nation’s capital began midday Wednesday at a “Save America” rally at the Ellipse, a park near the White House, where Trump incited his supporters to march to Capitol Hill,...
Read MoreGTECM’s Top 10 World Events of 2020
Here are the Top Ten World Events of 2020 selected by GTECM 1. COVID-19 crisis affects every aspect of life around the world Since the first case of COVID-19 broke out in Wuhan, Hubei, China on November 17, 2019, the coronavirus has spread to 5 continents causing more than 83 million infections and 1.8 million...
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