NASA astronaut Christina Koch broken the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman: she passed Peggy Whitson’s 2017 record of 289 days and 5 hours on December 28 – and she’s still in orbit!
Japan is home to the world’s oldest population, with more than 71,000 centenarians. The nation is also home to the oldest living person in the world: Kane Tanaka, who just celebrated her 117th birthday this month.
In response to the devastating bushfires in Australia, Etihad Airways of the United Arab Emirates is giving passengers flying to and from the sovereign country one less thing to worry about: hefty flight change fees.
Finland is the only country in the European Union to see a drop in homelessness, for one key reason: it applies the ‘Housing First’ concept, prioritizing shelter as a means to help the homeless get back on their feet.
There’s hopeful news for female filmmakers: of the top 100 highest-earning movies of 2019, 10.6% of the directors were women – more than double the previous year and an all-time high since research began on the issue in 2007.