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Denmark Will Have Europe’s Highest Retirement Age, 70 By 2040, For Those Born After 12/31/70. The Current Age Is 67, Rising Every 5 Yrs, Since 2006, Based On Life Expectancy. Critics, Citing A Strong Economy & Manual Labor Impact, Call It Unfair. Protests, Backed By Trade Unions, Have Erupted. PM Frederiksen Suggests Rethinking Auto-Hikes.

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China & Russia Signed An Accord To Build A Nuclear Power Plant On The Moon’s S Pole By 2036 As Part Of Their Joint Intl. Lunar Res. Station (ILRS), Using Automated Tech. ILRS Will Advance Lunar Research & Support Human Presence. China’s 2028 Chang’e-8 Mission Will Lay The Groundwork & Mark Its 1st Astronaut Landing. 17 Nations Have Joined.

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The Shuangjiangkou Hydropower Station (SHS) In Sichuan, China, Will Become The World’s Tallest Dam (315m) By Late 2025, Surpassing Jinping-I (305m) And Nurek (300m, Tajikistan). Generating 2,000 MW Yearly, SHS Will Power 3M+ Homes, Cutting 3M Tons Of Coal & 7M Tons Of CO₂ Emissions. China Will Then Hold 6 Of The 7 Tallest Dams Globally.

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Cardinal Robert Prevost, Now Pope Leo XIV, Is The First U.S.-Born Pope. The 69-Year-Old Chicago Native Holds Dual Citizenship With The U.S. And Peru, Where He Once Served As A Bishop. His Election Signals Continuity With Pope Francis‘ Reforms. He Previously Led The Vatican Office That Appoints Bishops. Global Leaders Welcomed His Appointment.

On 4/28/25, Spain & Portugal Faced Their Worst Blackout, Lasting 10hrs, With No Clear Cause. Cyber Attack Was Ruled Out; Possible Reasons Include Grid Failures With France, Renewable Energy Fluctuations, & Power Mismatches. Essentials Like Cash, Radios, Food, Candles, & Powerbanks Helped. The Event Stressed Preparedness And Tech-Free Living.

Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, A Brazilian Nun And The World’s Oldest Person, Has Died At 116 In Porto Alegre On 5/1/25. Born In 1908, She Credited Her Long Life To Faith And Was Blessed By Pope Francis In 2018. A Football Fan, She Marked Birthdays With Her Team’s Stadium-Shaped Cakes. Ethel Caterham, 115, From England, Now Holds The Title.

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Don Pettit, NASA‘s Oldest Active Astronaut, Returned To Earth On His 70th Birthday After 220 Days Aboard The ISS, Bringing His Total Time In Space To 590 Days Over 4 Missions. John Glenn, Who Died In 2016, Remains The Oldest To Orbit Space At 77 In 1998. Pettit’s Soyuz MS-26 Capsule Landed In Kazakhstan With Russians Alexey Ovchinin & Ivan Vagner.

Pope Francis, Who Died On 4/21/2025 At 88, Will Be The First Pope Buried Outside The Vatican Since Leo XIII In 1903. He’ll Be Laid To Rest At Santa Maria Maggiore—Founded In 432, A Year After Mary Was Declared Mother Of God—Rome’s Only Basilica Retaining Its Original Early Christian Form. His Burial Honors His Humility & Deep Devotion To Mary.

Meenakshi Raghavan, 82, Is India’s Oldest Known Female Practitioner Of Kalaripayattu, The Country’s Oldest Martial Art, Originating In Kerala Over 3 Kyr Ago. She Has Trained Students For Decades, Runs The Kalari School Founded By Her Late Husband In 1950, Performs Occasionally, And Inspires Many With Her Lifelong Dedication And Discipline.

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In A Historic First Since 1963’s Valentina T Spaceflight, An All-Female Blue Origin Crew—Katy Perry, Gayle King, Lauren Sánchez, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, & Kerianne Flynn—Spent ~10 Mins In Space, Marveling At Earth & Zero Gravity. This Was New Shepard’s 11th Human Flight On 4/14/25. Tickets Need ~$150k Deposit, But Celebs Often Fly As Guests.