VINICIUS, OFFICIAL MASCOT OF RIO 2016 Summer Olympic Games

Named after one of Brazil’s most prominent 20th century cultural icons, Vinicius des Moraes, the mascot for the Olympic Games Rio 2016 constitutes a blend of animals native to Brazil, and symbolises the energy and joie de vivre exuded by the Brazilian people.From Aug 5 to Aug 21.

Corpse Flower Bloom After 9 Years

Hundreds of people flocked to the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary at Alattil in Kerala state, India to watch this rare flower in bloom. This flower, that stands at almost two metres tall, will last for just 48 hours before it collapses in on itself.This flower, a native of rainforests in western Sumatara, Indonesia, is unable to pollinate on it's own uses its stench of rotting meat to attract pollinators like flies and beetles. The flower owing to its rarity is classified as a ‘vulnerable’ species with the next stage endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

India Launches Record 20 Satellites In 26 Minutes, Google Is A Customer

SRIHARIKOTA, ANDHRA PRADESH: HIGHLIGHTS India's space agency ISRO placed 20 satellites in space today. More than half are for US, only 3 for India. India competing for bigger share of $300 billion global space industry. Shortly after 9 am, India successfully launched a rocket which deposited a record 20 satellites in 26 minutes - proof that the country's famously frugal space agency, ISRO, is headed for a larger slice of the lucrative commercial space market. The rocket blasted off from the southern spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, carrying satellites mainly for international customers including the US, Germany and a Google-owned company. It was the most satellites India has put in space at one go, though Russia set the record of 37 for a single launch in 2014.

Brexit 2016

In voting in favour of Brexit, the United Kingdom's people have delivered the biggest shock to the international system since the global financial crisis of 2008.The "British Indians for IN" campaign had launched.Five hundred years after Henry VIII's Brexit, Britain has once again anticipated a cultural reinvention of Europe. The question is: is the EU up for its very own Reformation?

Mysterious Roar And Light In The Sky Wake Mexican City

PUEBLA, MEXICO: 

HIGHLIGHTS

1. People of Puebla de Zaragoza saw what was 'most likely a meteor'
2. Bright light, thunderous noise triggered worries of a volcano erupting
3. No eruption at Popocatepetl volcano, no signs of earthquake: Officials

 Residents in a Mexican city woke in fright before dawn on Saturday to bright light in the sky and then a thunderous noise, fearing a nearby volcano had suddenly erupted.

But officials said Popocatepetl volcano had not stirred and no earthquake had registered.

Instead, the phenomena witnessed by the inhabitants of Puebla de Zaragoza, a city of three million people 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Mexico City, was "most likely a meteor," the local Astronomic Society tweeted.

The Stunning Highs and Lows of Mercury

NASA Reveals First Global Digital Model of Mercury

Virunga National Park in Africa's Democratic Republic of Congo

Virunga National Park is one of the most biologically diverse protected areas on the planet. Half of all the biodiversity in sub-Saharan Africa can be found in Virunga. The park is also a geologic wonder and contains two of the world’s most active volcanoes. For much of its long history, though, Virunga National Park has been severely threatened by armed conflict. Thanks to the dedication of the park’s rangers and wardens, Virunga has been able to survive. Certain politicians, the European Union, conservationists, philanthropists, and private donors have also played a vital role in Virunga’s survival.