The Meenachil river (Malayalam: മീനച്ചിലാർ) is a river in the Indian state of Kerala. It is long and flows into Vembanad Lake at Kumarakom. The river was mentioned in Arundhati Roy's Booker Prize-winning novel, "The God of Small Things".
Lotay Tshering
Lotay Tshering (; born 10 May 1969) is a Bhutanese politician. He is the current Prime Minister of Bhutan since 7 November 2018.
He received his early education from Punakha High School and graduated from Sherubtse College. He graduated from Mymensingh Medical College under the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and received a degree of MBBS in 2001. He completed his post-graduation in surgery from the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In 2007, he studied Urology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, the USA, under his World Health Organization fellowship. Upon his return to Bhutan, he was the only practicing trained urologist in his country. In 2010, he obtained a fellowship in Endourology at Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, and Okayama University, Japan. He received a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Canberra, Australia in 2014.
Tshering, a Nepali-speaking Lhotshampa, is married to a doctor, Ugyen Dema. The couple has one daughter. During his tenure in Mongar Regional Referral Hospital, he adopted one girl and one boy.
Tshering served as a consultant surgeon in JDWNRH and Mongar Regional Referral Hospital, and was also served as a consultant urologist in JDWNRH for 11 years.
After the payment of about Nu. 6.2 million to the Royal Civil Service Commission, he resigned from the JDWNRH as a urologist to join politics in 2013.
On 14 May 2018, Tshering received 1,155 votes and was elected as the president of the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) just five months before the Third National Assembly Election.
He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan as a candidate of DNT from South Thimphu constituency in 2018 Bhutanese National Assembly election. He received 3,662 votes, defeating Kinley Tshering, a candidate of DPT. His party won largest number of seats in the 2018 National Assembly Election, bringing Tshering to premiership and Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa into government for the first time.
Narendra Modi with the Lotay Tshering, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on December 28, 2018
On 7 November 2018, he replaced Tshering Tobgay and was sworn in as 3rd democratically elected Prime Minister of Bhutan.
On 27 December 2018, he arrived in India (three-day visit) on his first foreign trip after assuming the office.
Main article: Council of Ministers (Bhutan) § Current cabinet
Tshering announced his 10 cabinet ministers on 3 November 2018.
Luis Arce
Luis Alberto "Lucho" Arce Catacora (born 28 September 1963) is a Bolivian politician. In November 2020, he became the President of Bolivia.
He served as the Minister of Economy and Public Finance (2006–2017, 2019) under president Evo Morales.
In January 2020, he was elected candidate for the presidency of Bolivia for the October 2020 national elections by the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party, along with former chancellor David Choquehuanca as a candidate for vice presidency. The elections happened in October 18, 2020 and according the country's election commission, Arce was elected president with an absolute majority of 55.1%.
On January 23, 2006, Arce was chosen by President Evo Morales to be Minister of Finance. Three years later, in 2009, he took charge of the new Ministry of Economy and Public Finance. Arce watch over the nationalization of hydrocarbon, telecommunications and mining companies in Bolivia. During his ministry, Bolivian GDP increased by 344% and extreme poorness dropped from 38% to 15%.
The first thing Arce did when he swore into the presidency is revert the recognition of the Venezuelan president to Maduro.
Druk Gyalpo
The Druk Gyalpo (; lit. Dragon King) is the head of state of the Kingdom of Bhutan.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (; ; born 15 July 1949) is the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and ruler of the Emirate of Dubai.
He is responsible for the growth of Dubai into a global city, as well as the launch of a number of major enterprises including Emirates Airline, DP World, and the Jumeirah Group. Many of these are held by Dubai Holding, a company with multi-diversified businesses and investments. Sheikh Mohammed has overseen the development of numerous projects in Dubai including the creation of a technology park and a free economic zone, Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City, the Dubai International Finance Centre, the Palm Islands and the Burj Al Arab hotel. He also drove the construction of Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (ca. 1941 – 4 January 2006) (; ), also referred to as Sheikh Maktoum was the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the emir (ruler) of Dubai.
Everything Will Be Okay, We're All Going to Die! (novel)
Everything Will Be Okay, We're All Going to Die! () is a novel by Russian writer Sergei Aman, published in 2018.
The hero of the novel is the philosopher Alexei Krutorogov. He is unemployed and forced to get money for a living, working as a taxi driver. They are called bombers "(bombila)" in Russia. In the novel he talks about time, about the insignificance of everyday vanity and about absurdity as the basis of Russian life.
"Everything Will Be Okay, We're All Going to Die!" is a novel with a non-linear storyline. The novel covers the time period from the nineties of the last century to the tenth years of the present century. The novel is based on reliable facts. The style of the novel is postmodernism. The epigraph to the novel is a phrase from the book "The World According to Novikoff” by the Moscow writer Andrei Gusev. Sergei Aman's novel and Andrei Gusev's book combines a world-view approach.
"Аман С." Всё будет хорошо, мы все умрём! (“Everything Will Be Okay, We're All Going to Die!”), эротическо-героический эпос. — М.: ИД «Флюид ФриФлай», 2018. — 176 pp. ISBN 978-5-906827-70-8
Wojciech Pszoniak
Wojciech Zygmunt Pszoniak (2 May 1942 – 19 October 2020) was a Polish screen and stage actor. He was born in what is now the present-day Ukrainian city of Lviv. His movie credits include "The Devil" (1972), "The Promised Land" (1975), "The Tin Drum" (1979) and "Austeria" (1983).
Pszoniak died in Warsaw on 19 October 2020 from cancer. He was 78.
Gianni Dei
Gianni Dei (21 December 1940 – 19 October 2020) was an Italian actor and singer. He was born in Bologna. His movie credits include "A Girl... and a Million" (1962), "The Seventh Grave" (1965), "Sheriff Won't Shoot" (1965), "La donnaccia" (1965), "Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te" (1967), "Madame Bovary" (1969), "A White Dress for Marialé" (1972), "The Last Round" (1972), "The Killers Are Our Guests" (1974), "Batton Story" (1976), "Giallo a Venezia" (1979) and "Patrick Still Lives" (1980).
Dei died in Rome on 19 October 2020. He was 79.
Litoria christianbergmanni
Litoria christianbergmanni is a frog from Indonesia. It lives on the Fakfak Mountains. Scientists saw it 860 meters above sea level.
Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles