Joe Ruby, one of the masterminds behind Scooby-Doo has passed away at the age of 87. The animation writer and executive diedof natural causes Wednesday in Westlake Village, California. Ruby’s original series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? was created in 1969 and involved a Great Dane named Scooby-Doo and his human companions solving mysteries involving supposedly supernatural creatures. Ruby was born in Los Angeles in 1933.
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on August 28, 2020 announced he would resign, ending his record-breaking tenure in a bombshell development that kicks off a leadership race in the world’s third-largest economy.
China has recently successfully launched a new optical remote-sensing satellite "Gaofen-9 05" from its Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Northwest China.
This program was initiated in 2010.
Beijing is the capital while Yuan is the currency of China.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on August 21, 2020 the discovery of a large natural gas reserve off the Black Sea coast that will help ease the country’s dependence on imports.
Russell A. Kirsch (June 20, 1929 – August 11, 2020) was an American engineer at the National Bureau of Standards (now known as the National Institute of Standards and Technology). He was recognized as the developer of the first digital image scanner.
