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Dmitry Muratov: the co-winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize  (also journalist) auctioned off his Nobel medal for a record $103.5 million to aid children displaced by the war in Ukraine in June 2022.

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Information about Pakistan’s first lunar orbit mission

Named: ICUBE-Q

Launching date: 3 May 2024

Collaboration: China

Launching area: Hainan, China  

Developers: Shanghai University SJTU & SUPARCO (Pakistan’s national space agency_

Weight: About 7kg

Purpose: To facilitate scientific research, tech development, and educational initiatives in space exploration

Note: ICUBE-Q has been developed in collaboration with China’s Shanghai University and Pakistan’s Institute of Space Technology (IST)

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 France announced on February 17, 2022 that it was withdrawing its troops from Mali after a breakdown in relations with the country`s ruling junta, ending a near 10-year deployment against jihadist groups that pose a growing threat in West Africa.

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European Parliament granted European Union (EU) candidate status to Ukraine, Moldova & Georgia in June 2022.

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On 24 May 2022, Hungary's Parliament amended the country's constitution to enable the government to introduce a special legal order and declare a state of emergency in case of an armed conflict, war or humanitarian disaster in a neighboring country.

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Qantas, an airline of Australia announced to launch the world`s longest non-stop commercial flight passengers set to spend 19 hours in the air travelling from Australia to England.

Qantas founded: 1920

Announcement made on: May 2, 2022

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• On Aug 11 2022, Latvia and Latvia withdrew from a cooperation group between China and over a dozen Central and Eastern European countries.

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Archaeologists in Iraq have discovered a city which was lost for more than 2,000 years with the help of drone photography and declassified intelligence images.

Qalatga Darband, which is believed to have been founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, was discovered by a team of Iraqi and British archaeologists led by experts from the British Museum.

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PM represented Pakistan 

Members: 8

Headquarters: Beijing

                                 Both Pak and India joined SCO in 2017.