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The Asia Pacific Advanced Networks (APAN) 51st meeting –

APAN-51 is  hosted by the Pakistan Education & Research Network(PERN) & Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan, and is to be held virtually on 1 – 5 February 2021.

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Mangal Bagh was killed on January 28 in the Nazyan district of Nangarhar Province, which borders Pakistan's restive tribal areas.

The mine blast also killed Bagh's 12-year-old daughter and two of his bodyguards.

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The first `robot-operated` Covid-19 testing laboratory has been opened in Islamabad to increase domestic testing capacity for the deadly disease.

The laboratory can process over 2,000 tests per day.

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The proposed project, to be financed by the loan from the International Development Association (IDA), will focus on critical digital infrastructure, platforms and supporting regulations for digital services.

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Mali is a country located in west Africa.

Bomako is the capital of Mali.

West African CFA franc is the currency of Mali.

Moussa Traore passed away on September 15, 2020 in Mali.

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President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko has won his sixth consecutive term with 80.23 per cent of the vote at the country’s presidential election. A former English teacher Svetlana Tikhanouskaya, who emerged as Lukashenko’s main rival at the elections gets 9.9 per cent of the vote.

Minsk is the capital while Belarusian Rouble is the currency of Belarus.

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The Pakistan Navy fleet units in the last week of October 2020 demonstrated their optimum standard of combat readiness through live weapons firing of anti-ship missiles in the North Arabian Sea. 

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FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 (football)

Edition: 9th

Venue: Australia, New Zealand

Final held: 20 August 2023

Final venue: Sydney

Winner: Spain

Runner-up: England

Third position: Sweden

Participating teams: 32

Total matched: 64

Official mascot: Tazuni

Total goals scored: 164

Top scorer: Hinata Miyazawa from Japan (5 goals)

Best player: Aitana Bonmatí from Spain

Best young player: Salma Paralluelo from Spain

Best goalkeeper : Mary Earps from England

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• In August 2020, James Anderson is the first bowler to take 600  wickets in Test Cricket.
•  James Anderson is a cricketer belongs to England. 
•  In July 2023, Stuart Broad became the second bowler to take 600 wickets in Test Cricket.
•  Stuart Broad is a cricketer from England. 
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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) exercise, Defender Europe 2022 (DE22) and Swift Response 2022 (SR22) began held in May 2022.