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• About ICC men's Emerging Asia Cup 2017
• Edition: Second

• Venue: Bangladesh

• Winner: Sri Lanka
• Runner-Up: Pakistan

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 In December 2022, Maldives criminal court sentenced former president Abdulla Yameen to 11 years in prison and fined him $5 million after finding him guilty of corruption and money laundering charges related to receiving kickbacks from a private company.

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T20 World Cup for the Blind 2022 (cricket) 

Winner: India (by 120 runs)

Runner-up: Bangladesh

Final held: 17 December 2022

Venue: India

Note: 

Blind cricket is a version of the sport of cricket adapted for blind players.

 

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On Oct 30, 2012, The National Language Authority (NLA) has been renamed as the National Language Promotion Department (NLPD) and was directly placed under the Ministry of National Heritage and Integration, due to which the designation of chairman was changed to DG and secretary to executive director.

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The Asia-Pacific region will miss the 2030 target year by several decades to achieve SDGs as the total number of years required to achieve the SDG targets in the region has increased

SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals

UN: United Nations 

Report issued in March 2023

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Jiang Zemin was a Chinese politician who served as president of China from 1993 to 2003.

Jiang Zemin died on 30 November 2022 at the age of 96. 

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• Know everything about Queen Elizabeth II
• Queen Elizabeth died on 8 September 2022 in Scotland.
  
• Queen Elizabeth II was born in Mayfair, London on 21 April 1926.
  
• Elizabeth became Queen on 6 February 1952 after the death of her father King George.

• Elizabeth became Queen at the age of 25.

• Elizabeth administrated oath to the 15th Prime minister of UK Liz Truss on 6 September 2022 (2 days before death).
• Elizabeth died of 'old age' at Balmoral Castle. 
  
• Elizabeth II is the first female monarch to have the longest reign in British history.

• Elizabeth reigned over 70 years and 214, longest of any British monarch.

• Elizabeth II was also the queen of 14 other commonwealth realms in addition to the UK.

• Elizabeth visited Pakistan in 1961 & 1997.

• Elizabeth II also remained monarch of Pakistan from 6 February 1952 to 23 March 1956.
• Her eldest son Charles, automatically became king of the United Kingdom and the head of state of 14 other realms including Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

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•  France hosted 'One Global Vietnam Summit' in November 2021.
• Theme: Talent. Innovation. Sustainability

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•  Max Verstappen won the title of Formula One race 'Italian Grand Prix 2022.
•  Max Verstappen belongs to the Netherlands.
  

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Pakistan and England will be playing seven T20Is in Karachi and Lahore from September 20 to October 2, 2022.