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In February 2023, the Biden administration lauded the Pentagon for shooting down an alleged Chinese spy balloon off the US Atlantic coast.

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• Cambridge Dictionary

• Word of Year 2020:  Quarantine

• Word of Year 2021:  Perseverance

• Word of Year 2022: Homer
• Word of Year 2023: Hallucinate 

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The ‘Asia-Pacific Leaders’ Conclave on Malaria Elimination’ will be organized in New Delhi, India in partnership with the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) as a precursor to World Malaria Day. 

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In 2023, Paris, the capital of France has voted to ban rental electric scooters in the city.

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Academy/Oscar Award 2023 (Hollywood)

Edition: 95th

Date: 12 March 2023

Venue: Los Angeles, USA

Organizer: Academy of Motion Picture arts and Sciences

Host: Jimmy Kimmel (American television host)

Shortlisted movies: 301

Best Documentary Short film: The Elephant Whisperers (Indian)

Best Picture: Everything Everywhere All at once (American comedy-drama)

Best Actor: Brendan Fraser (Canadian-American actor)

Brendan Fraser won Best Actor award for his film: The Whale

Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh (Malaysian Actress)

Michelle Yeoh won Best Actress award for her film: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Director: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert won Best Director award for: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best international film: All Quiet on the western front (Germany)

Best animated feature film: Pinocchio

Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan (American Actor)

Ke Huy Quan won Best Supporting Actor award for his role in: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actress: Jamie Lee Curtis (American Actress)

Jamie Lee Curtis won best supporting award for her role in: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Most awards: Everything Everywhere All at Once (7 awards)

Most nominations: Everything Everywhere All at Once (11 nominations)

Best Documentary Feature Film: Navalny

Best Cinematography: James Friend (Britain)

James Friend won Best Cinematography for: All Quiet on the Western Front

Best Visual Award: Avatar: The Way of Water (American Fiction Film)

Best Film Editing Award: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Animated Short Films: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (American Short film)

Best Original Song: Naatu Naatu (Indian movie song)

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Pension Index 2023 (Released by Mercer and CFA Institute)

Topper: Netherlands 

Second position: Iceland

Third position: Denmark 

Total countries: 47

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BRICS International Competition Conference 2023

Edition: 8th

Venue: New Delhi, India

Dates: 11 to 13 Oct, 2023

 

Note: 

The term BRICS is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa

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The UK, US, Germany, France, Canada, Italy and Japan make up the G7.

Group of Seven (G7) summits
No	Year	Venue
1	1975	France
45	2019	France
46	2020	US
47	2021	UK
48	2022	Germany
49	2023	Japan

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United Nations Climate Change conference(UNCOP)
Number	Year	Host Country
1	1995	Germany
2	1996	Switzerland
3	1997	Japan
4	1998	Argentina
5	1999	Germany
6	2000	Netherlands
6	2001	Germany
7	2001	Morocco
8	2002	India
9	2003	Italy
10	2004	Argentina
11	2005	Canada
12	2006	Kenya
13	2007	Indonesia
14	2008	Poland
15	2009	Denmark
16	2010	Mexico
17	2011	South Africa
18	2012	Qatar
19	2013	Poland
20	2014	Peru
21	2015	France
22	2016	Morocco
23	2017	Germany
24	2018	Poland
25	2019	Spain
26	2021	UK
27	2022	Egypt
28	2023	UAE

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Years	Winner Team	Runner-up Team	Player of the series
2016	Islamabad United	Quetta Gladiators	England Ravi Bopara (Karachi Kings)
2017	Peshawar Zalmi	Quetta Gladiators	Pakistan Kamran Akmal (Peshawar Zalmi)
2018	Islamabad United	Peshawar Zalmi	New Zealand Luke Ronchi (Islamabad United)
2019	Quetta Gladiators	Peshawar Zalmi	Australia Shane Watson (Quetta Gladiators)
2020	Karachi Kings	Lahore Qalandars	Pakistan Babar Azam (Karachi Kings)
2021	Multan Sultans	Peshawar Zalmi	Sohaib Maqsood (Multan Sultan)
2022	Lahore Qalandars	Multan Sultans	Muhammad Rizwan (Multan Sultan
2023	Lahore Qalandars	Multan Sultans	Ihsanullah (Multan Sultan)