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On 30 July 2023, Nouhaila Benzina made history by becoming the first player to wear a hijab at a World Cup during her team's 1-0 victory against South Korea.

Nouhaila Benzina is the footballer player from Morocco. 

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On 23 January 2023, a national grid frequency fluctuation caused a massive blackout affecting 220 million people in Pakistan.

The outage was due to faulty grid synchronization during energy-saving shutdowns, leading to unstable frequency (~50.75 Hz) and a 12-hour power collapse.

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Kao Kim Hourn is the current and 15th Secretary General of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 2023.

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• A Chinese company launched the world's first methane-liquid oxygen space rocket into orbit

• Rocket Name: Zhuque-2
• Launched in July 2023

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Jane Marriott is the current British High commissioner to Pakistan.

Jane Marriott is first female British envoy to Pakistan.

Jane Marriott appointed in July 2023.

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About men’s Cricket World Cup 2023

Edition: 13th

Format: One Day International (ODI)

Venue: India

Winner: Australia (sixth title)

Staring date: 5 October

Final date: 19 November

Runners-up: India

Participating teams: 10

Total Matches: 48

Note: This is the first time India hosting the tournament solely

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• BRICS founded: June 2009
  
• BRICS Member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
  
• BRICS total members: 5
• Latest BRICS member: South Africa (2010)
• BRICS headquarters: Shanghai, China
• BRICS first conference hosted by: Russia (2009) 
• Chairmanship of BRICS for 2021 was: India
  
• Chairmanship of BRICS for 2022 is: China
• Both Argentina & Iran applied to join BRICS in June 2022.
• Six new countries Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates will formally become members on of BRICS on Jan 1, 2024.

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Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore ties and reopen diplomatic missions after 7 years.

Announcement date:  March 10, 2023

Broker: China

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The Dubai Creek Tower's height is reported to be between 928 meters and 1400 meters.

It will be taller than the Burj Khalifa.

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Final of ICC men’s ODI Cricket World Cup held between Australia and India on 19 November 2023 in Ahmedabad, India

Edition: 13th

Format: One Day International (ODI)

Venue: India

Winner: Australia (sixth title)

Runners-up: India

Participating teams: 10

Total Matches: 48

Note: This is the first time India hosting the tournament solely

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