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• Claudia Goldin is an American economic historian and labor economist.
• In 1990, Goldin became the first tenured woman at Harvard's economics department.
• In 2023, she was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences "for having advanced our understanding of women's labor market outcomes".
  

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Argentina captain Lionel Messi won a record-extending eighth Ballon d'Or 2023 for the best player in the world.

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The 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation was held between 17 and 18 October 2023 in Beijing, China. 

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Pakistan flag flew high once again, as Saadi Abbas won a gold medal in the International Karate Championship in Montreal, Canada in June 2023.

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A girls literary festival was organised for the first time in North Waziristan tribal district to provide a competitive platform to female students.

Held: February 12 to 17, 2023

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Pakistan’s captain, Babar Azam, presented a bat to Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz as a gesture of goodwill and friendship.

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On 26 March 2023, Scottish nationalists picked Humza Yousaf to be the country’s next leader after a bitterly fought contest that exposed deep divisions in his party over policy and a stalled independence campaign.

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Asian Games 2022

Edition: 19th

Venue: Hangzhou, China

Dates: 23 Sep to 8 Oct 2023

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During the ICC World Cup 2023, all-rounder Angelo Mathews made an unusual entry into the record books, becoming the first player to be timed out in international cricket.

Angelo Mathews hails from Sri Lanka. 

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• World Junior Squash Championship 2023

• Winner: Hamza Khan (Pakistan)

• Runner-Up: Mohamed Zakaria (Egypt)

• Venue: Melbourne, Australia

• Final held: 23 July 2023
• Note: This was Pakistan's first World Junior Squash title in nearly four decades as the last Pakistani player to lift this trophy was Jansher Khan, who won the title 37 years ago in 1986.
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