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Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup 2023

Edition: 10th

Winner: India

Runner-Up: Pakistan

Venue: Salalah, Oman

Final held: 1 June 2023

Matches: 29

Best player: Abdul Shahid (Pakistan)

Player of the Tournament: Abdul Hannan Shahid (Pakistan)

Top scorer of the tournament: Abdul Rahman (Pakistan)

Best goalkeeper: Mohith H.S. (India)

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• Germany has won the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup 2023
• Edition: 13th

• Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Final date: 16 December 2023

• Winner: Germany (7th title)

• Runner: up: France

• Third place: Spain

• Participating Teams: 16

• Matches played:48

• Total goals scored: 270

• Top scorer: Hugo Labouchere with 9 goals (Belgium)

• Best player: Gaspard Xavier (France)

• Best goalkeeper award: Joshua Onyekwue (Germany)

• Note: FIH stands for International Hockey Federation

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• The United States is proud to host APEC in 2023 under the theme of “Creating a Resilient and Sustainable Future for All.”
• In November 2023, concluding its host year, the United States will host the APEC Economic Leaders' Week (AELW) in iconic San Francisco, California.
  

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As per March 2023, South Korea to build ‘world’s largest’ chip center with $230 billion investment from Samsung​

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Andrey Rublev won the Monte-Carlo Masters 2023 title by winning the final against Holger Roon.

Andrey Rublev belongs to Russia.

Holger Roon belongs to Denmark.

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FATF meeting held on 24 February 2023

Suspended membership of Russia over war in Ukraine

South Africa and Nigeria: Kept in gray list

Morocco and Cambodia: Removed from gray list 

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In January 2023, The UK becomes first European country to have a Reciprocal Access Agreement with Japan.

Reciprocal Access Agreement signed on 6 January 2022.

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Australian Open 2023 (grand slam tennis tournament)

Edition: 111th (55th in Open Era)

Venue: Melbourne Park (Australia)

Final held: 29 January 2023

Men's singles title winner: Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

Women's singles winner: Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)

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International Day of Families is celebrated on 15th of May every year.

Theme 2022: Families and Urbanization

Theme 2023: Demographic Trends and Families

Theme 2024: Families & Climate Change: International Year of the Family + 30
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Kenza Layli has been crowned the world's first Miss artificial intelligence (AI)

Kenza Layli belongs to Morocco. 

Kenza Layli beat 1500 computer-modified models to win the world's first virtual beauty pageant. 

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