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Men's Hockey World Cup 2023

Edition: 15th

Final Held: 29 January 2023

Host: India

Winner: Germany (third title)

Runner-up: Belgium

Participating teams: 16

Matches played: 44

Goals scored: 249

Top scorer: Jeremy Hayward (Australia)

Best player: Niklas Wellen (Germany)

Best young player: Mustapha Cassiem (South Africa)

Best goalkeeper: Vincent Vanasch (Belgium)

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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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New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern resigned in January 2023.

She announced her resignation on January 19, 2023.

She officially stepped down from office on February 7, 2023.

Christopher Mark Luxon is the current and 42nd Prime Minister of New Zealand since November 2023.

He served as leader of the Opposition from 2021 to 2023.

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2023 national census (released on 5 August 2023)

Growth rate: 2.55 per cent

Total Pakistan population: 241.49 million

Punjab: 127.68 million

Punjab growth rate: 2.53 percent

Sindh population: 55.69 million

Sindh growth rate: 2.57 percent

Balochistan population: 14.89 million

Balochistan growth rate: 3.2 percent (highest of all)

KPK population: 40.85 million

KPK growth rate: 2.38 percent

Islamabad population: 2.36 million

Islamabad growth rate: 2.81 percent

Pakistan rural population: 61.18 percent

Pakistan Urban population: 38.82 percent

33 million population increased between 2017 and 2023 

110 million population increased between 1998 and 2023 

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Explanation

Pakistan successfully conducted flight test of Ababeel weapon system in October 2023.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Pakistan carried out a successful flight test of the Ababeel weapon system

Ababeel means 'Flock of Birds'

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In March 2023, Saudi Arabia’s Prince Fahad bin Mansour launched a $100 million Saudi Arabia-Pakistan Tech House, a new initiative aimed at creating opportunities through partnerships with information technology (IT) companies and enterprises in Pakistan.

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World Thalassemia Day is observed on 8 May.

Theme 2023: Be Aware. Share. Care: Strengthening Education to Bridge the Thalassaemia Care Gap

Theme 2024: Empowering Lives, Embracing Progress: Equitable and Accessible Thalassaemia Treatment for All

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• • Chairmanship of BRICS for 2021: India

  • Chairmanship of BRICS for 2022: China

  • Chairmanship of BRICS for 2023: South Africa

  • Chairmanship of BRICS for 2024: Russia
• Know everything about BRICS: 
• BRICS founded: June 2009
  
• BRICS Member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
  
• BRICS total members: 10 
• South Africa joined BRICS: 2010
• BRICS headquarters: Shanghai, China
• BRICS first conference hosted by: Russia (2009)