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Sri Lanka is an island nation.

This meaning it is surrounded by water.

It has no land borders with other countries.

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• 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) 

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• Edward Teller is often referred to as the “father of the hydrogen bomb.”

•  After the Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb in 1949, Edward Teller worked to convince President Truman to develop a crash program for the hydrogen bomb, which he believed was feasible.

• Edward Teller was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist

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Lata Mangeshkar's first tutor was Ustad Aman Ali Khan, a renowned Hindustani classical singer and musician.

He was her initial mentor and taught her the basics of music and singing.

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The 5 stages of economic growth are:

Stage 1: Traditional Society

Stage 2: Preconditions for Take-off

Stage 3: Take-off

Stage 4: Drive to Maturity

Stage 5: Age of high mass consumption

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CoronaVac is an inactivated virus COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company based in Beijing, China.

It was approved for emergency use in China in February 2021.

It has since been used in several countries, including Brazil, Chile, and Indonesia.

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In January 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was tragically shot down in Iran shortly after takeoff.

This led to significant casualties, including passengers from multiple countries.

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The General Assembly is the main deliberative organ of the United Nations.

The United Nations itself has six principal organs established by the Charter of the United Nation

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In 2020, the UAE became the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to introduce equal pay for men and women.

The UAE's gender equality law ensures that women have the same rights as men to receive equal pay for work of equal value.