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Nicolas Sarkozy was guilty of corruption and influence-peddling and sentenced to three years in prison, two of them suspended.

 France’s president from 2007 to 2012 had played an “active role” in forging a “corruption pact” with his lawyer and a senior magistrate to obtain information on a separate investigation into political donations, the leading judge declared, and there was “serious and concurring evidence” of collaboration between the three men to break the law.

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Sahibzada Muhammad Ali Sultan won the final round of 5th Thal Desert Jeep Rally on November 22, 2020.

More than three dozen vehicles participated in the round, which finished at tehsil Chobara of district Layyah.

Asif Fazal Chaudhry took second position and Faisal Zaffar remained third.

Sahibzada Sultan`s vehicle reached the finishing point in one hour and six minutes while Asif Fazal Chaudhry reached the spot with one hour and seven minutes.

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Al Dhafra Festival celebrates the Bedouin tradition and culture of the UAE through many popular events, including races and beauty contest for camels.

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• India has achieved yet another milestone in space exploration with the successful launch of its solar observation mission - Aditya-L1.
• The spacecraft took off from the Sriharikota launch pad, making its way to a Lagrange point known as L1, located between the Earth and Sun.

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• About ICC men’s Cricket ODI World Cup 2019

• Edition: 12th

• Venue: Wales & England

• Champion: England (first time) 

• Runner-Up: New Zealand

• Participating teams: 10

• Matches played: 48

• Player of the series: Kane Williamson (New Zealand)

• Most runs taken by: Rohit Sharma (India)
• Most wickets taken by: Mitchell Starc (Australia)

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• Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2022

• Edition: First

• Venue: Valencia, Spain

• Final held: 17 December 2022

• Winner: India

• Runner-up: Spain

• Total matches played: 20

• Total goals scored: 50

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• About ACC men's Emerging Asia Cup 2019
• Edition: Fourth 
• Venue: Bangladesh 
• Winner: Pakistan (first time) 
• Runner-Up: Bangladesh 

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• About ACC men's Emerging Asia Cup 2017
• Edition: Second

• Venue: Bangladesh

• Winner: Sri Lanka
• Runner-Up: Pakistan

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• Hamza Khan defeated England's Yusuf Sheikh in the final to become the British Junior Open 2020 champion.

• Hamza Khan basically belongs to Peshawar.
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As per United Nations, over 10 people are put to death each week in Iran, making it one the world's highest executors.