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Egypt announced on November 14, 2020 the discovery of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi, the largest such find this year.

The sealed wooden coffins, unveiled on site amid fanfare, belonged to top officials of the Late Period and the Ptolemaic period of ancient Egypt.

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Robert Menaker was an American fiction writer, died on 26 October 2020.

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Correct Answer: 7.9 per cent

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD) has recently released a report titled “Trade and development Report 2020”. 

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Global Hunger Index is jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe.

This is published every October.

The first edition was published in 2006.

This edition marked the 15^th edition of the Global Hunger Index.

Aim: Tract hunger at the global

Chad was given least rank while Belarus was given top rank.

All countries: 107

Pakistan: 88

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Death Valley is located in California, United States of America (USA). 

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China has recently successfully launched a new optical remote-sensing satellite "Gaofen-9 05" from its Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Northwest China.

This program was initiated in 2010.

Beijing is the capital while Yuan is the currency of China.

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Lebanon’s parliament on August 13, 2020 approved a state of emergency while citing exceptional circumstances in the country after a massive explosion in Beirut on August 4.

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India’s Virat Kohli became the fastest batter to reach 13,000 ODI runs during the Asia Cup Super 4 against Pakistan at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The 34-year-old record of fellow Indian veteran Sachin Tendulkar (321 innings), by achieving in just 267 innings.

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The South Korean government will provide $800,000 assistance to Pakistan to help the country fight Covid-19.