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Nelson Mandela International Day is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela's birthday.

The day was officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009, with the first UN Mandela Day held on 18 July 2010. 

Theme 2022: Do What You Can, With What You Have, Where You Are

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White House situated: Washington

White House construction completed: 1800

John Adams was: First US president to arrive White House (November 1800)

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The UN Security Council is the most important and effective organ of the United Nations (UN).

The United Nations has six principal organs established by the UN Charter.

The Security Council is the most powerful organ, responsible for maintaining international peace and security.

It has 15 members, including 5 permanent members (P5) with veto power: USA, UK, China, Russia, and France.

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On the night of 14–15 April 2014, 276 mostly Christian female students aged from 16 to 18 were kidnapped by the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram 

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The Majlisi Oli is the Parliament of Tajikistan.

It has two chambers, the Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi namoyandagon) and the National Assembly (Majlisi milli), with 63 and 33 members, respectively.

The Majlisi Oli was established in 1999.

It is headquartered in the parliament palace on Rudaki Avenue.

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Thar desert covers an area of 200,000 km2 (77,000 sq mi) in India and Pakistan.

About 85% of the Thar Desert is in India, and about 15% is in Pakistan.

The portion in India also extends into:

• Gujarat
• Punjab
• Haryana

The portion in Pakistan extends into:

• Sindh 
• Punjab

 It is the largest desert of Pakistan

It is the world's 18th-largest desert

The world's 9th-largest hot subtropical desert

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Samsung Group, or simply Samsung is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Digital City, Suwon, South Korea.

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The earliest known use of paper money in China is from the Tang dynasty.

Tang dynasty lasted from the year 618 to 907 AD.

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The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2022 is awarded to the author Annie Ernaux “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”. 

Annie Ernaux is an author belongs to France. 

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 The Nile is the primary water source of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan

About 90% of Egypt's water supply comes from the Nile, with the remaining 10% from groundwater. 

Egypt is known as the "Gift of the Nile"

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The Nile River flows through Northeast Africa

The outflow of the Nile River is into the Mediterranean Sea.

It has an approximate length of 6,650 kilometers (4,132 miles)

The Nile is the longest river in Africa and the world.

The Nile has two major tributaries:

• The White Nile
• The Blue Nile (begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia)