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The Headquarters of the United Nations Population Fund is in New York

UNFPA stands for United Nations Population Fund

The formation in 1969

The 193 member states of the United Nations 

 Its name was changed to United Nations Population Fund in 1987

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Jacob Zuma was the President of South Africa.

He served as the fourth president of South Africa from 2009 to 2018.

Zuma was also the president of the African National Congress from 2007 to 2017.

He was a former anti-apartheid activist and member of the South African Communist Party.

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• A badminton court for singles competition is 13.40 meters (44 feet) long and 5.18 meters (17 feet) wide.
• For doubles competition, the court is the same width but 1.98 meters (6.5 feet) longer, measuring 15.38 meters (50.5 feet) in length.

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It was the first time that the Commonwealth Games were held in India.

Second time they were held in Asia after Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998.

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CNN: Cable News Network

CNN launched: 1 June 1980

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George Stephenson is known as the "Father of Railways".

Because of his pioneering work in developing the first public inter-city railway line in 1825.

It revolutionized transportation and transformed the way people and goods moved around the world.

He designed and built several iconic trains, including the famous "Rocket," which won the Rainhill Trials in 1829.

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Pakistan won the 1992 World Cup against England

Dates: Feb 22, 1992 – Mar 25, 1992

Champions: Pakistan (1st title)

Matches: 39

Most runs: Martin Crowe (456)

Most wickets: Wasim Akram (18)

Participants: 9

Location: Australia, New Zealand

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The Buddha was a philosopher, mendicant, meditator, spiritual teacher, and religious leader who lived in ancient India.

He is revered as the founder of the world religion of Buddhism, and worshipped by most Buddhist schools as the Enlightened One who has transcended Karma and escaped the cycle of birth and rebirth.

Buddha Born: Lumbini, Nepal

Buddha Died: Kushinagar, India

Buddha Full name: Siddhartha Gautama

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Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, Japan, 7,965MW.

Opened in 1985 and owned by Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s (TEPCO).

Bilibino Nuclear power plant (NPP) in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, houses the world's smallest commercial nuclear reactor.