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Sakhalin was claimed by both Russia and Japan over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries.

These disputes sometimes involved military conflict and divisions of the island between the two powers.

In 1875, Japan ceded its claims to Russia in exchange for the northern Kuril Islands.

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A puck is a small, flat, round object used in ice hockey instead of a ball.

Players use sticks to shoot the puck into the opposing team's goal.

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Palau gained independence from the United States on October 1, 1994.

Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia on May 24, 1994.

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Mr. Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, has also remained the Prime Minister of Portugal.

He served as Portugal's Prime Minister from 1995 to 2002 before his role at the UN.

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• The First United Nations Conference on Environment and Development was held in 1992 at Rio de Janeiro.
• The conference was held from June 3-14, 1992, and was also known as the "Earth Summit".
• It was attended by political leaders, diplomats, scientists, representatives of the media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from 179 countries.

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A new session of the UN General Assembly begins each year in September, with the first session typically starting on the third Tuesday of the month.

The General Assembly is the largest organ of the United Nations.

It is located in New York, USA.

The UN General Assembly usually meets every year in September.

There are six main organs of the UN.

The official languages are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish, with English and French as the working languages of the Secretariat.

Founded: October 24, 1945, in San Francisco, California, USA

Headquarters: New York, USA

Founders: United States, India, United Kingdom, Brazil, France

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Rex Wayne Tillerson (born March 23, 1952) is an American energy executive

He served as the 69th United States secretary of state from 2017 to 2018 in the first administration of Donald Trump.

From 2006 to 2016, he was ExxonMobil's chairman and chief executive officer (CEO).

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The southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh had an electrifying night this week after officials reportedly recorded 36,749 lightning strikes in just 13 hours.