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UAE Hosted First I2U2 Vice-Ministerial Meeting to Discuss Investment Opportunities

Participants: India, Israel, the United States and the UAE

Date: February 21-22, 2023

About I2U2

Established: October 2021

First virtual summit: July 2022

The quadrilateral I2U2 stands for “I” for India and Israel and “U” for the US and UAE. 

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Summit for Democracy 2023

Edition: Second (first held in 2021)

Hosting country: USA

Pakistan declined to participate (announcement made on 28 March 2023)

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Darcelle XV born: 1930

Died: March 23, 2023

Darcelle XV: American drag queen

Guinness World Records had certified her as the oldest drag queen performer in 2016.

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On 30 October 2022, at least 153 people were crushed to death when a crowd in South Korea surged in an alleyway during Halloween festivities.

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On 23 January 2023, Australia and Papua New Guinea pledged to clinch a new security treaty within four months, also to tackle the threat of climate change.

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2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup

Edition: First

Venue: South Africa

Winner: India

Runner-up: England

Final held: 29 January 2023

Participating teams: 16

Matches played: 41

Player of the series: Grace Scrivens (England)

Most runs made by: Shweta Sehrawat of India (297 runs)

Most wickets taker: Maggie Clark of Australia (12 wickets)

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2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup

Edition: First

Venue: South Africa

Winner: India

Runner-up: England

Final held: 29 January 2023

Participating teams: 16

Matches played: 41

Player of the series: Grace Scrivens (England)

Most runs made by: Shweta Sehrawat of India (297 runs)

Most wickets taker: Maggie Clark of Australia (12 wickets)

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Indonesia`s parliament approved a new criminal code on December 6, 2022 that bans sex outside marriage with a punishment of up to one year in jail.

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On 3 January 2023, a transgender woman convicted of murder was put to death in the first such execution in the United States.

McLaughlin was the first transgender person of either sex to be executed in USA.

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Asian Junior Squash Under-13 title

Final held: August 2023

Final held: Dalian, China

Winner: Pakistan

Pakistan won: after 6 years (last won in 2016)

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