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Vladimir Putin Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999:

as prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and from 2008 to 2012,

and as president from 2000 to 2008 and since 2012

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• ICT stands for:Islamabad Capital Territory
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• Islamabad officially became the capital of Pakistan on 14 August 1967.
• The construction of Islamabad was completed in 1966.
  
• Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan.
• Islamabad is a territory.
• Islamabad is the ninth-largest city of Pakistan.

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James Watt, a Scottish engineer, patented improvements to the steam engine in 1781.

He significantly enhancing its efficiency and power, and revolutionizing industry and transportation.

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Ronald Ross was a medical doctor who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on the transmission of malaria.

He belonged to the British.

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The pyramid of Giza is located in Egypt.

It is one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.

These ancient structures are situated on the Giza Plateau, near Cairo.

The houses surrounding the pyramid were made of clay bricks dried in the sun.

All the houses had flat roofs.

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• Angel Falls is a waterfall in Venezuela.
• Height: 979 m
• Elevation: 1,283 m
• Longest drop: 807 m
• Number of drops: 2
•  It is the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall
• The waterfall has been known as Angel Falls since the mid-20th century
• Angel Falls is named after Jimmie Angel, a U.S. aviator, who was the first person to fly over the falls
  

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Thomas Cup is associated with badminton.

It is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations (IBF)

The cup was donated in 1939 by Sir George Thomas

The championship has been conducted every two years since 1982.

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Pashtun are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. 

Tajiks are the second largest ethnic group in Afghanistan.

It comprise between 25-30% of the population.

The Tajiks in Afghanistan are mainly Sunni Muslims who follow the Hanafi sect.

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The Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games are each held every four years.

The Olympic Games are an international sports festival

Summer Games and Winter Games are held separately.

Summer Games are celebrated during the first year of an Olympiad and the Winter Games are held in the third year.