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World Cancer Day is observed on 4 February. 

Theme 2022 & 2023: Close the Care Gap

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On 23 December 2021, Belgium declared to shut down its nuclear power plants by 2025.

The Doel 4 and Tihange 3 reactors - the newest of Belgium's seven reactors - were due to close for good in 2025

'but will now restart in November 2026 after necessary work and will continue operating for 10 years.

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Several companies, including Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway, Alphabet, and Apple are sitting on more than $100 billion of cash, according to FactSet.

Apple is an American multinational technology company .

Founded: April 1, 1976, Los Altos, California, United States

Headquarters: Cupertino, California, United States

Founders: Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne

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Asian Games 2022

Edition: 19th

Venue: Hangzhou, China

Dates: 23 Sep to 8 Oct 2023

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The modern Olympic Games are the world's foremost multi-sports event.

The Olympic Games are an international sports festival, held every four years.

The Olympic motto "Faster, Higher, Stronger" was proposed in 1894 and has been official since 1924.

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The world’s first-generation contrail-free aircraft engine, currently being built in Pakistan for the global aviation industry, the technological marvel’s inventor,

Dr. Sarah Qureshi has been working on the project since 2018 to eliminate the negative impact of commercial air carriers on the stratosphere that contributes to global warming.

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• Russia attacked Ukraine on 24 February 2022
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• On 24 February, before 5:00 a.m. Kyiv time, Putin announced a "special military operation" in eastern Ukraine and "effectively declared war on Ukraine."
• Russia retains control over 1.8% of the area around Kharkiv in the east of Ukraine
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• Reason for Russia and Ukraine War 2022:
• Throughout 2021, bilateral tensions rose due to a Russian military buildup surrounding Ukrainian territory
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• The capital of Russia is: Moscow
• The area of Russia is 17.1 million km²
• The currency of Russia is: the Russian ruble
• The population of Russia is: 144.1 million (2020) World Bank
• The continent of Russia is: Europe, Asia

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Golam Sarwar is the current Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

Appointed in 4th March 2023.

Golam Sarwar belongs to Bangladesh.

Replaced: Esala Weerakoon

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Amina Jane Mohammed: 5th Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

UN Current Secretary general: Antonio Guterres

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