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Scotland Yard is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service of London, UK.

By association, a name often used to denote that force.

It is located on the River Thames at Victoria Embankment just north of Westminster Bridge in the City of Westminster.

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The Gobi Desert is a vast, arid region in northern China and southern Mongolia.

Area of the Gobi Desert: 1.295 million km²

Elevation of the Gobi Desert: 1,580 m

Length of the Gobi Desert: 1,500 km (930 mi)

Region of the Gobi Desert: Inner Mongolia

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WTISD: an international day proclaimed in 2006 by the International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Conference in Turkey, to be celebrated annually on 17 May.

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The 24 time zones, created in accordance to each hour of the day, are theoretically drawn vertically like longitudes over the globe.

France has most number of time zones in the world.

AGM  5.2.23

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During the Soviet Union, Russia was ruled by the theory of Communism.

It was based on Marxist-Leninist principles advocating for a classless society and state ownership of resources.

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Indira Gandhi was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru.

She was the first woman prime minister of India.

She serving from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.

Her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, was the country's first Prime Minister from 1947 to 1964.

Indira Gandhi's son, Rajiv Gandhi, also became the Prime Minister of India, serving from 1984 to 1989.

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Emerald bedrock with long, horizontal parallel grooves is termed as Zuegen.

This term refers to rock formations shaped by wind erosion.

This creating ridges and grooves that are oriented in the direction of prevailing winds.

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Pakistan was alleged to have provided support for Osama bin Laden.

Osama was killed by a team of United States Navy SEALs on 2 May 2011.

The compound itself was located just half a mile from Pakistan's premier military training academy Kakul Military Academy (PMA) in Abbottabad.

 American president Barack Obama asked Pakistan to investigate the network that sustained bin Laden.

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The 1971 Men's Hockey World Cup was the inaugural edition of the Hockey World Cup.

Held from 15 to 24 October 1971 in Barcelona, Spain.

Pakistan were the inaugural World Cup winners.

Spain was the runner-up of this tournament.

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