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As per WHO, Jordan become the first country in the world to be officially verified as having eliminated leprosy.

This significant milestone marks a new era in global public health efforts.

Jordan was declared leprosy free in Sep 2024.

WHO stands for World Health Organization.

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The ambassador of Russia has been barred from 2022 Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm because of the war in Ukraine.

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The UN Security Council (UNSC) held an urgent meeting on August 5, 2020 to review the situation arising out of the Aug 5, 2019, siege of Kashmir by India.

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In Sri Lanka, the proposed 21st amendment to the Constitution, aimed at curbing the unfettered powers of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was presented before the Cabinet in May 2022.

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China has reportedly become the world’s first country to have successfully sent the 6G communications test satellite into the orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the Shanxi Province. 

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In October 2022, Poland chose the U.S. government and Westinghouse to build its first nuclear power plant, part of an effort to burn less coal and gain greater energy independence.

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In October 2022, Saudi endurance swimmer and dentist Mariam bin Laden swam from Saudi Arabia to Egypt, becoming the first Arab and Saudi woman to achieve such a feat.

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On 22 July 2022, Russia and Ukraine signed grain exports deal, the first deal since 24 February 2022, both countries agreed to start shipping food via the Black Sea.

The landmark deal was meditated by UN secretary General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Taayyip Erdogan.