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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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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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France has become the first country in the world to give constitutional right to abortion.

In 2024, France became the first country in the world to explicitly include the right to abortion in its constitution.
Abortion means اسقاط حمل

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A set of new family laws, referred to as ‘Federal Personal Status Laws’, for non-Muslims residing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) came into force from February 2023.

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• In September 2022, US president Joe Biden announced a new arms package of 600 million US dollars to Ukraine.
• This money will also be used for military education and training.

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After 20 years, the Taliban fully re-captured Afghanistan on 15 August 2021.

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NASA launched James Webb Space Telescope in the year 2021

The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope “James Webb Space Telescope” was developed by NASA

Cost: 10 billion USD (2016)

Launch site: Guiana Space Centre

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Indian students advised against travelling to Pakistan to pursue higher education on: 22 April 2022

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In March 2022, Israel launched a polio vaccine drive after 1988

Launching Date: April 5, 2022

Polio: a viral disease of the brain and spinal cord that can cause irreversible paralysis. (affects mainly children under the age of five)