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North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed near Japanese waters 18 November 2022.

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Germany shut down its last three nuclear reactors in April 2023.

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In December 2022, Scotland lawmakers passed law which will make it easier for transgender people to legally change their gender.

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• Meta (Facebook) developed new app called Threads to compete with Twitter.
• Threads is a micro-blogging site.
• Launched on 5 July 2023.

• Threads has 500 characters and 5 minutes of video support.
• This is an app based on Instagram.

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In April 2023, the JUICE probe has been launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's spacecraft. 

JUICE is a mission to explore Jupiter's icy, ocean-rich moons.

JUICE will enter Jupiter's orbit by July 2023.

About Jupiter

It is the largest planet in our solar system

It rotates about once every 10 hours

It has 79 satellites 

It is the fifth planet 

It is larger than the earth 

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In Feb 2023, China launched the Zhongxing-26 satellite at a cost of 333 million USD.

Zhongxing-26 was launched on Long March 3B rocket. 

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In 2023, Manchester become the first United Kingdom city to launch a "tourist tax" for visitors.

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In November 2022, Japan successfully used steam to propel Moon spacecraft.

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The Joint Sea 2021 naval exercise held between Russia and China in October 2021.

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The United Arab Emirates(UAE) opened a centre housing a mosque, church and the country`s first official synagogue.

Opening date: 16 February 2023

Opening place: Abu Dhabi