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China and 14 other countries agreed to set up the world`s largest trading bloc called Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

Virtually signed on November 15, 2020 on the sidelines of the annual summit of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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The UN and humanitarian partners in Afghanistan are seeking $1.3 billion to assist almost 16 million people in need of life-saving assistance as a result of decades of conflict, recurrent natural disasters, and the added impact of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.

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A six-year-old student, Arham Om Talsania, has recently earned a Guinness World Records certificate by becoming the youngest computer programmer.

Arham, who belongs to the Indian city of Ahmedabad, is a student of class 2.

The six-year-old boy has passed the Python Programming Language exam to become the youngest ever computer programmer in the world.

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Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore ties and reopen diplomatic missions

Announcement date:  March 10, 2023

Broker: China

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The United Arab Emirates’ Rashid Rover  launched the Arab world’s first mission to the Moon.

Launching Date: 11 December 2022.

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Know all about India’s lunar mission Chandrayaan-3

Launched on 14 July 2023

Launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh

On 23 August 2023, India became the first nation to land a craft near the Moon’s south pole

Chandrayaan means Mooncraft

Chandrayaan is a Sanskrit word

Chandrayaan-3 is the third Indian lunar exploration mission under the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Chandrayaan programme.

Chandrayaan-3 consists of a lander named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan

The propulsion module carried the lander and rover configuration to lunar orbit in preparation for a powered descent by the lander.

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On 26 July 2022, Russia announced to pull out of the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024.

Know everything about International Space Station (ISS)

ISS serves as a microgravity and space environment research laboratory.

Five different space agencies representing 15 countries built the 100 billion-dollar international space station.

ISS is a joint project between NASA of US, Roscommon of Russia, JAXA of Japan, ESA of Europe and CSA of Canada.

ISS is expected to operate until 2030.

In February 2022, (NASA) announced plans to retire and decommission the International Space Station (ISS) by 2031.

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The US space agency NASA has announced plans to officially close the International Space Station in 2031.

After dozens of launches since 1998, the station was moved to a higher orbit.

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In 2023, Nigeria announced demonetization to address corruption and bring down inflation.

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Saudi Arabia on June 4, 2022 welcomed its first batch of Haj pilgrims since coronavirus pandemic.

The first group was from Indonesia.