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Simon Johnson, James Robinson and Daron Acemoglu have been awarded 2024 Nobel Prize Economics.

Awarded for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.

Their book titled 'Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity'  was published in 2023

Both Simon Johnson and James Robinson are British-Americans.

Daron Acemoglu is a Turkish-American.

Additional Information:

Nobel Prize in Economics 2023 was awarded to Claudia Goldin

She is an American economic historian

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Date: 15-17 November (30th Meeting)

Host Leader: Joe Biden 

Venue: San Francisco, USA

Headquarter: Singapore 

Members: 21 countries

Previous meeting: Bangkok, Thailand (2022)

Next meeting: Cusco, Peru (2024)

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Winter Olympic Games 2022

Edition: 24th 

Summer Olympics 2020: Japan

Winter Olympics 2022: China

Summer Olympics 2024: France

Winter Olympics 2026: Italy

Summer Olympics 2028: USA

Explanation

The United States of America (USA) has won the most number of gold medals at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.

US won a total of 40 Gold Medals

US won a total of 44 Silver Medals

US won a total of 42 Bronze Medals

US won a total of 126 Medals

After the US, China comes second with 40 Gold, 27 Silver & 24 Bronze medals 

China won a total of 91 medals 

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Explanation

About Nobel Prize in Physics 2024

Co-winners: John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton

Award given by: Royal Swedish Academy

Geoffrey Hinton is a British-Canadian computer scientist

Geoffrey Hinton is called the godfather of artificial intelligence (AI)

John Hopfield is an American scientist

Additional Information:

They are awarded Nobel Prize for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks

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Explanation

Pakistan’s young athlete Ayesha Ayaz surprised the world by winning three medals at the International Taekwondo Championship 2024

This championship held in Bangkok, Thailand.

Ayesha Ayaz belongs to Swat

She won the medals Under-12 category.

In the 42kg class, she defeated players from three countries and bagged one silver and two bronze medals. 

Explanation

Bano Butt made history by winning a gold medal for Pakistan in Mixed Martial Arts Asian Championship 2024 by defeating Kazakhstan’s Gulnaz Abdrakhmanova

Pakistan’s Emaan Khan clinched a gold medal at the Mixed Martial Arts Asian Championship 2024 by defeating Kazakhstan’s Dinara Ayapova in the final.

Category: Flyweight 56.7 kg

Additional Info:

Mixed Martial Arts Asian Championship 2024 held in Pakistan.

Starting date: Aug 18, 2024

Closing date: Aug 22, 2024

Participants: 12 countries

Explanation

The United States of America (USA) has won the most number of gold medals at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.

US won a total of 40 Gold Medals

US won a total of 44 Silver Medals

US won a total of 42 Bronze Medals

US won a total of 126 Medals

After the US, China comes second with 40 Gold, 27 Silver & 24 Bronze medals 

China won a total of 91 medals 

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Explanation

World's First-Ever 3D Printed Mosque Opened in Saudi Arabia.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is now home to the world's first 3D-printed mosque, spanning an area of 5,600 sqm.

World's first 3D-printed mosque has been unveiled in Jeddah in 2024.

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Explanation

Novak Djokovic has become the 5th tennis player in the world to complete the Golden Slam.

He won the gold medal in the men's singles of tennis in Paris Olympics 2024.

He defeated Carlos Alcaraz to win the gold medal.

He is a tennis player from Serbia. 

Before Novak Djokovic, Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams have completed the Golden Slam.

Additional Information

If a tennis player wins the gold medal in all four Grand Slams, then it is called Golden Slam.

The following four tennis games are called Grand Slams:

01: Australian Open 

02: French Open

03: Wimbledon 

04: US Open