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World Wide Web (WWW)

World-Wide Web Worm (WWWW)

English scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989.

WWW Birth place CERN near Geneva, Switzerland.

The browser was released for general public in August 1991.

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Mozilla Firefox was developed by the Mozilla Foundation.

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15th BRICS summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2023.

• Know everything about BRICS: 
• BRICS founded: June 2009
  
• BRICS Member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
  
• BRICS total members: 10 
• South Africa joined BRICS: 2010
• BRICS headquarters: Shanghai, China
• BRICS first conference hosted by: Russia (2009) 

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International Tea Day is celebrated on 21 May annually 

First time celebrated in 2020 by the United Nations.  

Theme 2025: Tea for Better Lives

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On January 8, 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down minutes after taking off from Tehran, Iran, by an Iranian surface-to-air missile.

Fifty-five Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents were among the 176 people killed in this national tragedy.

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Mikhail Gorbachev was the Russian President during the signing of the Geneva Accord in 1988.

The Geneva Accords were agreements that led to the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.

It playing a crucial role in ending the Soviet-Afghan War.

The four 1949 Conventions have been ratified by 196 states

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It is based on parts of the Hague Convention (II) of 1899 and Hague Convention (IV) of 1907

The First Geneva Convention was first adopted in 1864, revised in 1906,1929, and finally 1949)

The Second Geneva Convention (first adopted in 1949, the successor of the Hague Convention (X) 1907)

The Third Geneva Convention (first adopted in 1929, last revision in 1949)

The Fourth Geneva Convention was first adopted in 1949

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The Commonwealth is an association of countries across the world.

Commonwealth: political association of 56 member states

 It is home to 2.5 billion people

Founded: December 11, 1931

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Founders: British Empire, UK Parliament

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The Security Council consists of five permanent members (China, France, Russia, UK and USA) The Security Council consists of 10 non-permanent members elected by the General Assembly for a term of two years.

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• Headquarters: Paris, France
• Purpose: To combat money laundering and terrorism financing
• Official Languages: English & French
• Full Member Countries: 37
• Full Member Organizations: 2
• Total Members: 39