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• Greenpeace International Headquarters: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
• Greenpeace Canada Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario.
• Founded: 1971 (Vancouver, Canada).
• Formal international structure established in 1979
• Type: International NGO
• Purpose: Environmentalism, peace
• Formerly called: Don't Make a Wave Committee (1969–1972)

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 The book by Dr. Maurice Bucaille, The Bible, the Quran, and Science,

In 1976, Bucaille published 

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 Pakistan has been elected as a member of the Council of the International Telecommunication Union

For a four-year term (2019–2022)

After securing 155 out of 177 votes in November 2018

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 The UNHCR signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Bangladesh in April 2018.

This agreement established a framework for cooperation on the repatriation of Rohingya refugees

UNHCR  stands for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Formation 14 December 1950

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  Australia is becoming the first country in the world to recognise orphanage trafficking as a form of modern day slavery.

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The United States, Mexico, and Canada signed the USMCA to replace the NAFTA

This agreement entered into force on July 1, 2020

 It replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) implemented in 1994

North American Free Trade Agreement full form of NAFTA.

USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)Languages:

• English
• French
• Spanish

History of NAFTA

Drafted September 30, 2018

Signed September 30, 2018 and December 10, 2019 (revised version)

Effective July 1, 2020

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 The World AIDS Day 2018 theme was "Know your status".

This theme was used to emphasize the importance of HIV testing and awareness

World AIDS Day is observed on 1 December since 1988.

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• The Barakah nuclear power plant is the first nuclear power station in the Arabian Peninsula.
• The total capacity of this Power plant is 5600 MW.
• Nuclear power plants in India (Operation)
  • Tarapur, Maharashtra
  • Rawatbhata, Rajasthan
  • Kakrapar, Gujarat
  • Narora, Uttar Pradesh
  • Kaiga, Karnataka

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• The United Arab Emirates is a country in Western Asia located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula.
• It borders Saudi Arabia and Oman and has maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Iran and Qatar

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Russian Vladimir Putin belongs to the Independent (1991–1995, 2001–2008, 2012–present)

He has served as President of Russia since 2012

He previously served from 2000 to 2008.

He also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012

He is the longest-serving Russian president since the independence of Russia from the Soviet Union.

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The United States announced its withdrawal from the JCPOA

It is also known as the "Iran nuclear deal" or the "Iran deal", on May 8, 2018.

JCPOA stands Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action

The JCPOA is an agreement on Iran's nuclear program reached in July 2015 by Iran and the P5+1

P5+1 (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council)

1. China
2. France
3. Russia
4. United Kingdom
5. United States—plus Germany