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Hurricane Irma was a Category 5 storm, the most powerful to hit the Caribbean in 2017.

It caused massive damage to islands like Barbuda, Saint Martin, and the Virgin Islands.

Wind speeds reached up to 185 mph (295 km/h).

Hurricane Irma was followed by Hurricane Maria, another destructive storm in the same season.

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• The epic novel War and Peace was written by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy.
• It was published completely in 1869 
• Describes Russian society during the Napoleonic Wars

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The Malabar Coast corresponds to modern-day Kerala.

Malabar refers to a historic region in southwest India.

It was famous for spices, especially black pepper.

The name is often mentioned in ancient trade and colonial history.

Malabar was important in Portuguese, Dutch, and British trade.

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First Nobel Prize in Economics – Key Points

Year & Recipients: 1969, awarded to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen.

Reason: For developing and applying dynamic models to analyze economic processes.

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Nepal is officially recognized as a Hindu-majority country.

It was declared a Hindu state in its constitution until 2008.

It is the only country in the world with Hinduism as its state religion during that period.

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Silicon Valley, in the southern Area of California.

Silicon Valley is a nickname for San Francisco.

It is home to many start-ups and global technology companies.

Apple, Facebook, and Google are among the most prominent.

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The Afghan Government with the collaboration of the Indian Intelligence agency "RAW", Russian Intelligence agency

"KHAD" and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the US have constituted a new intelligence agency with the name Research and Analysis Mili Afghan (RAMA) to destabilize Pakistan.

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Melinda French Gates is the founder and CEO of Pivotal,

It is an organization she established in 2015

Note : From 2000 to 2024, she and Gates co-chaired the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Melinda Ann French was born on August 15, 1964, in Dallas, Texas

Political party: Democratic

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Lighthouse of Alexandria was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

It was built in the 3rd century BC in Egypt.

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The lighthouse was located on the island of Pharos, Egypt.

Great Wall of China is part of the New Seven Wonders (2007).