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Russell Cook, also known as Hardest Geezer, is an English endurance athlete.

Russell Cook holds the record for being the only person to have run the entire length of Africa.

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In April 2024, Zimbabwe introduced a new gold-backed currency called ZiG to tackle inflation.

ZiG stands for "Zimbabwe Gold"

The ZiG replaces a Zimbabwean dollar, the RTGS, that had lost three-quarters of its value so far

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Peter Higgs belonged to the Britain 

Profession: Theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics

Born: 29 May 1929

Died: 8 April 2024

Aged: 94

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Simon Harris is the current and youngest-ever prime minister of Ireland 

Appointed in April 2024

Preceded by:  Leo Varadkar 

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In April 2024, Ireland’s parliament elected Simon Harris as the country’s new and youngest-ever prime minister, to succeed Leo Varadkar following his surprising resignation in March 2024.

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The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

Capital: Prague

Prime minister: Petr Fiala

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• Michel Talagrand has been awarded the 2024 Abel Prize for his contributions to probability theory and stochastic processes is mathematician from France. 

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Michel Talagrand has been awarded the 2024 Abel Prize for his contributions to probability theory and stochastic processes.

Michel Talagrand is a mathematician.

Michel Talagrand belongs to France.

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Luis Montenegro is the current Prime Minister of Portugal. 

Appointed in April 2024

Replaced Antonio Costa

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Peter Pellegrini became president of Slovakia.

Assuming office in June 2024

Peter Pellegrini replacing Zuzana Caputova