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Ban Ki-moon elected as BFA chairman

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Former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was elected chairman of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), replacing former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.<br />
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 Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Li Baodong was appointed BFA secretary-general.<br />
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Ban Ki-moon elected as BFA chairman

Former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was elected chairman of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), replacing former Japanese Prime...

The United States and South Korea conducted joint military training exercise Foal Eagle

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The United States and South Korea conducted joint military training exercise Foal Eagle

The United States and South Korea conducted their joint military training exercise Foal Eagle in South Korea. Foal Eagle is a combine...

Russia successfully tested the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile

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Russia successfully tested the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile

Russia successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Sarmat which Nato has called "Satan 2". The RS-2...

Bidhya Devi Bhandari sworn-in as Nepal's President

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 Bidhya Devi Bhandari sworned-in as the president of Nepal. She was re-elected as the country's president for a second term.<br />
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Before becoming president she was a powerful leader of the Communist Party of Nepal Unified Marxist-Leninist.<br />
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Bidhya Devi Bhandari sworn-in as Nepal's President

Bidhya Devi Bhandari sworned-in as the president of Nepal. She was re-elected as the country's president for a second term. Before...

India ranks 81st in global corruption perception index

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The index, which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, placed India at the 81st place. In the 2016 India was in the 79th place among 176 countries. The index uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean. It is published by Transparency International (TI)<br />
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In the latest ranking New Zealand and Denmark were placed the highest, with scores of 89 and 88, respectively. On the other hand Syria, South Sudan and Somalia were ranked lowest with scores of 14, 12 and 9, respectively.<br />
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India ranks 81st in global corruption perception index

The index, which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, placed India at the 81st place....

Gevora: World's tallest hotel opens in Dubai

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The world's tallest hotel, Gevora has officially opened in Dubai.</div>
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The 75-storey Gevora Hotel is  357.8 metres high.</div>
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 JW Marriott Marquis in Dubai which is just a meter shorter was formerly the world's tallest hotel.</div>
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Gevora: World's tallest hotel opens in Dubai

The world's tallest hotel, Gevora has officially opened in Dubai. The 75-storey Gevora Hotel is 357.8 metres high. JW Ma...

Cyril Ramaphosa becomes President of South Africa

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Cyril Ramaphosa becomes President of South Africa

Cyril Ramaphosa has become South Africa's president a day after embattled leader Jacob Zuma resigned. He is the fifth President of Sout...

Abdul Hamid re-elected as Bangladesh President

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Abdul Hamid re-elected as Bangladesh President

Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid re-elected uncontested for another five-year term, becoming the only leader who will be serving for a sec...

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia Gets 5 Years In Jail For Corruption

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Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia Gets 5 Years In Jail For Corruption

A court in Bangladesh sentenced opposition leader Khaleda Zia to five years in jail. Khaleda Zia, leader of the opposition Bangladesh...

India joins Ashgabat agreement

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India joins Ashgabat agreement

The Ashgabat agreement is a Multimodal transport agreement between Oman, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and India for...

Henrietta Fore becomes UNICEF Executive Director

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Henrietta Fore becomes UNICEF Executive Director

Henrietta Holsman Fore becomes new Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) She was the former Chairman ...

2017 Nobel Peace Prize for ICAN

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The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN),  a coalition of non-governmental organisations from over 100 countries around the globe.<br />
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It was selected for its for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition on such weapons.</div>
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ICAN is a Non-profit international campaign with its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland. It was formed in 2007.</div>
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The ICAN is made up of 468 partner organizations in 101 countries.</div>
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2017 Nobel Peace Prize for ICAN

The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), a coalition of non-governmental or...

Demi‑Leigh Nel‑Peters becomes 2017 Miss Universe

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South Africa's Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters crowned as Miss Universe 2017.<br />
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Laura Gonzalez of Colombia was the 1st Runner-up<br />
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Miss Universe 2017 was the 66th Miss Universe pageant, held on 26 November 2017. The event was held at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States</div>

Demi‑Leigh Nel‑Peters becomes 2017 Miss Universe

South Africa's Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters crowned as Miss Universe 2017. Laura Gonzalez of Colombia was the 1st Runner-up Miss Univer...

Karen Ibasco becomes Miss Earth 2017

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Karen Ibasco of  Philippines crowned Miss Earth 2017.<br />
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Miss Earth 2017 was the 17th edition of Miss Earth pageant, held on November 4, 2017 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.<br />
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Miss Earth 2017 :  Karen Ibasco ( Philippines)<br />
Miss Earth – Air 2017 :  Nina Robertson (Australia)<br />
Miss Earth – Water 2017: Juliana Franco (Colombia)<br />
Miss Earth – Fire 2017:  Lada Akimova (Russia )</div>

Karen Ibasco becomes Miss Earth 2017

Karen Ibasco of Philippines crowned Miss Earth 2017. Miss Earth 2017 was the 17th edition of Miss Earth pageant, held on November 4, 201...

Sofia becomes first robot to be granted citizenship by a country

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Saudi Arabia becomes the first country to grant citizenship for a robot.<br />
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She has been designed to learn and adapt to human behavior and work with humans, and has been interviewed around the world.<br />
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In October 2017, she became a Saudi Arabian citizen, the first robot to receive citizenship of a country.<br />
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This is the first time that an android has been granted citizenship in any nation.<br />
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Sofia becomes first robot to be granted citizenship by a country

Saudi Arabia becomes the first country to grant citizenship for a robot. The robot is called Sophia developed by Hong Kong-based company ...

Audrey Azoulay becomes UNESCO Director General

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Former French Culture Minister Audrey Azoulay elected as new Director General of UNESCO for a five-year term.<br />
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Audrey Azoulay is a French civil servant and politician who served as Minister of Culture from 2016 to 2017.<br />
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Internationally, she played a key role in the joint initiatives of France, the UNESCO and the United Arab Emirates to safeguard cultural heritage in conflict zones, announced in December 2016, and was a signatory to the Florence Declaration condemning the destruction of cultural sites at the first G7 culture summit in March 2017</div>

Audrey Azoulay becomes UNESCO Director General

Former French Culture Minister Audrey Azoulay elected as new Director General of UNESCO for a five-year term. Audrey Azoulay is a Fre...

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus becomes Director general of World Health Organisation

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Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as its new director general of World Health Organisation(WHO).<br />
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He is the first African to lead the WHO.<br />
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He will  succeed Dr. Margaret Chan on July 1, 2017.<br />
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Tedros was Ethiopia's minister of health from 2005 to 2012 and as the country's minister of foreign affairs from 2012 to 2016. In 2009 he was elected to serve a two-year term as chairman of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.<br />
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus becomes Director general of World Health Organisation

Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as its new director general of World Health Organisation(WHO). Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus He i...

2017 G7 Summit held in Taormina Italy.

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The 43rd G7 summit  held  in May 2017 in Taormina Italy.<br />
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The 43rd G7 summit was the first summit for British Prime Minister Theresa May, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, and U.S. President Donald Trump.<br />
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2017 G7 Summit held in Taormina Italy.

The 43rd G7 summit held in May 2017 in Taormina Italy. The 43rd G7 summit was the first summit for British Prime Minister Theresa M...

Dubai becomes first city to get its own Microsoft font

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The Dubai government announced the launch of “Dubai font”, the first typeface developed by Microsoft for a city, which will be available in 23 languages.
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Crown prince Hamdan bin Mohammed al-Maktoum has urged all government institutions to adopt the font in official correspondence.<br />
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 Prince Hamdan also shared a video on Twitter touting the Dubai Font as a tool for self-expression. "Expression knows no boundaries or limits. Expression is strength and freedom. It defines who you are," the video states. The prince concludes his tweet with the hashtag #ExpressYou.<br />
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Emmanuel Macron elected as French president

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At age 39, Emmanuel Macron became the youngest President in French history and the youngest head of state since Napoleon III.<br />
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Emmanuel Macron elected as French president

At age 39, Emmanuel Macron became the youngest President in French history and the youngest head of state since Napoleon III.