Explanation

Turkey As the “Sick Man of Europe”.

History

The region that is modern-day Turkey was part of the Ottoman Empire before the First World War

The Ottoman Empire in 1914 was commonly known as 'the sick man of Europe'

for its dwindling territory, economic decline, and increasing dependence on the rest of Europe.

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Explanation

Che Guevara (1928-1967) was from Rosario, Argentina.

He was born Ernesto Guevara de la Serna into a middle-class family. 

Early life: 

Studied medicine at Buenos Aires University

Traveled widely in South and Central America

Joined detractors of Argentine dictator Juan Perón

Left Argentina to pursue a political future

Explanation

Bashar Al Asad became the president of Syria on July 17, 2000.

He is the 19th  and current president of Syria.

Succeeding his father Hafiz

Syria's Assad wins 4th term with 95% of vote

Explanation

Massoud came from an ethnic Tajik of Sunni Muslim background in the Panjshir Valley in Northern Afghanistan.

He was the Minister of Defense of Afghanistan from April 28, 1992 – September 9, 2001

Political party: Jamiat-e Islami

He fought against the Taliban, from the time the regime rose to power in 1996 to 2001

Battles/wars

• 1975 Panjshir Valley uprising
• Soviet–Afghan War

Explanation

The first camel hospital in Dubai opened: 2017.

The first camel hospital in Dubai expanded: 2019.

Explanation

Rex Wayne Tillerson (born March 23, 1952) is an American energy executive

He served as the 69th United States secretary of state from 2017 to 2018 in the first administration of Donald Trump.

From 2006 to 2016, he was ExxonMobil's chairman and chief executive officer (CEO).

Explanation

Human Rights Watch headquartered in New York City

It is an international non-governmental organization

HRW stands for Human Rights Watch 

It was founded in 1978 (as Helsinki Watch)

Additional information:

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December

Explanation

UNFPA stand for United Nations Population Fund.

This is a UN agency aimed at improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide.

Headquarters: New York, United States

Founded: 1969

Parent organization: United Nations

Explanation

SAARC was founded in Dhaka (Capital of Bangladesh) on 8 December 1985. 

There were 7 states at the time of establishment.

Its secretariat is based in Kathmandu (Capital of Nepal).

For promotion of economic and social progress, cultural development, relations.

Afghanistan joined SAARC as its eighth member state in April 2007.

Among SAARC countries “Maldives” (99%) has the highest Literacy Rate.

Currently there are 8 members of SAARC:

Explanation

Mount Everest is the Highest peak in the world.

The highest part of the Earth is Mount Everest.

It is located in Nepal.

The new height of Mount Everest is 8,848.86m (29,032 feet).

Mount Everest was named after George Everest in 1856

First time Mount Everest expedition in 1953

Mount Everest is present in the range of mountains: the Himalayas

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the first person to reach Mount Everest: 

Sherpa Tenzing and Edmund Percival Hillary

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The first man to climb Mount Everest twice was: 

Nawang Gombu

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The first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest is:

Samina Baig

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 the first blind man in Asia and the third in the world to climb Mount Everest:

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