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The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) primarily deals with the Rights and Status of Women

It was a resolution adopted by the UN at the end of the Fourth World Conference on Women

On 15 September 1995

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• World Economic Forum (WEF)
• Formerly called: European Management Forum
• Purpose: Public-Private cooperation
• Established:  24 January 1971
• Founded by German engineer Klaus Schwab.
• Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• Official language: English

Meeting of the World Economic Forum 2026

• Official theme: A Spirit of Dialogue
• Dates: January 12 to 16, 2026
• Edition: 56th
• Venue: Davos, Switzerland

Last updated 17 july 2026 by NA

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Amartya Sen is the Indian Nobel Prize winner associated with Economics.

He was awarded in 1998 for his contributions to welfare economics and social choice theory

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A. V. S. Naipaul was a Trinidadian-born Britis awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001.

C. C. V. Raman was an Indian physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his discovery of the "Raman Effect

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The yeast used in baking bread is a single-celled fungus,

Specifically, a strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, 

It's a living microorganism that ferments sugars in dough, producing gases that cause bread to expand.

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Diphtheria primarily affects the nose, throat, and tonsils,

Forming a thick gray coating (pseudomembrane) that blocks airways

Tonsils & Larynx (Voice Box): These areas are also commonly affected. 

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The Treaty on European Union, commonly known as the Maastricht Treaty

It is the foundation treaty of the European Union (EU)

Signed: February 7, 1992, in Maastricht, Netherlands.

Entered into Force: November 1, 1993.

Member states (27)

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British businessman Cecil Rhodes founded De Beers Group

It is a British multinational diamond company

Founded: 1888

Headquarters: London, England, UK Johannesburg, South Africa

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The modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932 by Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman

September 23, 1932, which is now celebrated as Saudi National Day. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO ABDULAZIZ BIN ABDUL RAHMAN

• Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman, also known as Ibn Saud
• King of Saudi Arabia: 23 September 1932 – 9 November 1953
• Emir/Sultan/King of Nejd: 13 January 1902 – 23 September 1932
• Born: 15 January 1876 Riyadh, Emirate of Nejd
• Died: 9 November 1953 (aged 77), Shubra Palace, Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
• Burial: Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Women in Switzerland gained the right to vote in federal elections after a referendum on 7 February 1971

The first federal election in which women were able to participate was the 31 October 1971 election