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As per WHO, Jordan become the first country in the world to be officially verified as having eliminated leprosy.

This significant milestone marks a new era in global public health efforts.

Jordan was declared leprosy free in Sep 2024.

WHO stands for World Health Organization.

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Mexico became the world’s first country to allow voters to elect judges at all levels, after protesters invaded the upper house and suspended debate on the issue.

The reform was approved in September 2024.

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Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed one billion followers across his social media platforms, a milestone bolstered by the rapid success of his new YouTube channel, which has already garnered over 60 million subscribers in just over three weeks.

He achieved this milestone in Sep 2024

He is a professional footballer from Portugal.

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Ronaldo also became the first footballer to score his 900th career goal (in Sep 2024)

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In May 2024, Ukraine appointed AI diplomat for the first time in the world.

World's first AI diplomat is named Victoria Shi

Victoria Shi will represent Ukraine on behalf of its foreign ministry

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On 2 August 2024, Turkiye blocked access to the social media platform Instagram without stating a reason or duration for the ban.

Turkiye is alleged to have blocked access to Instagram platform for “censoring” Hamas-related content.

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World's First-Ever 3D Printed Mosque Opened in Saudi Arabia.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is now home to the world's first 3D-printed mosque, spanning an area of 5,600 sqm.

World's first 3D-printed mosque has been unveiled in Jeddah in 2024.

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Turkiye introduced to a new law to remove millions of stray dogs from the country's roads.

The law was passed aimed at removing millions of stray dogs that animal welfare activists worry could lead to a mass culling.

The law was passed in the parliament of Turkiye in July 2024.

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Nigeria is the first country in the world to introduce vaccine for meningitis

Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out the "revolutionary" new Men5CV vaccine against meningitis.

Nigeria is one of the hotspots of the deadly disease in Africa.

In 2023, a 50% rise in annual cases was reported across 26 African countries regarded as meningitis hyperendemic countries

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In May 2024, archaeologists of Serbia discovered a 7000-year-old prehistoric settlement.

This pre-historic is believed to be dating back approximately 7,000 years to the late Neolithic period, where this settlement is situated near the Tamis River in the Banat region of northeastern Serbia.

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China launched Change'e-6 mission to collect samples from the far side of the Moon and bring them to Earth.

China's Chang'e-6 moon mission returns to Earth with historic far side samples

China launched Change'e-6 mission on 3 May 2024.

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