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Croatia is the correct answer

Croatia is set to adopt the euro currency from the start of 2023 after meeting all the criteria to join the European Commission. 

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As per the new peace deal, both sides will now maintain positions in the areas that they currently hold.

It means a significant gain for Azerbaijan as it has reclaimed over 35-40% of its lost territory during the recent conflict.

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•  Malaysia`s top court ordered former prime minister Najib Razak to begin a 12-year prison sentence on August 23, 2022 after upholding a guilty conviction on charges related to a multibillion dollar graft scandal.

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• Russia is the host of Vostok-2022 military exercises. The exercises are held under the annual cooperation plan between the Chinese and Russian militaries.
•  The exercise to be held from August 30 to September 5, 2022.

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•  US Air Force tested an unarmed ICBM from California on 16 August 2022.
• ICBM stands for: intercontinental ballistic missile 

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Canada launched a ‘National carbon emissions’ market to help in meeting its climate goals efficiently in June 2022.

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• US president Joe Biden signed major climate change and health care law, worth 430 billion dollars on 16 August 2022.
• This law would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about a billion tons by 2030.
• This law is ten times bigger than any climate law ever enacted. 

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US central bank has announced its biggest interest rate rise in nearly 30 years to control surging inflation which would increase its benchmark rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to a range of 1.5 percent to 1.75 percent. It is the largest rate hike since 1994.

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On 9 August 2022, USA approved $89 million to help Ukraine equip and train teams to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance for one year. 

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On 9 August 2022, USA approved $89 million to help Ukraine equip and train teams to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance for one year.