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Vaccine candidate was found to be more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 in participants without evidence of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection in the first interim efficacy analysis

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The Qatar diplomatic crisis was a diplomatic incident that began on 5 June 2017.

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Qatar was accused of supporting terrorist groups and supporting to Iran

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The 2,400MW Hassyan clean coal power station is being developed in Saih Shuaib, Dubai, UAE at an estimated cost of $ 3.4 billion.

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Dubai become the world’s first government to turn 100 per cent paperless in 2021.

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Scientists in New Zealand have discovered a newly-hatched ghost shark which they say could inform their knowledge of the “mysterious” creature. 

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 France announced on February 17, 2022 that it was withdrawing its troops from Mali after a breakdown in relations with the country`s ruling junta, ending a near 10-year deployment against jihadist groups that pose a growing threat in West Africa.

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Ukrainians raised national flags and played the country’s anthem to show unity on 16-02-2022.

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France launched its first military exercise in space named “AsterX”.

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The Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed has recently launched military operations in the region of Tigray, in the country. The Air Force of Ethiopia has recently bombed and destroyed military artillery in the northern Tigray region. The campaign has been launched against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).

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The Oxford University Press (OUP) has picked up ‘Anxiety’ as the Children’s Word of the Year 2021.