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• The Philippines has become the 1st country in the world to get approval for the commercial production of genetically modified golden rice.
• Golden rice is a variety of rice enriched with various nutrients that will helpful in reducing childhood malnutrition.
  

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Finland has been named the world`s happiest country for the fifth year running, in an annual UN-sponsored index that ranked Afghanistan as the unhappiest.

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ILO released its report titled "World Employment and Social Outlook (WESO) Trends 2022" predicting global unemployment at 207 million in 2022

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Denmark is the least corrupt while Somalia and South Sudan were declared most corrupt countries.

Pakistan stands at 120 out of 179 countries.

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According to WHO, Tobacco is the world’s leading cause of preventable death, killing nearly 8 million persons every year.

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 Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than Covid-19.

This report was on February 15, 2022.

 Pollution is causing widespread human rights violations and at least 9 million premature deaths a year.

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Norway was the most democratic while Afghanistan was the least democratic country in 2021.

Global Democracy Index 2021

Norway of Europe = 1

Afghanistan of Asia = 167

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Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city and financial capital, was the most congested city in the world in 2021.

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The Taliban and their allies have killed more than 100 security and civilian personnel linked to the former US-backed Afghan government since seizing power in August, according to a new United Nations report.

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India's conglomerate Adani Group founder and chairman Gautam Adani surpassed Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries Ltd to become the richest person in Asia.  As per the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index stats.

Gautam Adani is now one of the top 10 wealthiest people in the world and has a net worth of $88.5 billion, which is roughly $600 million more than Mukesh Ambani's net worth.

Mukesh Ambani ranked first in the list of the wealthiest person in India and Asia in November 2021, with Gautam Adani trailing him by about $2.2 billion.