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1. Locate the Caribbean island nation, which recently became the world's newest republic?
Barbados. Recently, Barbados has officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become the world's newest republic nearly 400 years after the country became a British colony. The Caribbean island nation, 55 years after its independence, got rid of the remnants of colonial rule by separating from Britain. Barbados, however, will continue to be one of the 54 Commonwealth nations.
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2. The Summit for Democracy was recently hosted by which country?
United States. Recently, the Summit for Democracy was hosted by the United States
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3. The 'Issi Saaneq', a new dinosaur species was recently discovered from?
Greenland. Recently, researchers have discovered the 'Issi Saaneq', first dinosaur species that lived on Greenland 214 million years ago (Late Triassic epoch).
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4. The 'Donbas region' often seen in the news is located in?
Ukraine. The Donbas is a historical, cultural, and economic region in south-eastern Ukraine. These coal regions extends for 650 km from east to west and 70–170 km from north to south. The area of the Great Donbas is 60,000 sq km, of which over 40,000 lie in Ukraine and the remainder in the Russian Federation.
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5. The 'Trincomalee Oil Tank Farms' recently seen in the news is located in?
China Bay, Sri Lanka. The 'Trincomalee Oil Tank Farms' was built by the British during World War II as a refuelling station, It is located in ‘China Bay’ in close proximity to the internationally coveted deep water natural harbour of Trincomalee. The proposal of this joint development was envisaged 35 years ago, in the Indo-Lanka Accord 1987.
