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Qantas completed world's first 20-hour flight

Qantas has completed the 1st non-stop commercial flight from New York to Sydney. It had a 16,200 km flying distance. Airline used this test trip to assess the effects of ultra-long-haul flights. Qantas wants to begin its commercial flying by 2022.

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It is the 3rd oldest airline in the world after KLM & Avianca.

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Indonesia's President Joko Widodo sworn in for final term

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has been sworn into office for his 2nd and final 5-year term. He took oath at a ceremony in Jakarta. He sworn in along with Vice president Maruf Amin, who replaces Widodo's vice president in his 1st term, Jusuf Kalla.

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Widodo clinched victory in the April presidential election.

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World’s oldest known natural pearl discovered on Abu Dhabi Island

The oldest known natural pearl in the world has been discovered by Abu Dhabi archaeologists working at a Neolithic site on Marawah Island. Dubbed the ‘Abu Dhabi Pearl’, it was found in layers that have been radiocarbon during the Neolithic period.

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The earliest known pearl in the UAE was in Umm Al Qaiwain.

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PM unveils the book “Bridgital Nation”

PM unveiled the book “Bridgital Nation” & presented its 1st copy to Ratan Tata. It has been written by N Chandrasekaran & Roopa Purushottam. It presents a vision of the future where technology & human beings co-exist in a mutually beneficial ecosystem.

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Event was held in New Delhi.

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K Parasaran won the Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award

Venkaiah Naidu presented Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award to former Attorney General K. Parasaran. He was honoured with the award on the Elder’s Day celebration of Age Care India. He was awarded for contribution to the field of law & justice.

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Age Care is an organization working for welfare of the elderly.

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Prahlad Singh Patel to inaugurate CCRT e-portal and YouTube Channel

Prahlad Singh Patel will inaugurate portal of Centre for Cultural Resources & Training & YouTube Channel with an aim to take India to a newer digital pinnacle & to promote Indian culture. He will also attend “Digital Bharat - Digital Sanskriti” program.

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He is the Union Minister of state for Culture and Tourism.

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CII adopts 100 villages in Punjab & Haryana to curb stubble burning pollution

CII has adopted over 100 villages & 100,000 acres of farm area in Punjab & Haryana to enable zero crop residue burning. Air quality monitors have been installed to monitor village level air pollution data & to measure the impact of reduced stubble burning.

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CII- Confederation of Indian Industry.

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Uttar Pradesh CM to launch integrated emergency number 112

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is a to launch a new integrated emergency number 112 for police, medical & fire emergencies & also to launch the women helpline 1090. The single number for emergency services is similar to '911' in the US.

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112 will replace the earlier 100 number.

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Kuhoo Garg-Dhruv Rawat won Egypt International mixed doubles title

Badminton stars Kuhu Garg & Dhruv Rawat won Egypt International mixed doubles title 2019 in Cairo. They defeated Utkarsh Arora & Karishma Wadkar in an all-Indian final. In Dubai International Challenge, Rituparna Das defeated Japan's Mako Urushizaki.

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Egypt Capital-Cairo, Currency-Egyptian Pound.

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21 October: National Police Day

The National Police Memorial in India commemorates National Police Day on 21 October. Day is remembrance of police personnel from all of the central & state police forces in India who have died in the line of duty since the nation's Independence in 1947.

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National Police Memorial & museum is located in New Delhi.