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Girl of the year doll by NASA 

NASA teamed bu with 'American Girl, a doll and book company to encourage children to pursue their dreams. They debuted a 'Girl of the year' doll as an 11-year-old named Luciana Vega who aspire to be the first person to touch down on march.

George Weah appointed as the president of Liberia:

Former football player, George Weah has been appointed as the president of Liberia. He defeated vice president Joseph Boakai with 61.5% of the total votes.

Al Research Lab set up in china by Google:

Google is planning to set up the 'Google all china center' in China. It will be the first AL research lab in any Asian country.

Uhuru Kenyatta swore as the president of Kenya

Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected as the president of Kenya for the second consecutive term. He defeated opposition leader Raila odina with 98% of the total votes.

Sebastian Pinera becomes the new president of Chile:

Sebastian Pinera has been appointed as the new president of chile. He defeated Alejandro Guillier with 54% of the total votes.

The US resumes refugee admission from 11 'High-risk nations:

US court has lifted the ban imposed on refugees from 11 'High risk' nations. However, the immigrants from these nations will have to face tougher"risk-based assessment' in order to prevent the homeland from being exploited by criminals and terrorists.

The US makes a list of 11 nations indulged in Religious Freedom Violations:

The US international Religious Freedom report cited 11 nation in the world with the least religious freedom. These countries are China, Iran, Myanmar, Eritrea, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan. Pakistan has have been placed on a special watchlist and the other ten countries have been identified as 'Countries of particular Concern'.

Iceland becomes the first country in the world to legislate equal pay between men and women:

Iceland becomes the first nation in the world to enforce gender pay parity. The law was implemented on January 1, 2018, and is applicable for all company and government agencies employing at least 25 employees.

Viorica Dencila elected as first women PM of Romania:

Social democrat Viorica Dencila is sworn in as the first female pm of Romania after the sudden resignation of Mihai Tudose. She is the third PM of Romania in 7 months.

Saudi Arabia allows women to join the military:

Saudi Arabia has, for the first time, opened the application to recruit women in solder rank position around the cities of Medina, Mecca, al-Qassim, and Riyadh. The application must be a citizen of  

Saudi Arabia and hold at list high school certificate.

China elected as vice president of FATF:

China has been elected as the vice-chairman of the monetary motion assignment pressure (FATF). The global organization was established in 1989 for combating money laundering and terrorist financing.

KP Sharma Oil elected as the new prime minister of Nepal:

After the resignation of Sher Bahadur Deuba, KP Sharma Oil is sworn in as the 14th prime minister of Nepal.

Abdul Hamid selected Bangladesh president for the second consecutive term:

In the other of any other candidate for contesting polls, Abdul Hamid has been re-elected as the president of Bangladesh. He shall hold the office of the last term because Bangladesh laws do not permit any individual to serve as president for more than two terms.

Sisi re-elected as Egyptian president:

Abdul Fattah el-Sisi has been re-elected as the Egyptian president for the second term. He has gained his office with a brute majority, garnering 97.08% of the total votes.

Putin was sworn in as Russian President for a consecutive term:

Incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin has been re-elected to post for the second consecutive term. He won the election with a sweeping majority of 76%: