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Recently, International Day of Indigenous Peoples was observed on 9th August to promote advocacy for Indigenous rights.
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Facts for Prelims
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Recently, President Horta of Timor-Leste awarded President Droupadi Murmu the Grand-Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste, recognizing her contributions to public service, education, and women’s empowerment.
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Facts for Prelims, Places in News
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East Timor is made up of the eastern half of Timor Island, with the western half belonging to Indonesia; it has a land area of 15,000 square kilometres (5,792 square miles) – slightly smaller than Israel – with a population of 1.3 million people who are mostly Roman Catholic.
-Source: The Hindu