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Writers and fighters. A dot-painting robot, rising rot, and what not. If you were tuned in to the news this week, this quiz should be a breeze

In Ecuador, one dad’s fight to retain custody of his two daughters caused him to alter his very identity. What has legally changed on the 47-year-old’s paperwork to bolster his case in divorce court?

At the NYC store of this famous monogrammed brand, a robot resembling artist Yayoi Kusama paints her signature dots on the glass window. Shoppers watch in envy, or is it ElVee? Name the French label. Fren3

In France, wine is often cheaper than bottled water. But if you’re under 25, one thing comes free. All the better for l’ ébats amoureux, Genevieve. A

ch letter to prevent disease, Guillaume. What’s free?

Only one country’s name starts with this letter. Its royal family is in court, fighting over whether they can sell a 70-carat, $10 million Idol’s Eye diamond. Queue up for football, quit drinking, question these clues and name the nation.

Captain Shiva Chauhan of the Fire And Fury Sappers is the first woman officer at the highest battleground on Earth. The Karakoram glacier gets its name from a Balti term meaning “land with an abundance of roses”. Name?

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foreign land, on a continent 8,100 km away from Punjab, students in public schools can opt to learn Punjabi as a second language. Jump for joy, mate. Try balle balle when you barbie. Which very southern nation? f7rom

Gaming firm Dream11’s Unplug Policy states that employees can take a week off

work-related emails, messages, calls, and even their coworkers. So what’s the penalty if you end up disturbing colleague on leave?

Jack Reacher is an action hero created by Lee Child. Jack Bauer is an FBI and counter-terrorism expert from the TV show 24. Jack Dawson saved Rose on the Titanic. Which CIA analyst, created by Tom Clancy, is firing up Prime Video??

His new novel, Victory City, set in south India, will be released this year. One of his books has been banned in India since 1988. His characters Haroun and Luka have gone on fantasy adventures. August’s attack can’t keep him down. Who?

This Oscar-winning Indian music director and composer marked his 56th birthday last week with the launch of Katraar, a metaverse platform for musicians worldwide. The gesture is Dil Se. O humdum, you can suniyo re. Who?

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AFP A life-like robot of artist Yayoi Kusama painting a window in NYC serves as a promotion for which luxury brand?

PTI John Krasinski (right) plays which Tom Clancy hero on a Prime Video show?

ANI Captain Shiva Chauhan is the first woman officer deployed where?