England is considering minting a coin to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi, amid growing interest in recognising the contributions of people from the Black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities. The consideration is seen as part of efforts to celebrate achievements of people from the Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. Daily Current Affairs Quiz […]
China has completed its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System that could rival the U.S. Global Positioning System and significantly boost China’s security and geopolitical clout. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points China’s navigation system uses a network of satellites and can provide positional accuracies of under ten metres (GPS provides positioning accuracies of under 2.2 metres).
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Recently, the United States and Vietnam has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen Hanoi’s fisheries management and law enforcement capabilities amid disputes with Beijing in the South China Sea. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The MoU also provides for support against “intimidation” of Vietnam’s fishermen in the South China Sea. The MOU
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A court in Malaysia has sentenced former PM Najib Razak to 12 years in jail after finding him guilty on all seven counts in the first of several multi-million dollar corruption trials. Najib had pleaded not guilty to the charges of criminal breach of trust, money laundering and abuse of power. Daily Current Affairs Quiz
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Indians has leaded in acquiring the Australian citizenship in 2019-20. More than 38,000 Indians became Australian citizens during this period, a 60 per cent increase from the previous year and the largest diaspora group to be granted the country’s citizenship. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Out of the over 2,00,000 individuals who turned Australian
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Recently, China has announced the suspension of Hong Kong’s extradition treaties and criminal justice cooperation agreements with Australia, Britain and Canada. Australia, Britain and Canada along with New Zealand and the USA are part of the Five Eyes (FVEY), which is an intelligence-sharing alliance between these five countries. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This
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Russia has postponed the delivery of the S-400 missile system to China with experts claiming that the postponement may just hint at cancellation. In 2014, China had signed a government-to-government contract with Russia. The deal was worth $3 billion. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points S-400 is currently among the most coveted surface-to-air missile systems.
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Britain government has suspended its extradition treaty arrangements with Hong Kong, in response to China’s introduction of a new security law in the territory. UK government has also decided to extend its arms embargo ban which has been in place with China since 1989 – to Hong Kong, stopping the UK exporting equipment, such as
Central Asia bordered country, Turkmenistan has been granted Observer status by the World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council. Turkmenistan has become the last former Soviet republic to establish formal ties with the trade body. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points With this, Turkmenistan has become the last former Soviet republic to establish formal ties with
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China and Pakistan have entered a secret three-year agreement to expand potential bio-warfare capabilities, including several research projects related to the deadly agent anthrax, the Klaxon reported citing multiple intelligence sources as part of a broader offensive against India and Western rivals. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points China has been criticised for handling of
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