International Current Affairs – August 2018

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International Current Affairs – August 2018

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In this we have given, August Month International Current Affairs and their details. This is very important for all Competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, RRB, and all PSC Examinations.

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International Current Affairs: 

Zimbabwe election result

  • Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party has won the majority seats in parliament.

UAE launches amnesty scheme for overstayers

  • The UAE launched a landmark three-month visa amnesty programme that will benefit hundreds of illegal foreign workers, including Indians, who are overstaying their permits.

Congress passes National Defence Authorisation Act 2019 capping U.S. aid to Pakistan

  • The United States Congress has passed the National Defense Authorisation Act-2019 (NDAA-19) which capped its security-related aid to Pakistan to $150 million.

Google plans censored version of search engine in China

  • Alphabet Inc’s Google is planning a censored version of its search engine for China that will block websites and certain search terms. The project is a code named “Dragonfly”.

New gates at Attari-Wagah border soon

  • India and Pakistan are set to install new gates at the Attari-Wagah border, where people from both sides throng every evening to watch the lowering of the national flags.

Tropical storm hits Shanghai

  • Jongdari, which means skylark in Korean, is the 12th typhoon of the season arrived in the Chinese financial hub.

Japan pips China to become world’s second-largest stock market

  • Japan ($6.17 trillion) has pipped China ($6.09 trillion) as the world’s number two stock market ranked after the US which is the worlds largest at just over $31 trillion.

U.S. teacher rows solo across Atlantic Ocean

  • Bryce Carlson, a high school science teacher from Cincinnati, Ohio, has rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean, setting a record for a west-to-east crossing – 38 days, six hours and 49 minutes.

U.K. unveils new organ donation plan to address Indian-origin shortages

  • The U.K. government announced new plans to change the law for organ and tissue donation to address the urgent need for organs within Indian-origin communities in the country.

World’s first intertidal art gallery opens in Maldives

  • The Coralarium, an intertidal art gallery, filled with around 30 sculptures acting as a habitat for coral and other marine species, was opened in the Maldives.

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