Current Affairs

Current Affairs - June 2020-11 June Current Affairs

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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

 

  • 1999 House of Lords Act 1999 passed
  • 1918 World War I ends
  • 1975 Angola independence

 

NATIONAL

 

  • Many killed as Cyclone Bulbul hits West Bengal, Odisha and Bangladesh
  • Punjab CM Amarinder Singh announces installing of a Chair in the name of the Guru Nanak Dev in 11 universities

 

ECONOMY

 

  • Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to attend Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference in UAE from November 10 to 12

 

INTERNATIONAL

 

  • World Science Day for Peace and Development celebrated on November 10; Theme: ‘Open science, leaving no one behind’
  • Australia: 3 people died, thousands displaced by bushfires in New South Wales, Queensland
  • US Court retains H-1B visa rule giving work permit to spouses
  • Iran announces discovery of a new oil field with 53 billion barrels of reserves in Khuzestan province
  • Bolivia: President Evo Morales calls for fresh elections after Organization of American States questions the validity of his victory

 

SPORTS

 

  • France beat Australia 3-2 to win Fed Cup women’s team tennis tournament in Perth
  • France defeated hosts Australia 3-2 to win Fed Cup women’s team tennis tournament in Perth
  • Kristina Mladenovic won two singles for France
  • Ashleigh Barty and Ajla Tomljanovic won one singles each for Australia
  • Doubles match won by French pair of Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia

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