World and International News – 12 February 2023

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. The mortal remains of an Indian national missing in Turkiye since the earthquake on 6th February, have been found among the debris of a hotel in Malatya. Indian Embassy in Turkiye said Vijay Kumar was on a business trip. It said all arrangements are being made for the earliest possible transportation of his mortal remains to his family.

2. Taj Mahal and Agra Fort will remain closed to the general public on February 12 (Sunday) in view of the visit of delegates from G-20 nations to these monuments in Agra.

3. The first meeting of G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group concluded in Bengaluru on Saturday with a positive note to restore degraded land, promote blue economy along with coastal sustainability, enhance biodiversity & prevent forest fire.

4. Meta Launches Digital Suraksha campaign in partnership with MeitY for the G20 campaign.

5. US is planning to resume the process of domestic visa revalidation in certain categories, like H-1B and L1 visas on a pilot basis. The pilot project is set to launch later in 2023. Once the move fully implemented it will benefit ten thousands of foreign tech workers, particularly from India.

6. 11th India-Mongolia Joint Working Group Meeting was held in New Delhi.

7. The three-day 12th World Hindi Conference will be held in Fiji from the 15th of February. The Conference is being organised by the Ministry of External Affairs in association with the Government of Fiji.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Fiji PM Sitiveni Rabuka will jointly inaugurate the 12th World Hindi Conference on February 15 at Nadi in Fiji. The main theme of the conference will be ‘Hindi: Traditional Knowledge to Artificial Intelligence’.

🌎WORLD NEWS🌍

1. Moldovan Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita stepped down from her position on Friday, February 10, citing a lack of support in the former Soviet Republic. The pro-Western government had been in power for just 18 months.

2. Italian restaurant in New Jersey has banned children under the age of 10. The Nettie’s House of Spaghetti announced it will not serve children under 10 years of age from March 8.

3. A border gate between long-feuding Turkey Armenia has been opened for the first time in 35 years to allow aid for victims of the earthquakes in southern Turkey.

4. Fourth round of pension reform demonstrations hits France. Protesters demanded the government scrap plans to raise nominal retirement age from 62 years to 64 years to avail pension.

5. Two Pak paramilitary officers killed in IED blast in Balochistan.

6. Online submission of applications for Haj pilgrimage 2023 begins.

7. A building in the Egyptian city of Damanhour collapsed after cooking gas cylinders stored in its basement exploded, authorities said. Six people were killed and 27 others were injured in the incident.

8. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that an “unidentified object” had been shot down by a US fighter jet over Canadian airspace on his orders. The object was “cylindrical” and smaller than the suspected Chinese balloon shot down last weekend.

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