World and International News – 21 June 2023

author salman rushdie awarded prestigious german prize for his literary work and resolve

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. Oman Creates History as First Foreign Government to Promote Country through Yoga. In a pioneering initiative, the Indian Embassy in the Sultanate of Oman has introduced an innovative video called ‘Soulful Yoga, Serene Oman’ on the eve of the International Day of Yoga 2023.

2. Modi will lead global celebration of Yoga at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA on Wednesday.

3. Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Parshottam Rupala held a bilateral meeting with Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau in New Delhi on Tuesday.

🌎WORLD NEWS🌍

1. World Bank to approve aid package worth 700 million to crisis-hit Sri Lanka.

2. UAE and Qatar reopen embassies to restore diplomatic ties.

3. Jack Ma, the billionaire cofounder of Alibaba who disappeared from public life in 2020, has given his first class as a teacher at Tokyo University on June 12 in Japan.

4. Writer Salman Rushdie has been awarded a prestigious German prize for his literary work and for his resolve and positive attitude in the face of constant danger, the prize organisers said on June 19.

5. Shahzada Dawood, one of Pakistan’s richest men and Engro Corporation’s Vice Chairman, went missing along with his son in the Atlantic Ocean on board the submarine taking tourists to visit Titanic’s wreckage. He’s also the Director of Dawood Hercules Corporation, which makes chemicals.

6. Cyclone in Brazil kills 13, leaves thousands homeless.

7. Estonia’s Parliament on Tuesday approved a law to legalise same-sex marriage, making it the first Baltic country to do.

8. Taliban has reportedly carried out the second public execution since its 2021 takeover of Afghanistan, in the Laghman province. A man named Ajmal was executed for allegedly killing five people.

9. Pakistani subsidiary of Japanese automaker Suzuki has decided to keep its motorcycle and automobile plants in Pakistan closed from June 22-July 8 due to import restrictions.

10. China on Tuesday signed an agreement with cash-strapped Pakistan to set up a 1,200-megawatt nuclear power plant at Chashma in the Mianwali district of Punjab in Pakistan.

11. Nusrat Chowdhury, a civil rights lawyer, has been confirmed by the Senate as the first Muslim female federal judge in US history.

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