World and International News – 11 February 2023

Samedha Saxena indian american is one of the world s brightest students

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. Quad Nations , Australia, Japan, and the US begins Public Campaign To Improve Cyber Security.

2. Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) has announced a new partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to promote research and development in the field of on-chip Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Protection.

3. External Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar met Foreign Minister of El Salvador Alexandra Hill Tinoco & discussed health cooperation, solar activities, capacity building & expanding commerce.

4. Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra will be on an official visit to Nepal from February 13-14 at the invitation of the Foreign Secretary of Nepal, Bharat Raj Paudyal.

5. Inception meeting of G20 EMPOWER group of Ministry of Women & Child Development to begin in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

6. Drugmaker Pfizer Limited has announced the appointment of Meenakshi Nevatia as an Additional Director and Managing Director for five years.

7. A nine-year-old Indian-American schoolgirl, Samedha Saxena, has been named as one of the ‘world’s brightest’ students by the United States-based Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY). According to the university’s press release, Samedha took the 2021-22 test along with 15,300 students from 76 countries. Of the total children who participated, less than 27 percent bagged high or grand honours as per their scores. The prodigy was recognised for her outstanding performance on the SAT

🌎WORLD NEWS🌍

1. Life in crisis-hit Pakistan as inflation edges to 48-year high. For months, the world’s fifth most populous country has edged closer to a debt default, echoing the cautionary tales of other developing economies, including Sri Lanka and Venezuela.

2. South Africa declares ‘State of Disaster’ over electricity crisis. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa proclaimed a state of Disaster.

3. South Korea to resume issuing short-term visas for travellers from China after China improved its COVID-19 situation.

4. Nepal has banned the import of fresh roses from countries like India and China ahead of Valentine’s Day, according to a local media report. “It is seen that there is a risk of disease in roses and other plants.

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