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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

12 Jul 2016

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

North Korea Threatens to Cut off Contact with the US

  • North Korea threatened to cut off one of its official contact channels with the US, the first of its countermeasures against new sanctions imposed on the country.
  • North Korean Foreign Ministry urged the US to withdraw the newly announced sanctions.
  • The ministry also warned that North Korea will eventually cut off all channels of diplomatic contact with the US if the latter fails to withdraw the sanctions.
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ENVIRONMENT

Massive Mangrove Die-off on Gulf of Carpentaria

  • Climate change and El Niño have caused the worst mangrove die-off in recorded history, stretching along 700 km of Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria.
  • The mass die-off coincided with the world’s worst global coral bleaching event, as well as the worst bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef, in which almost a quarter of the coral was killed – something also caused by unusually warm water.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Sahara Inks Deal with Qatar Fund

  • The Sahara group has sought the Supreme Court's clearance to its proposed sale of three overseas hotels to Qatar Investment Authority, which is part of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund.

Indian Firms Best

  • In a survey, released by the Transparency International, India led the way with all of its 19 companies achieving a score of 75 percent in being open about their company structures and holdings which was attributed to the country's Companies Act.
  • The study found Chinese companies fared worst, with an average score of 1.6 out of 10 in the tests.
  • Indian firms dominated the top spots.
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SPORTS

Three more Athletes Qualify for Rio Olympics

  • Three track and field athletes booked Rio Olympics berths with national record breaking performances in the 4th Indian Grand Prix.
  • Maheswary and Dharambir Singh (200m) shattered national records while Jinson Johnson ran the second fastest ever 800m race by an Indian.
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