Top GKToday’s News Headlines- 23 December 2019

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Here are the top News Headlines of 23 December 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

National Mathematics Day celebrated on December 22; birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1916).
Jammu & Kashmir: ‘Chilai-Kalan’, the 40-day period of extreme cold, begins
Nethanna Nestham scheme of providing Rs. 24,000 annual aid for handloom weavers for 5 years launched in AP

SBI withdraws charges levied on the issuance of Bank Realisation Certificate (e-BRC) for the export of shipments

EAM S. Jaishankar meets his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif in Tehran; both countries agree to accelerate work on the strategic Chabahar port project
Eight West African countries agree to change the name of their common currency to Eco from CFA franc
Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo currently use CFA France as their currency
Girls’ hostel building for Nepal Armed Police Force School in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, built with Indian assistance, inaugurated
Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz appointed Cuba’s first Prime Minister since 1976
US imposes sanctions on companies building Nord Stream 2 pipeline under the Baltic Sea for transporting Russian natural gas to Germany
New Zealand: Government’s buyback of guns following ban on assault weapons concludes

India (316/6 in 48.4) beat West Indies (315/5 in 50) by 4 wickets in 3rd ODI at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack; win 3-match series 2-1
England’s Liverpool defeat Brazil’s Flamengo 1-0 in final played at Doha, Qatar to win lift Club World Cup
England’s 1966 FIFA World Cup final goal scorer, Martin Peters dies at 76
India’s Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (men’s) and Hana Ramadan (women’s) of Egypt win singles titles in the third leg of the HCL-SRFI India Tour Squash Tournament in Mumbai