Geography of Europe Current Affairs, GK & News

Paolo Borrometi wins 2019 Peter Mackler Award for Courageous Journalism

September 27, 2019

Italian journalist Paolo Borrometi, who was assaulted over his coverage of mafia activity in Sicily and now living under police protection, has won the prestigious 2019 Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.   

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5th edition of International Army Scout Masters Competition started in Jaisalmer

August 7, 2019

The 5th edition of International Army Scout Masters Competition 2019 has started at Jaisalmer military station in Rajasthan from August 5 to 16. The purpose of the International Army Games (IAG) is to foster military co-operation between the participating nations, develop trust between the armies for the sake of establishing a peaceful society, improving professional ..

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Shiva Thapa becomes India’s first gold-medallist at President’s Cup boxing tournament

July 22, 2019

Four-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa has become the India’s first gold-medallist at the President’s Cup boxing tournament after getting a walkover in the finals in Astana, Kazakhstan on July 20, 2019. It was his international debut in the newly-introduced Olympic category of 63kg. Thapa was to fight Kazakhstan’s Zakir Safiullin in the summit clash but ..

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Greek PM makes first visit to North Macedonia

April 2, 2019

Alexis Tsipras, the Prime Minister of Greece has finally arrived in the capital of North Macedonia, Skopje to make a new beginning in the relations of both the countries after the decades-old dispute was resolved earlier in the year. The Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zaev was extremely cordial to his Greek counterpart and also ..

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Ram Nath Kovind honoured with Croatia’s highest civilian award- Grand Order of King of Tomislav

March 30, 2019

President Ram Nath Kovind has recently honoured with Croatia’s highest civilian award — the Grand Order of the King of Tomislav. He is the first-ever Indian head of state to visit Croatia. The civilian order is awarded to heads of state for their important contribution towards the development of state relations between Croatia and their ..

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Vienna tops Mercer’s 2019 Quality of Living Index

March 15, 2019

The Austrian capital Vienna has topped the Mercer’s index of most liveable cities for the 10th year in a row, followed by Zurich in Switzerland. In joint third place are Auckland, Munich and Vancouver. Luxembourg was the safest city in the world. In 105th place, Chennai ranks as the Asia-Pacific region’s safest city, while Karachi ..

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