Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (jan 02 2023) for CSS

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6. Russia`s relentless raids claim four lives in Ukraine on New Year`s day

• Russia`s New Year assaults on Ukraine left four people dead and wounded dozens this weekend as Moscow on January 1, 2023 claimed to have thwarted Kyiv`s `terror attacks` on the homeland.
• The Ukrainian capital and other cities came under fire from missiles and Iranian-made drones on Saturday, killing three people.
• At least one drone had the Russian words `Happy New Year` scrawled on it in red, according to a picture released by Ukrainian authorities.
• A new attack on Sunday killed one person in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia and wounded another three, authorities said

7. Venezuela, Colombia finalise border reopening

• Venezuela and Colombia were set to reopen the last stretch of their shared border that had remained closed for years in a diplomatic dispute now settled under new leadership.
• The South American neighbours were scheduled to reopen the Tienditas bridge, the last crossing still inaccessible since they restored diplomatic ties last year.
• The neighbors share a 2,200-kilometre border riddled with armed groups that have created insecurity by fighting over lucrative illegal trades such as drug trafficking and smuggling.
• It was partially closed seven years ago and completely blocked in 2019 when Venezuela`s leader Nicolas Maduro broke off diplomatic ties after Colombia under then president Ivan Duque questioned his 2018 re-election

8. Lula takes office for third term as Brazil`s president

• Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office on January 1, 2023 for a third term as president of Brazil, capping a remarkable comeback for the veteran leftist after he defeated far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro in October elections.
• The 77-year-old ex-metalworker, who previously led Brazil from 2003 to 2010, took the oath of office before Congress, vowing to `maintain, defend and obey the constitution` as he returned to lead Latin America`s biggest economy after a bitterly divisive election.
• Singing at the top of their lungs, parading with carnival style flare and waving giant red and rainbow flags, tens of thousands of people flooded Brazil`s capital for `Lulapalooza,` a presidential inauguration with a rock-festival vibe

9. Global economy faces tougher year, warns IMF chief

• For much of the global economy, 2023 is going to be a tough year as the main engines of global growth the United States, Europe and China all experience weakening activity, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on January 1, 2023.
• The new year is going to be `tougher than the year we leave behind,` IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on the CBS Sunday morning news program `Face the Nation.` `Why? Because the three big economies the US, EU and China are all slowing down simultaneously, she said.
• In October, the IMF cut its outlook for global economic growth in 2023, reflecting the continuing drag from the war in Ukraine as well as inflation pressures and the high interest rates engineered by central banks like the US Federal Reserve aimed at bringing those price pressures to heel

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10. Film on forced conversion bags international award

• A movie documenting the issue of forced religious conversion in Sindh has won an award at the Cannes World Film Festival.
• `The Losing Side` bagged the award in the category of `Best Human Rights Film` for the month of November, the Awards announced.
• The film is based on real events with four victims of forced conversions narrating their stories, said movie director Jawad Sharif while talking to Dawn.
• Released under the banner of Jawad Sharif Films, the movie was submitted for the awards a couple of months back and it was nominated for the award in mid December. On the last day of 2022, Mr Sharif learned that his movie has won the accolade. `Such good news on the last day of2022.Our film The Losing Side has won the Best Human Rights Film Award at @cannesworldfilmfestival,` he wrote in an Instagram post