Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (November 02, 2022) for CSS, PMS

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6. Russia plans wider evacuation of southern Ukraine

• Russia ordered civilians to `massive` attack on its Black Sea on the Vkontatke social media platleave a sliver of Ukraine along the Fleet in Crimea on Saturday. Form by the press service of his eastern bank of the Dnipro River, a The agreement, set to be renewed Concord catering firm.
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7. Unpaid wages top Qatar migrant worker complaints, says UN

• Unpaid wages dominate a growing number of complaints by migrant workers in Qatar, the UN labour agency said on November 1, 2022, 19 days from the start of the football World Cup.
• The International Labour Organisation said the number of worker complaints more than doubled in a year to 34,425 with the launch of a new online platform, in a report which called on Qatar to bolster the implementation of reforms launched after criticism of its rights record.
• `The main causes of complaints concerned non-payment of wages and end of service benefits, and annual leave not being granted or paid,` said the ILO report which added that 10,500 cases went to labour tribunals where nearly all judges ruled in favour of workers

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8. US to act unilaterally against terrorist threats from Afghanistan

• The United States will continue to act unilaterally to address emergent terrorist threats from Afghanistan, the US State Department has warned.
• The warning followed news reports that Al Qaeda, the Islamic State militant group which the US refers to as ISIS and other terrorist groups have been reactivated in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover and were gradually becoming a major threat to the US and its allies.
• `We`ve been very clear that the United States and our partners around the world won`t allow Afghanistan to become a safe haven for international terrorists who pose a threat to the United States, to our partners around the world,` State Department spokesperson Ned Price said when asked what Washington was doing to deal with these threats.

9. Tokyo recognises same-sex relationships

• Tokyo began issuing partnership certificates to same-sex couples who live and work in the capital on November 1, 2022, a long-awaited move in a country without marriage equality.
• The certificates allow LGBTQ partners to be treated as married couples for a range of public services in areas such as housing, medicine and welfare.
• More than 200 smaller local authorities in Japan have already made moves to recognise same-sex partnerships since Tokyo`s Shibuya district pioneered the system in 2015

10. Hasaranga, de Silva star as SL oust Afghanistan

• Sri Lanka knocked Afghanistan out of the semi-final race at the T20 World Cup with a six-wicket victory in Brisbane on November 1, 2022, boosting their own chances of making the last four in the tournament.
• Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga (3-13) led Sri Lanka`s disciplined bowling as the Asian champions restricted Afghanistan to a modest 144-8 in the Group 1 contest at the Gabba.
• Dhananjaya de Silva smashed an unbeaten 66 to help the 2014 champions prevail with nine balls to spare and revive their campaign after back-to-back defeats by Australia and New Zealand