Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (Nov 29 2022) for CSS

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6. 110,000 children, adolescents died from AIDS-related causes in 2021: UNICEF

• Around 110,000 children and adolescents died from AIDS related causes during 2021, United Nations Children Fund`s (UNICEF) global snapshot on children and HIV and AIDS said on November 28, 2022.
• Meanwhile, another 310,000 were newly infected, raising the total number of young people living with HIV to 2.7 million. UNICEF has warned that ending AIDS among children and adolescents will continue to be a distant dream.
• Ahead of the World AIDS Day to be observed on Dec 1, UNICEF has warned that progress in HIV prevention and treatment of children, adolescents and pregnant women has nearly flatlined over the past three years, with many regions still not at pre-Covid-19 service coverage

7. US weighs sending 100-mile strike weapon to Ukraine

• The Pentagon is considering a Boeing proposal to supply Ukraine with cheap, small precision bombs fitted onto abundantly available rockets, allowing Kyiv to strike far behind Russian lines as the West struggles to meet demand for more arms.
• US and allied military inventories are shrinking, and Ukraine faces an increasing need for more sophisticated weapons as the war drags on. Boeing`s proposed system, dubbed Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB), is one of about a half-dozen plans for getting new munitions into production for Ukraine and America`s Eastern European allies, industry sources said.
• Although the United States has rebuffed requests for the 185-mile (297km) range ATACMS missile, the GLSDB`s 94-mile (150km) range would allow Ukraine to hit valuable military targets that have been out of reach and help it continue pressing its counterattacks by disrupting Russian rear areas

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8. World`s largest volcano erupts for first time since 1984

• Hawaii`s Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, has erupted for the first time in nearly 40 years, US authorities said, as emergency crews went on alert on November 28, 2022.
• Flows of lava remained `contained` within the summit caldera of Mauna Loa, but the eruption could pose a threat to nearby residents should conditions change, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported at 11:45pm local time on Sunday, some 15 minutes after the eruption inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
• `At this time, lava flows are contained within the summit area and are not threatening downslope communities,` the USGS said on its website, noting that residents of the area should review preparedness procedures

9. Turkiye, Egypt to restore full diplomatic ties, reappoint ambassadors

• After years of tension, a handshake between Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Egypt`s President Abdel Fattah alSisi last week opened the door to a flurry of back-door diplomacy between intelligence officials, two sources said.
• Intelligence delegations from the two sides met in Egypt at the weekend, said a regional source with knowledge of the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.
• The second source, a senior Turkish official, said `significant` discussions had begun between them, and Turkiye and Egypt are set to begin talks on military, political and commercial issues including energy projects

10. S.M. Muneer passes away

• S.M. Muneer, a senior leader of the business community and chairman of Din Group of Industries, passed away on Monday due to a cardiac arrest.
• Funeral prayer will be held after Zuhar at 1:30pm at Al Hamra Mosque on Tuesday.
• Mr Muneer always remained at the forefront to resolve the business community’s issues with the government. He attended his last function at the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry on November 28, 2022. “Mr Muneer came at the function at 12:15pm. He was looking fine and also addressed the businessmen and left the function at 2:30pm,” Kati President Farazur Rahman said, adding that at 8pm the business community heard the shocking news of his passing away