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Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (September 09, 2022) for CSS, PMS

September 9, 2022
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6. Elizabeth dies after 70-year reign

• Queen Elizabeth II, Britain`s longest-reigning monarch and the nation`s figurehead for seven decades, died on Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96.
• `The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,` Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
• `The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.
• Her eldest son Charles, 73, automatically became king of the United Kingdom and the head of state of 14 other realms including Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
• He will be known as Charles II Queen Elizabeth`s family had rushed to be by her side at her Scottish home, Balmoral Castle, after doctors expressed concern about her health. She had been suffering from what Buckingham Palace called `episodic mobility problems` since the end of last year, forcing her to withdraw from nearly all public engagement s

7. Charles, the conflicted new monarch

• With the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth on September 8, 2022, Prince Charles has finally become king of the United Kingdom and 14 other realms, ending a wait of more than 70 years the longest by an heir in British history.
• The role will be daunting. His late mother was overwhelmingly popular and respected, but she leaves a royal family that has seen reputations tarnished and relationships strained, including over lingering allegations of racism against Buckingham Palace officials.
• Charles confronts those challenges at the age of 73, the oldest monarch to take the throne in a lineage that dates back 1,000 years, with his second wife Camilla, who still divides public opinion, by his side. To detractors, the new king is weak, vain, interfering, and ill-equipped for the role of sovereign.

8. UAE firm to manage air traffic over Afghanistan

• A United Arab Emirates firm signed a contract with Afghanistan on September 8, 2022 to manage air traffic across the country as the Taliban authorities seek to expand international flights.
• While some flights are operating out of Kabul airport, significant extra support is needed for major foreign airlines to resume full service.
• The full operation of the capital`s airport which was trashed in August last year during a mass evacuation of civilians after the Taliban stormed back to power is seen as crucial to reviving Afghanistan`s shattered economy.
• On Thursday, Abu Dhabi-based GAAC signed an agreement that it expects will help bring back major international airlines

9. US returns antiquities to Egypt

• Authorities in New York announced the return of 16 antiquities to Egypt, including five works that were seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of a probe into international art trafficking.
• Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the 16 works were worth more than $16 million. He spoke a day after announcing a similar return of 58 artworks to Italy.
• `Today`s repatriation shows the breadth and prevalence of antiquities trafficking networks, Bragg said in a statement

10. India, China begin troop pullback from Ladakh

• India and China began pulling back soldiers from a friction point along their border on Thursday, New Delhi`s defence ministry said, following a two-year standoff with sporadic deadly clashes.
• The two sides agreed during the 16th round of top-level military talks to begin withdrawing `troops in the area of Gogra-Hot Springs` according to the statement.
• The move, on the frontier between them in Ladakh, was `conducive to the peace and tranquillity in the border areas`, it added.
• Beijing did not immediately comment, although New Delhi issued the announcement as a joint statement

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