Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (Aug 26 2023) for CSS

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6. China says India free to join largest trade bloc

India is free to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), China`s Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen said on Friday in New Delhi, adding that it would boost trade between India and China which is growing `very fast`.
The RCEP is the world`s largest trade bloc backed by China and groups 15 Asia-Pacific economies, including Australia, Japan, New Zealand and 10 member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)

7. Denmark moves to ban desecration of holy texts

Denmark on Friday said it plans to ban desecration of religious scriptures, including the Holy Quran, after a string of incidents in which Islam`s holy book was disrespected sparked anger in Muslim countries.
The ban, due to be presented to parliament on Sept 1, comes six years after Denmark abolished its 334-year-old blasphemy law. The bill is expected to pass through parliament, where the left-right government holds a majority

8. Niger expels French ambassador

Niger`s junta, which seize d power in a coup on July 26, ordered French ambassador Sylvain Itte to leave the country within 48 hours on Friday, the foreign ministry said.
The decision to expel the ambassador was taken partly due to his refusal to respond to an invitation to a meeting with Niger`s minister of foreign affairs, the ministry said in a statement.
It added that other actions by the French government were also contrary to the interests of Niger, without going into further detail

9. Trump arrested in election fraud case

Former US president Donald Trump was arrested at a Georgia jail on Thursday on racketeering and conspiracy charges and released on a $200,000 bond after having a historic mugshot taken.
Trump, who is accused of colluding with 18 other defendants to overturn the 2020 election result in the southern state, spent less than 30 minutes inside Atlanta`s Fulton County Jail before leaving in a motorcade for the airport

10. Arshad storms into javelin final at worlds, qualifies for Paris Olympics

The throw was pure and Arshad Nadeem knew that the moment he let the javelin go. Up went the arms, a smile on his face.
Arshad had not only confirmed a spot in the World Athletics Championships final but also surpassed the qualifying mark for next year`s Olympics in Paris by well over a metre.
A monstrous throw of 86.79 metres on his third and final attempt at the National Athletics Centre on Friday saw Arshad top qualifying Group B and book his spot in Sunday`s final