Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (Dec 11 2023) for CSS

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6. Big US donors rally around Nikki Haley

A growing number of US business leaders are rallying behind former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley as the Republican Party`s presidential hopeful, seeing her as more stable than rival Donald Trump, and more favorable to business interests than incumbent Joe Biden.
`Even if you`re a very liberal Democrat, I urge you: help Nikki Haley too.
Get a choice on the Republican side that might be better than Trump,` said Jamie Dimon, who as head of JPMorgan Chase bank is often seen as one of the country`s most powerful CEOs

7. Egyptians vote in election likely to give Sisi third term

Egyptians went to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election with little doubt the incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi would secure a third term.
In a country gripped by the most severe financial crisis in its recent history inflation has hovered near 40 per cent after the currency lost half its value and drove up the cost of import s the economy is at the centre of Egyptians` concerns

8. Jordan says Israel aims to expel Gazans into Egypt

Jordan`s foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, on Sunday said that Israel was implementing a policy of pushing Palestinians out of Gaza through an aggression that he said meets the `legal definition of genocide`, allegations that Israel rejected as `outrageous`.
Safadi, whose country borders the West Bank and absorbed the bulk of Palestinians after the creation of Israelin 1948, also said that Israel had created hatred that would haunt the region and define generations to come

9. Frontier Post founder Rehmat Shah Afridi laid to rest

Senior journalist and founder of The Frontier Post, Rehmat Shah Afridi passed away on Saturday night after a protracted illness, according to his family. He was 74.
The funeral, held at Bagh-i-Naran on Sunday, was attended by relatives, friends, journalists and people from his native Khyber district.

December 11, 2023: Sports Current Affairs MCQs News

10. Azan century guides Pakistan past India in U-19 Asia Cup

Pakistan rode on Azan Awais`s classy unbeaten century to beat arch-rivals India by eight wickets in the ongoing U-19 Asia Cup at the ICC Academy Ground on Sunday.
India managed a mediocre 259-9 in 50 overs, largely due to late surge by Sachin Dhas, who tonked three sixes in his 42-ball-58.
Skipper Uday Saharan (60 off 98 balls) and opener Adarsh Singh (62 off 81 balls) couldn`t force the pace adding only 93 runs in 20 overs