Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (June 09 2023) for CSS

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6. Scientists document how space travel messes with human brain

• Space can be an unfriendly place for the human body, with microgravity conditions and other factors tampering with our physiology, from head to toe head, of course, being a primary concern.
• A new Nasa-funded study provides a deeper understanding of the issue. Researchers said on Thursday that astronauts who travelled on the International Space Station (ISS) or Nasa space shuttles on missions lasting at least six months experienced significant expansion of the cerebral ventricles spaces in the middle of the brain containing cerebrospinal fluid.
• This colourless and watery fluid flows in and around the brain and spinal cord. It cushions the brain to help protect against sudden impact and removes waste products

7. 35 hurt in clashes as Israeli army raids Ramallah

• Israeli forces raided the city of Ramallah in the West Bank early on June 8, 2023 in what the military said was an operation to demolish the house of a Palestinian accused of a Jerusalem double-bombing last year.
• The Palestinian health ministry said at least 35 people were wounded, including at least 20 by live bullets. Two people suffered serious abdominal wounds while a third was hit by a rubber bullet which penetrated his skull.
• A journalist said a large military convoy arrived in downtown Ramallah, the seat of the Palestinian government in the occupied West Bank, leading hundreds of Palestinians to gather in the area

8. US, UK forge `Atlantic Declaration` to counter new threats

• The United States and Britain on June 8, 2023 announced a new strategic pact as their leaders rededicated the `special relationship` to counter Russia, China and economic instability.
• In a White House summit, US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak discussed Russia`s invasion of Ukraine and the lightning-fast evolution of artificial intelligence.
• But Sunak came away emptyhanded on Britain`s ambitions for a post-Brexit free-trade agreement with Washington, settling instead to tack along with Biden`s plan to craft a new green economy through vast industrial subsidies

9. China showcases future of high-tech policing

• AI tech that spots “undesirable” behaviour and long-distance facial recognition software were on show on June 8, 2023 at a Beijing expo attended by hundreds of companies — many blacklisted by the United States for their alleged role in repression in China and abroad.
• The three-day Security China event bills itself as a showcase of the future of high-tech policing and is backed by Beijing’s commerce ministry and law enforcement bodies.
• On Thursday the venue was packed with employees from across China’s security industry and prospective clients, including some foreign customers, as well as curious members of the public

10. Blast at funeral of slain Afghan governor kills 11

• At least 11 people were killed in a blast on June 8, 2023 at a funeral service for an Afghan acting provincial governor whose assassination this week was claimed by the militant Islamic State group, the interior ministry said.
• Security has improved dramatically since the Taliban stormed back to power in August 2021, ousting the US-backed government and ending their two-decade insurgency, but the Islamic State group remains a threat.
• An interior ministry statement said more than 30 people were also injured in the blast at the funeral of the acting governor of northeastern Badakhshan province, Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi