Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs/News (Sep 07 2023) for CSS

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6. EU tells Turkiye to `address democracy` to join bloc

The European Union`s enlargement commissioner told Turkiye on Wednesday to address issues around democracy and the rule of law if it wants to boost its drive to join the bloc.
Ankara secured a pledge from Brussels to resurrect stalled membership negotiations in exchange for lifting its blockade of Sweden`s drive to join the Nato military alliance.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made mending torn ties with Western allies one of his priorities after winning a difficult election in May

7. Deadly Russian strike on market in Ukraine kills 17

A Russian strike killed at least 17 people at a market in east Ukraine Wednesday, officials said, in an attack that President Volodymyr Zelensky described as deliberate and `heinous`.
Projectiles tore through the centre of Kostiantynivka a town of nearly 70,000 people in the Donetsk region hours after America`s top diplomat arrived in Kyiv to announce new wartime aid

8. Summer 2023 was hottest on record, says EU agency

The summer of 2023 was the hottest on record, according to data from the European Union Climate Change Service released on Wednesday.
The three-month period from June through August surpassed previous records by a large margin, with an average temperature of 16.8 degrees Celsius (62.2F) 0.66C above average.
Last month was the also the hottest August on record globally, the third straight month in a row to set such a record following the hottest ever June and July, the EU said on Wednesday

9. At Asean summit, China warns against `new Cold War`

China`s premier said on Wednesday major powers must keep their differences under control and avoid `a new Cold War`, in a thinly veiled reference to Washington, as top Asian and US officials gathered for talks in Indonesia.
Beijing has expressed concern about US-backed blocs forming on its doorstep, while facing disputes with other powers in the region over the South China Sea and other issues

10. `Remarkable` pacers shine again as Pakistan romp past Bangladesh

The fast bowlers set it up and the batters finished the job.
Pakistan opened the Super Four campaign of the Asia Cup with a seven-wicket romp over Bangladesh at a boisterous Gaddafi Stadium here on Wednesday.
After dismissing all of India`s batters in their washed out match in the group stage, Pakistan`s pacers accounted for nine wickets collectively under sweltering conditions as Bangladesh were bundled out for 193 in 38.3 overs