Sunday 27 September 2015

World this Week 1 June-7 June 2015

1 June 2015
• 92-year-old Harriette Thompson became oldest woman to complete a marathon
• Two patients died from MERS virus in South Korea
• Mauritius designated Ameenah Gurib-Fakim as its first woman President
• Stempeucel, a stem cell drug, received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) in Europe

2 June 2015

• US President Barack Obama signed USA FREEDOM Act 2015 into law
• South Korea and China signed bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
• Trial run of Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala bus service began
• India, Sweden signed 6 agreements during visit of Pranab Mukherjee to Sweden
• AIFF signed an agreement with French Football Federation
• WJP Rule of Law Index 2015 released; India placed 59th out of 102 countries
• Sepp Blatter resigned as FIFA president amid corruption scandal
• Harley-Davidson tied-up with Myntra for online merchandise sale

3 June 2015
• India and the US signed 2015 Framework for the India-US Defence Relationship
• India joined MCAA on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (AEOI)
• India and Belarus signed six Agreements during the visit of President to Belarus
• AB De Villiers conferred with South Africa Cricketer of the Year Award for 2015
• UK Author Ali Smith won 2015 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction

4 June 2015
• WTO’s Dispute Settlement Board ruled against India’s ban on poultry imports from the US
• President Pranab Mukherjee concluded two-nation visit to Sweden and Belarus
• Justin Gatlin finished 100m race at Rome Diamond League in record time
• Fortune released 61st edition of list of top 500 companies

5 June 2015
• India and the Netherlands signed agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation
• Prominent scientist Ameenah Gurib-Fakim sworn-in as President of Mauritius
• World Environment Day observed globally

6 June 2015 
• India, Bangladesh signed Land Boundary Agreement of 1974
• India and Bangladesh signed 22 bilateral documents
• Eleven Indo-Canadians honoured with ICCC Annual Awards 2015

7 June 2015
• Justice and Development Party won Turkey's parliamentary polls
• Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain won 2015 Canada Grand Prix of Formula 1
• Momota and Ratchanok won Indonesia Open Badminton titles
• Stanislas Wawrinka won Men's single title of French Open

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