Sunday 27 September 2015

World this Week: 17 August-23 August 2015

17 August 2015
• India, UAE released Joint Statement to take bilateral relations to a higher level

18 August 2015
• Haryana, Maryland agreed to cooperate in biotechnology, life sciences
• UNP led UNFGG coalition won the Sri Lanka Parliamentary Elections 2015
• Bangladesh lifted South Asian Football Federation U-16 title

19 August 2015 

• Pakistan and Russia signed defence agreement that includes the sale of four Mi-35 helicopters
• Olympic champion Sebastian Coe elected as President of IAAF
• Debut Novelist Zia Haider Rahman won the James Tait Black Award 2015

20 August 2015
• Greek PM Alexis Tsipras resigned and called for snap polls
• Bangladesh became first country to receive funds from UN for Solar Home Systems
• ASA and Exchange of Information with respect to Taxes between India, Seychelles approved

21 August 2015 
• NASA spacecraft LADEE found presence of neon gas in Moon’s atmosphere
• Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

22 August 2015
• Germany suspended marketing of 54 drugs tested by GVK Bio
• Aussie 'Invincible' Morris died at 93

23 August 2015
• England won 2015 Ashes Test series 3-2
• Palmyra's temple of Baalshamin destroyed by ISIS militants
• Britain and Iran re-opened their embassies in each other country
• Roger Federer of Switzerland won the Cincinnati Tennis Open 2015
• Serena Williams of the US won the women’s title of the Cincinnati Tennis Open 2015 
• Kumar Sangakkara retired from International cricket

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