Sunday 27 September 2015

World This Week: 24 August-30 August 2015

24 August 2015
• Australia-India Education Council (AIEC) meeting concluded in New Delhi
• India, Egypt signed two MoUs to deepen bilateral cooperation
• India, Nepal signed of MoU for construction of Petroleum Products Pipeline
• India, Australia signed MoU on cooperation in fields of education, training and research
• Two Guatemala ministers resigned amidst allegations of import bribery scandal
• Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser retained Women’s 100 meters gold at World Championships in Athletics
• Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara retired from International Cricket
• Study titled the Future of Forests: Emissions from Tropical Deforestation, 2016-2050 released
• Indian-American Vince Chhabria appointed as a full-time federal judge by Obama

25 August 2015
• North, South Korea agreed to defuse military tensions along the border

26 August 2015
• Serbia, Kosovo agreed to implement 2013 Brussels Agreement
• India, Seychelles signed five Agreements/MoUs to improve bilateral relations
• AB de Villiers broke Sourav Ganguly's record of fastest 8000 ODI runs
• Tennis Player Novak Djokovic appointed as Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF
• Rajendra Singh conferred with 2015 Stockholm Water Prize

27 August 2015

• Usain Bolt won 200 meter title at 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing
• Three Indians named Fellows of American Society for Metals for 2015

28 August 2015
• US designated Aziz Haqqani as global terrorist

29 August 2015
• Ian Bell of England announced retirement from One Day International (ODI) format of cricket

30 August 2015
• USITC extended anti-dumping duty on Indian preserved mushrooms for 5 years
• Ethiopia's Mare Dibaba won women's marathon at World Athletics Championships
• Fifteenth IAAF World Championships in Athletics concluded in Beijing
• Renowned neurologist and author Oliver Wolf Sacks died

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