Sunday 27 September 2015

World this Week: 8 June-14 June 2015

8 June 2015
• Manchester United Football Club became World’s most valuable brand with 1.2 billion US dollars
• Illegal trapping of migratory songbird Yellow-Breasted Bunting leading to its extinction: Study
• Documentary on cricket titled Death of Gentleman screened at Sheffield
• World famous Buddhas of Bamiyan resurrected in Afghanistan
• 3800-year-old statuettes of priestess and politicians discovered in Peru
• 41st G7 summit held in Germany
• World Ocean Day observed with theme Healthy oceans, Healthy planet
• Telugu writer Dasaradhi Rangacharya died at 87

9 June 2015 
• Dromedary camels are key source of MERS Virus: Study
• Nepal political parties reached agreement on proposed Constitution framework
• India, Japan and Australia held first ever trilateral dialogue
• Big Band Leader James Last passed away

10 June 2015 
• Forbes released 2015 World's 100 Highest-Paid Athletes list
• African leaders signed 26-nation Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) agreement
• NASA scientist developed tool to predict destructive solar storms

11 June 2015 
• Australia applied holding order to Maggi Noodles from India
• England’s cricketer Matt Prior retired from all forms of cricket
• Spain passed law awarding citizenship to descendants of expelled Jews
• Said Djinnit, UN envoy to Burundi crisis, stepped down as mediator
• Dick Costolo resigned as CEO of Twitter Inc

12 June 2015 
• RTA of UAE included four Indian languages into its driving tests
• Moldova's Prime Minister Chiril Gaburuci resigned
• 800-year-old Buddha statue with 1000 hands unveiled by China after 7 years of restoration
• World Day Against Child Labour observed globally

13 June 2015 
• Comet lander Philae woke up after seven months of hibernation

14 June 2015 
• Rafael Nadal won Stuttgart Open
• World Blood Donors Day observed with theme Thank you for saving my life

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