World This Week: 7 November-13 November 2016

Dec 5, 2016, 10:47 IST

World this week provided by Jagranjosh.com is prepared with an intention help the aspirants and students of various competitive exams.

World this week provided by Jagranjosh.com is prepared with an intention help the aspirants and students of various competitive exams. The segment provides most important events of the 7 November to 13 November 2016. It will help you to revise and recollect the important news and events just before the exam.

7 November 2016
• Janet Reno, first female U.S. Attorney General, dies
• India and UK released Joint Statement
• India, UK signed two pacts including cooperation in the field of intellectual property
• Guy Ryder re-elected as Director-General of International Labour Organization

8 November 2016
• Hadi Abdullah wins 2016 RSF-TV5 Monde Press Freedom Prize
• NASA’s MMS Mission creates Guinness World Record for highest altitude fix of GPS signal

9 November 2016
• US Presidential Elections 2016: Donald Trump declared winner
• Pramila Jayapal becomes first Indian-American woman to be elected to U.S. House
• Kamala Harris becomes first ever Indian-American to win U.S. Senator seat
• Twitter’s Chief Operating Officer Adam Bain quits

10 November 2016
• World Science Day for Peace and Development 2016 observed across the world
• Scientists detect water on metallic asteroid Psyche
• China launches pulsar navigation satellite XPNAV-1

11 November 2016
• Jacob Zuma survives opposition’s no-confidence motion
• India, Japan signed 10 agreements including nuclear deal, space, agriculture
• Meng Hongwei elected as Interpol President

12 November 2016
• Sharapova to return as UN goodwill ambassador
• Jackie Chan receives Honorary Oscar at 8th Annual Governors Awards
• World Pneumonia Day observed with theme Keep the Promise, Stop Pneumonia Now

13 November 2016
• Aditi Ashok becomes first Indian to win Ladies European Tour title
• New trade route via Gwadar port inaugurated in Pakistan

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