International Current Affairs

Australia has changed its national anthem in a bid to reflect 60,000 years of Indigenous history. Australia woke up to a new year on Friday — and a slightly different national anthem.

MS Dhoni won the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade, chosen by fans unanimously for his gesture of calling back former England batter Ian Bell following a disputable runout at Trent Bridge in 2011.

Australia’s Steve Smith has been named the ICC Men’s Test Player of the Decade, having established himself as one of the best Test batsmen since Don Bradman. 69 Tests, 7040 runs, average 65.79, 26 centuries. Stats from January 1, 2011, to October 7, 2020, the period taken into consideration for the ICC awards.

The Muslim 500 is a book that ranks influential Muslim leaders and scholars from across the globe. A Jordan-based publication has declared Prime Minister Imran Khan `Man of the Year` in the Muslim world while US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has been declared `Woman of the Year`. This is the 11th edition of the book.

Doha (capital of Qatar) will host the 2030 Asian Games, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced on December 16, 2020, while Riyadh (capital of Saudi Arabia) was named as host of the 2034 edition under a compromise agreed between the rivals.

Bhasan Char is an uninhabited island in Bangladesh. It is located in the Bay of Bengal, about 60 kilometers from the mainland. The Bangladesh government started the process of relocating the Rohingyas from Cox’s Bazar refugee camp to the newly developed facility at the Bhashan char Island. Bangladesh constructed shelter houses for Rohingya refugees at an estimated cost of 2,300 crore takas.

United States President Donald Trump has announced a program named ‘Operation Legend’ in the country. The plan aims at sending federal agents to more U.S. cities including Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to take firm action on violent crimes. Federal law enforcement agents will be deployed to assist local police in combatting crimes.

World Pneumonia Day is observed every year on 12 November. The day was established by the Stop Pneumonia Initiative in 2009 to raise awareness about the disease.